The core problem is that no police force is legitimate because the delegation of power to them is not legitimate, by a people, including the State, who largely don't understand or care about the good of every individual. People have a legitimate right to ignore the law when there's no legitimate means to obtain their legitimate objectives; when existing systems treat their best interests with contempt.
There is no legitimate government in existence because they don't have the basics right. They're all a cobbled together mess of ideologies and ancient malfeasance.
No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority - Lysander Spooner
Seems like a point about legitimacy of the state, rather than policing per se. You're right that I'm basically taking the underlying legitimacy for granted here. Perhaps you'd like to have a discussion about what (if anything) justifies the existence of government in the comments here: https://utopiandreams.substack.com/p/world-government
It's a necessary factor bc policing in order to maintain status quo power dynamics is not the same animal as policing to protect innocents for the common good. All the requirements and implications diverge.
The core problem is that no police force is legitimate because the delegation of power to them is not legitimate, by a people, including the State, who largely don't understand or care about the good of every individual. People have a legitimate right to ignore the law when there's no legitimate means to obtain their legitimate objectives; when existing systems treat their best interests with contempt.
There is no legitimate government in existence because they don't have the basics right. They're all a cobbled together mess of ideologies and ancient malfeasance.
No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority - Lysander Spooner
Seems like a point about legitimacy of the state, rather than policing per se. You're right that I'm basically taking the underlying legitimacy for granted here. Perhaps you'd like to have a discussion about what (if anything) justifies the existence of government in the comments here: https://utopiandreams.substack.com/p/world-government
It's a necessary factor bc policing in order to maintain status quo power dynamics is not the same animal as policing to protect innocents for the common good. All the requirements and implications diverge.