Because they want the civilian population to be equally weak and defenseless when confronted by pending violence and deadly force by those they've chosen to be armed to dispense it.
Wouldn't it be better to make murder illegal?
Not in their mind. They don't want to stop or prevent murder and never did. They want only the state to have the power to kill people and everyone to be equally defenseless to protect themselves from it.
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Sw0rdofDamocles ago
Because they want the civilian population to be equally weak and defenseless when confronted by pending violence and deadly force by those they've chosen to be armed to dispense it.
Not in their mind. They don't want to stop or prevent murder and never did. They want only the state to have the power to kill people and everyone to be equally defenseless to protect themselves from it.
Scruffy_Nerfherder ago
Well put.