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zug_zugtoday at 1:48 AM2 repliesview on HN

I think people are aware that the government can physically do a lot of stuff, e.g. shoot you in the face for no reason. And vice-versa for that matter.

However there are arguments morally, and constitutionally, and logically, about what can be done.


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pennomitoday at 1:57 AM

And all of those arguments are entirely academic, and subject to change depending on economic status, skin color, or nationality.

Law is effectively a weak gentleman’s agreement we tolerate because the alternative is violence.

(Well, law is enforced with violence too, I suppose.)

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sambulltoday at 2:24 AM

Well, you need to be eating a burrito or something