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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, private police force, sorry “security”. I’ll pay for it and a bunch of neighbors will. [/quote]

South Africa, here we come.

But, I agree. When the government doesn’t do their job to prosecute criminals and keep them off the streets, citizens will start looking after themselves.[/quote]

I hope not.  I was there when Jo’burg was the murder capital of the world.  
It is no way to live, and everyone with the means was making plans to get out for good.

Violence just keeps escalating, if it goes unchecked.  Every carjacking turns deadly.  So you will defend yourself against assailants by any means necessary.  Those who can’t, like the elderly, become prisoners by necessity.  None of the laws are enforced anymore.  It’s a spiral you can’t get a reprieve from. 
 
Yes, you will have your privately guarded enclaves - private security with semi-automatic weapons and barbed wire and walls.  It’s miserable.  You want to go anywhere you need to organize a convoy.  In between, what should be beautiful, it’s just piles of trash and decay.  Snipers on rooftops.  Everyone lost someone.

You don’t want all that, trust me.

Fund the police, fund the justice system.  Enforce the laws, every time.  Offer the social net and wrap around services, better, earlier, easier mental health care, etc. - but be tough on crime.  Consequences for every offense.  No 3rd chances.  You go away for a long time.  Involuntary commitment where needed.  There’s a lot that can be done.

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Truth. I know a LOT of S African expats. They love S Africa. It's beautiful. But they don't want to live in a beautiful prison. DC is beautiful. Beautiful tree canopy, memorials etc. Except the criminals roam free and law abiding citizens are prisoners. This is wrong.[/quote]

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