Fuck the Police

[mickj]

What happens when police are replaced by private enterprise. Not quite the OMG CHAOS EVERYWHERES that naysayers say, is it? This certainly put a damper on the "why do you need assault weapons?" crowd as well.

And since John McCain is now my favoritist person in the world, I would like to take some time to rag on him a bit. There we go. But the

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[pierceh]

Forgive me, but it's not saying much that private police enforcement is an improvement over an area that was run by gangs selling drugs. It's also a bit early to be saying anything conclusively... what happens when one neighborhood decides they don't want to (or can't) pay anymore? Who will hold the private militia accountable if they mistake a few kids smoking pot for a violent gang meeting, and kill them? What happens if the gangs organize a bit better, and decide to bring a full-fledged firefight against the militia in the middle of a residential area?

As for Senator McCain, I genuinely think he doesn't support the positions he's taking. I get the impression that he wants to be president so he can finally be the Man at the Top and work for some real reforms. But after losing the GOP primary in 2000, he concluded that his real beliefs were never going to get him there, so he's been "playing the game" since, kowtowing to the chickenhawks and the fundamentalists.

Not that this is an excuse. Whether I think he had good intentions or not, I can't support a man who's sold his soul in this way. It's probably going to screw him over on the other side too, since the far right will be more than happy to dump him for someone who actually believes their nonsense instead of just pretending to.