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Originally Posted by Phage
I think you are doing the society that you live in a disservice by not resisting criminal conduct. If you reap the benefits of society without contributing to upholding the rules of that society you are a parasite that would be better off removed. Enforcing the law is not completely reserved for the police; in the same way you should help someone bleeding to death in the street (and not say "Thats not my job, let the EMTs do it") you should do your part to prevent crime.
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I would not hesitate to kill someone who attacked me or my wife. And Phage said it best that in not resisting criminal behavior, you are part of the problem. Think about the after-effects for the mugger and his kind. If you do not resist and allow yourself to be beaten and robbed, that mugger is going to be thinking, "Man, that was pretty easy. I can get some quick cash and knock somebody around with little consequence." If you kill him, he won't be thinking at all. That's better in my book.
The effects on the community are also significant. Say the story was covered the next day in the paper. Would the headline read, "Man offered no resistance as he was robbed and beaten" or "Man killed would-be assailant." The personal impact of the scenario aside, consider what the criminal element hearing about either of those stories would think. On one side, "Hey, easy pickings. Let's go rob some people!" On the other, "Hey, we better watch our asses out there!" Yes, I am aware that some will argue that violence only escalates into more violence. That the criminal element might come more prepared with deadlier weapons next time. I would call bullshit on that argument. Most criminals are bullies and cowards. They always look for the easiest target. If you want to be that target, go ahead.