Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 08:40:13 -0800
Subject: Re: Absolute Anarchy=Government


On 15 Jan 2002 at 1:39, Madeline Bohm wrote:

> At 04:25 PM 1/14/2002 -0800, Kristopher K. Barrett wrote:
> 
> So would applied anarchy lead to open season for murderers?  I don't
> think so, but I'm afraid that i can't come up with a satisfactory
> solution either.

Iain Banks had a good solution to the problem is his "Culture" series SF novels ... treat him as 
someone who is severely retarded, and in need of continual watching.

Find someone ( in the novels, a sentient robot ) who would volunteer for the task of following said 
murderer around for the rest of his life, making sure, via the minimum required amount of force, that the 
murderer cannot ever repeat his act.

Killing him would only be a very last resort to be used when all other means of preventing him from 
victimizing someone a second time is in danger of failing.

-- 
Regards,

Kristopher Barrett



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