Comment by mmcwilliams
8 hours ago
You're under the belief that private actors can't influence state actors to use violence on their behalf, completely isolating them from responsibility? If a private business calls the police on a suspected trespasser and the police shoot that person, is the business held liable? Ever? Seems like they have the better end of the bargain than the state.
>and the police shoot that person, is the business held liable? Ever? Seems like they have the better end of the bargain than the state.
Are you insane? When if ever are the agents of the state held responsible. If anything the civil suit against the business is more likely to go somewhere.
The fact that the state may "pay out" does not mean it has any serious incentive not to shoot the person dead so long as such payouts don't become too regular.
I owe Comcast $200, according to them. I've "owed" it for years. Can you imagine if I owed any government agency the same sum for the same time. I'd be arrested and thrown in jail for non-payment and/or some sort of quasi-contempt charge if I refused.