This is precisely the problem. Justice is the compromise that preserves peace and prevents violence. If you don’t believe your innocent ass will get a fair trial, and you don’t believe you’ll be treated to dignity, what incentive do you have not to shoot them?
At least then you die quickly and for what mattered most to you in this world. An honorable death.
The alternative to justice is unacceptable and extremely dangerous.
There’s a theory called the “Monopoly on violence” which says that people will allow the government to commit violent acts against them as long as they believe that the government is legitimate and that there is no other group that can do this.
This is precisely the problem. Justice is the compromise that preserves peace and prevents violence. If you don’t believe your innocent ass will get a fair trial, and you don’t believe you’ll be treated to dignity, what incentive do you have not to shoot them?
At least then you die quickly and for what mattered most to you in this world. An honorable death.
The alternative to justice is unacceptable and extremely dangerous.
There’s a theory called the “Monopoly on violence” which says that people will allow the government to commit violent acts against them as long as they believe that the government is legitimate and that there is no other group that can do this.