Dear Huggy: Until we perfect the idea of self-governance and self-policing, where people
turn themselves in and cooperate with authorities in exchange for state paid defense,
then yes, we will depend on law enforcement and their best judgment to go after the
ones who don't agree to turn themselves in voluntarily.
If you don't like this, then let's you and me get to work teaching all citizens in every community to be self-policing. And in the course of training people on laws, due process, police procedures and conflict resolution to diffuse aggression and prevent violence,
then communities will naturally screen out those who are criminally ill or rebellious and will not cooperate with the programs. So if you really believe in upholding the laws, it would take whole communities agreeing to enforce them, or else evict residents who refuse to sign.
Are you serious about enforcing this? I'm ready to give it a shot, and see if districts will experiment with resident-enforced ordinances in order to qualify to live there as citizens.
And screen people out in advance who have no interest in obeying or enforcing civil laws.
What has this country come to? A manhunt for one guy is reason to cordon off a complete city?
That's insane.
I don't care how badly the police want one guy.
Armed tanks rolling through the streets aiming guns at peoples homes? Are you going to let the search for one guy be an excuse for that kind of over reach of authority?
That precident is so wrong on so many levels I don't even know where to start.
I for one am disgusted with what America has become to allow such totalitarian behavior.
You people in Boston are pussies.
That is all.
Seriously, if you are this serious about enforcing Constitutional principles, I'll back you 100%.
I believe it would be a patriotic gesture to the families and fellow officers of the aspiring lawman who got shot to death at MIT. To set up citizen patrols and districts where whole neighborhoods and civic homeowners organizations take vows to uphold and enforce the laws, resolve conflicts civilly to prevent lawsuits and abuses, and remediate any violations where restitution is paid by the responsibility parties as a condition of their resident district.
Tell me if you are serious, or you are just mouthing off, wanting "other people" to change things without considering the work it would take and offering to participate yourself.