23 March 2022

What Happens When the Police Are Forbidden to Maintain Order?

Lawlessness becomes rampant. Tarzana Homeowner Puts Neighborhood On Alert After Shooting Trespasser - Local News 8

This is a fairly standard story of self-defense. Stranger enters a property that is not his, confronts the homeowner, acts in a threatening manor and gets shot.

The only wrinkles in the story are that the house was vacant, it is next door to the owner's residence, and this took place in Los Angeles. It is still being viewed as self-defense.

“It’s most likely going to be some kind of self-defense on the part of the owner who did fire one round at our victim,” [LAPD Lt. Julie] Rodriguez said.

As for the homeowner, the increase in the homeless population has become an issue. A car was stolen out of his backyard.

As a result, he told his daughters, ages 5 and 10, that they are not allowed to play in their own yard “specifically because we were concerned that somebody would come back – like they did today.”

As always, these stories bring up Hobbes' description of the state of war, which exists when the breakdown of law and order takes hold.

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