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June 03, 2006
Bullies Get Caught
Five Dallas police officers have been fired for “abusing their authority.” It seems these pompous piglets used the power of their badge to take retribution against those whom they had disagreements with in their private affairs. One officer even made threats to a TV reporter that caught him goofing off while “protecting and serving.” A more detailed look at the allegations can be seen here(registration required).
Such actions (and the mind-set that initiates them) are a consequence of a compulsory monopoly, a monopoly of power.
In War,Peace and the State Murray Rothbard wrote, “The State is a group of people who have managed to acquire a virtual monopoly of the use of violence throughout a given territorial area. In particular, it has acquired a monopoly of aggressive violence… The State then uses this monopoly to wield power over the inhabitants of the area and to enjoy the material fruits of that power.”
Makes you wonder how many other incidences of this type go unreported or ignored.
Posted by Roger Young at June 3, 2006 12:31 PM
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