[ExI] that's why

[Dylan Distasio]

I'm familiar with the Camden scenario.  For those interested, Tyler Cowen
(an economist I'd recommend for those unfamiliar regardless of your
political/economic leanings) just had a piece on it:
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/06/revisiting-camden.html


I don't get the feeling that the city council is proposing either of these
approaches though based on their public comments.  Hopefully I'm wrong.

On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 4:34 PM Dan TheBookMan via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Minneapolis will, if it actually disbanded its police force, not be the
> first place to ever do so. In some cases, this has meant merely getting rid
> of them to rebuild them along new lines, as in Camden, New Jersey, US. In
> others, like Blandford, Massachusetts, policing was outsourced to another
> police department.
>
> It’s a bit dated, but Bruce Benson examined cases where full privatization
> took place in his _The Enterprise of Law: Justice without the State_. I
> don’t have a copy handy and I haven’t read his newer work in this area.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dan
>    Sample my Kindle books at:
>
> http://author.to/DanUst
>
> On Jun 8, 2020, at 1:08 PM, Dylan Distasio via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
> 
> I agree, Bill.  I'd love to see what this replacement would look like.  I
> am no fan of the police by any stretch of the imagination but I also
> acknowledge their utility.   I'm curious to see what Minneapolis will look
> like if the council gets its way in completely disbanding the police force
> (and not replacing it with a reformed one).
>
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 3:59 PM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> As usual, Dan, you offer to get rid of something but do not supply
>> anything to replace it to deal with crime.
>>
>> Spike, I think, pointed out that the cops who were with the accused one
>> were trainees - a reasonable, though not valid, reason why they didn't try
>> to stop it, remark on it, or anything.
>>
>> bill w
>>
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