Too few proponents of mad political doctrines die by them. I wish the departed lady had not died, but really the idea that any society can exist without police, whatever we call them, is barking mad. I hope she repented of her idiocy before her soul departed her body. Go here to read the story.
Karma
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Here’s my simplistic reasoning: In order for a society to exist without any laws then you have to assume that individuals will always do the right thing by each other. You also have to assume that individuals think alike. Neither is true or guaranteed.
Even a small child understands the concept of what’s “fair” and what’s “just”. It’s built into our psyche from a very young age. For example, you only have to observe toddlers- If one child takes a toy away “unfairly” from another child, the child who had initial possession of the toy will cry, or fight back until the toy is returned.
The very thought of a society which operates without laws and justice is a frightening concept. How can anyone exist knowing there is no laws to protect them? Just being rhetorical.
I’m finding this statement very absurd;
The message, which is published in full below, noted Angel’s longstanding work as an activist, and urged those mourning her passing not to “continue the cycle of harm by bringing state-sanctioned violence to those involved in her death or to other members of Oakland’s rich community.
Continue the cycle of harm…[ ? ]
What on earth would happen if nobody was protecting society from harmful people? Doesn’t that sound like a cycle of harm that would be perpetual and enticing other like minded menaces to jump into that cycle knowing that they face zero resistance?
The baker left her loaf in the oven just a little too long.
God have mercy on the Berkeley anarchist.
Philip, the anarchists don’t want a cycle of harm, they want a vector of harm. The problematic cycle (as they see it) is that when the wolves attack the sheep, the shepherd harms the wolves. Remove the shepherd, problem solved.
Jen’s family and close friends ask that the media respect this request and carry forward the story of her life with celebration and clarity about the world she aimed to build. Jen’s family and friends ask that stories referencing Jen’s life do not use her legacy of care and community to further inflame narratives of fear, hatred, and vengeance, nor to advance putting public resources into policing, incarceration, or other state violence that perpetuates the cycles of violence that resulted in this tragedy.
These remarks suggest she learned this idiocy on her papa’s knee and was sustained in it by her circle of friends. The psychology at work in this reaction of theirs is something I’ll wager most people will find weird and alienating.
“If the Oakland Police Department does make an arrest in this case, the family is committed to pursuing all available alternatives to traditional prosecution, such as restorative justice.”
They should check the alibi of whoever wrote that…
What’s odd as well is that she owned her own business and she died consequent to a head injury sustained chasing after the man who’d snatched her purse.
“What’s odd as well is that she owned her own business and she died consequent to a head injury sustained chasing after the man who’d snatched her purse.”
She was chasing the man who’d snatched her purse repudiates her ideology of there being no criminals to prosecute and no self-defense for individuals only police brutality.
Why didn’t she just let the purse snatcher go free?
Even Lenny Bruce, no stranger himself to police vists, in one of his monologues, recognized the need for dedicated professionals to toss those harmful to society into the…uh…dungheap outside the cave.
Why didn’t she just let the purse snatcher go free?
Same reason a toddler wants it’s toy back when another kid snatches it from them.
Ezabelle, rather like the reaction of a Hippie to getting his stash ripped-off, back in the day. Peace, Love, and Crash Pads would go right out the window. Seen it happen.
I am thinking of the line in the silky Al Yankovic movie UHF. During the game to spin the wheel for fish, the contestsnt is offered a box instead of thevred snapper she just won. Turned out that the box was empty. The game show host yelled at the contestant, “STUPID! SO STUPID!”
Cannot put it better.
Seen it happen. Yeah South Coast I believe you.