Instead, fear of punishment - the shame of arrest, fines or imprisonment - more often makes us comply with laws.
In the modern world, we call such prompt, uniform and guaranteed law enforcement "Deterrence," from the Latin verb meaning "To frighten away." One protester who disrupts a speech is not the problem.
Worse still, when one law is left unenforced, then all sorts of other laws are weakened.
If the border was secure, immigration laws enforced and illegal residence phased out, deterrence would be re-established and there would likely be no caravan.
The problem with ignoring laws is that it is contagious - and can boomerang.
Would today's protesters wish for other jurisdictions to nullify federal laws and court rulings concerning abortion, gun registration and gay marriage?
German philosopher Immanuel Kant noted that "Anarchy is law and freedom without force."
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/11/01/when_laws_are_not_enforced_anarchy_follows_138514.html
In the modern world, we call such prompt, uniform and guaranteed law enforcement "Deterrence," from the Latin verb meaning "To frighten away." One protester who disrupts a speech is not the problem.
Worse still, when one law is left unenforced, then all sorts of other laws are weakened.
If the border was secure, immigration laws enforced and illegal residence phased out, deterrence would be re-established and there would likely be no caravan.
The problem with ignoring laws is that it is contagious - and can boomerang.
Would today's protesters wish for other jurisdictions to nullify federal laws and court rulings concerning abortion, gun registration and gay marriage?
German philosopher Immanuel Kant noted that "Anarchy is law and freedom without force."
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/11/01/when_laws_are_not_enforced_anarchy_follows_138514.html
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