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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Society has basically washed its hands of dealing with violent mentally ill and homeless people, and individuals are left to defend themselves. In this new paradigm, the homeless and mentally ill cannot be locked up, but if you misjudge a situation and hurt them, you will go to jail. I'm sure the Marine will go to jail. But if the situation were reversed and the mentally ill man killed the Marine, no one would be talking about this at all. We are a truly sick society. [/quote]

The marine will not go to jail.  In fact, I doubt he will be indicted.  [/quote]

He likely will. Many such cases.

Back in 1651, Thomas Hobbes wrote a massively influential book that outlined social contract theory as we conceive of it today. It said that people voluntarily surrender their right to protect themselves to the government, who promises to protect them in exchange for their compliance.

Our government no longer views itself as needing to protect normal, law abiding, sane citizens from criminals or insane people. While I can't condone extra judicial homicide, I also don't know how long we can continue like this with rampant crime, mass shootings, etc and our society continuing to function.  Think of those Uvalde parents, literally cuffed by the police as they stood outside the school listening to their children being murdered.  This cannot continue. [/quote]

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