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Private police forces?
This article about police force budget cuts says that in Palm Beach, police may stop responding to some calls due to lack of funds.
This got me thinking about remedies to the situation. If the budget can't be increased through cuts in other areas or by raising taxes (two things that are often undesirable), why not allow private police forces?
I'm not to familiar with the argument in favor of private police forces, so I Googled it and found this interesting article. I also found part of a longer article
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We tend to think of the police services as being provided by the government. Actually, in the USA there are more private police, security guards, etc., than there are governmental police. In a libertarian society, this trend would be accentuated. There is no agreement yet on whether a vestigial police force is necessary.
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This is a fascinating problem and I hope some discussion of private police forces is at least entertained by the powers-that-be.
-Matt Hittle
Posted at 09:22AM Sep 25, 2008 by College Republicans in Libertarianism | Comments[0]
