even in a utoian community there are laws/rules the member have to follow. But if there is no punishment there is no reason to follow them (if it benefits you as individual). thats just game theory
to execute a punishment (like take away something or put him in prison) you need violence/weapons
if you try to put someone in prison or take away something from them but you can't get physical the criminal could always say "no i won't do that"... what would you as police do then? they use physical violence to put you in prison
You forget that positive reinforcement is a far more powerful motivator than positive punishment. Therefore, punishment is not the only motivator for good cooperative behavior.
In a society where guns are impossible to obtain, is it necessary for lethal force to be used against anyone who violates the rules and regulations of the community? And would it truly be necessary for the stringent and often pointless laws in place now to be maintained in a utopia?
If no civilian can obtain any weapons, what is the point of creating a privileged class that has the right to them? It will only result in violence and power struggle.
not realtet to the argument itself: could you please put your 'but'-premises under the premises you are attacking. your premise has nothing to do with my claim that there are weapons that are non-lethal
Statistically speaking police are just as likely to violate the law as other people (in some cases such as domestic assault they are actually more likely); therefore they should not be trusted with fairly enforcing the law.
Right now, the police are not held accountable for the deaths that they cause in the line of duty, even when those killed are innocent. This is the most important change to make.
Social conditioning towards creating individuals who abhor violence will also go a long way towards this, and of course digging up someone's bone is pretty sketchy stuff.
What is a weapon in this case? Are hands weapons if they can kill you? What about tools, like a wrench, that can easily be used to harm you? We must know something more fundamental about what this claim is claiming.
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