>I feel kind of divided on this... I mostly agree, but we also need to think about the consequences of selective enforcement.
Oh, I agree. I wasn't advocating selective enforcement. Just less EFFICIENT enforcement.
That is, that the police/government should not be allowed the means (even if they were available) to suppress crime 100% or even 90%.
Even for crimes we all agree are abhorable, like murder. I wouldn't trade freedom and privacy etc to have some way to prevent murders (from current surveillance to some futuristic chip implant in your head to prevent you from committing it). I'd rather live with some potential danger, than with several leashes.
Oh, I agree. I wasn't advocating selective enforcement. Just less EFFICIENT enforcement.
That is, that the police/government should not be allowed the means (even if they were available) to suppress crime 100% or even 90%.
Even for crimes we all agree are abhorable, like murder. I wouldn't trade freedom and privacy etc to have some way to prevent murders (from current surveillance to some futuristic chip implant in your head to prevent you from committing it). I'd rather live with some potential danger, than with several leashes.