,AN ,AN>*I/ ,RESPONSE TO 0,AN ,AN>*I/ ,RESPONSE TO ,CRIME0 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK 

,TEXT 3 

,ACCORD+ TO 0,SCOTT10 ! EXI/+ SY/EM ( CRIME CONTROL IS WRONG1 & CONTR>Y TO AN>*ISM1 BECAUSE IT 9CLUDES1 AMONG O!R EVILS1 PUNI%M5T1 POLICE1 C\RTS1 & PRISONS4  ,9 CONTRA/1 HIS AN>*I/ RESPONSE TO CRIME 9CLUDES1 AMONG O!R IMPROVEM5TS1 PUNI%M5T1 POLICE1 C\RTS1 & PRISONS4  ,AFT] ALL1 0,AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT ! ONLY TRUE JU/ICE LIES 9 P]SONAL FRE$OM10 & :AT BETT] WAYS TO REALIZE P]SONAL FRE$OM ?AN TO RE/RICT P]SONAL FRE$OM BY PUNI%M5T1 POLICE1 C\RTS1 & PRISONS8 

0,9 SOCIETY1 !RE >E ONLY TWO WAYS TO MA9TA9 PEACE3 ,COOP]ATION & ,CO]CION40  7,NOT SO1 BUT LET ?AT PASS47  ,Y\ MI<T ?9K ?AT ,SCOTT IS AB\T TO SAY ?AT AN>*I/ SOCIETIES MA9TA9 PEACE ?R\< COOP]ATION1 :]EAS /ATE SOCIETIES MA9TA9 PEACE ?R\< CO]CION -- BUT Y\ W\LD BE WRONG4  ,IF ,SCOTT IMPLIES ?AT /ATE SOCIETIES MA9TA9 PEACE ONLY ?R\< CO]CION1 HE IS OBVI\SLY WRONG4  ,PEOPLE >E MO/LY PEACEFUL & MO/LY LAW-ABID+ 9 ALL SOCIETIES1 MO/LY = O!R REASONS ?AN CO]CION4  ,COOP]ATION IS EV5 N[ ! MA9 S\RCE ( SOCIAL ORD]1 AS AN>*I/S SU* AS ,KROPOTK9 & ,MALATE/A OBS]V$4  ,& Y\ MI<T ?9K ?AT ,SCOTT WILL >GUE ?AT UND] AN>*Y1 SOCIAL ORD] WILL BE SU/A9$ BY COOP]ATION ONLY -- BUT Y\ W\LD AGA9 BE WRONG4  ,BUT NOT AS WRONG AS HE IS4 

,SCOTT IS HI<LY MISLEAD+ :5 HE MAKES /ATEM5TS LIKE ?IS3 0,HI/ORICALLY1 SOCIETIES ) DISP>ITIES 9 WEAL? & PROSP]ITY HAVE ALWAYS RELI$ ON CO]CION TO KEEP ?OSE :O HAVE BE5 ROBB$ FROM TAK+ BACK :AT IS RI<TFULLY !IRS40  ,?IS SEEM+ /ATEM5T ( FACT IS MORALLY RIGG$1 BECAUSE IT MIXES UP 0IS0 & 0\<T40  ,SOCIETIES ) DISP>ITIES 9 WEAL? & PROSP]ITY 7:AT IS A DISP>ITY 9 0PROSP]ITY0 IF NOT A DISP>ITY 9 WEAL?87 HAVE ALWAYS RELI$ UPON CO]CION TO 5=CE ALL LAWS -- ?AT IS TRUE BY DEF9ITION -- NOT JU/ ?OSE :I* PROHIBIT EXPROPRIAT+ ! EXPROPRIATORS1 IF 9DE$ !RE >E ANY SU* LAWS4  ,! LAW ( !FT1 = 9/ANCE1 APPLIES 9 PR9CIPLE TO EV]YONE1 H[EV] UNEQUALLY IT IS 9 FACT 5=C$4  ,IT APPLIES TO !FT FROM ! POOR 7:I* IS USUALLY COMMITT$ BY ! POOR71 & TO SOME ( ! WAYS ! RI* SW9DLE EA* O!R4  ,IT APPLIES TO ACTS :I* HAVE NO?+ TO DO ) ! JU/ DI/RIBUTION ( WEAL?1 SU* AS MURD]1 DRUG USE1 RECKLESS DRIV+1 9DEC5T EXPOSURE1 & ANIMAL CRUELTY4 

,9 DISCUSS+ ,SCOTT'S ESSAY1 :5 ,I REF] TO EXI/+ LAW 5=CEM5T & LEGAL PROC$URES ,I AM REF]R+ TO ! CURR5T ,UNIT$ ,/ATES LEGAL SY/EM1 EXCEPT :]E ,I 9DICATE ?AT ,I AM DRAW+ ON COMP>ATIVE HI/ORICAL & CROSS-CULTURAL DATA4 

,:AT IS ,CRIME8 

,SCOTT HAS HIS PRIVATE IDIOSYNCRATIC IDEA ( :AT CRIME 0IS10 :I* REALLY REF]S TO H[ HE W\LD REWRITE RA!R ?AN ABOLI% ! CRIM9AL CODE4  ,9 REAL LIFE1 A CRIME IS AN ACT PROHIBIT$ BY ! /ATE 7OR AN OMISSION ( AN ACT M&AT$ BY ! /ATE7 :]E ?IS ACT OR OMISSION IS SUBJECT TO PUNI%M5T BY ! /ATE AFT] ! (F5D] IS >RE/$ BY ! POLICE1 PROSECUT$ BY A PUBLIC PROSECUTOR1 & CONVICT$ AFT] A C\RT PROCE$+ BY A JUDGE ) OR )\T A JURY4  ,ALL CRIMES >E BY DEF9ITION CRIMES AGA9/ ! /ATE1 :E!R OR NOT !Y MAY ALSO1 OR MAY NOT1 AFFECT PRIVATE 9T]E/S4  ,SO DEF9$1 ! 0AN>*I/ RESPONSE TO CRIME0 IS SELF-EVID5T3 TO ABOLI% CRIME BY ABOLI%+ ! /ATE4  ,SCOTT'S PROPOS$ AN>*I/ P5AL CODE IS !RE=E LIT]ALLY NONS5SE4 

,CRIME %\LD BE LEFT TO ! /ATE1 & LEFT BEH9D :5 ! /ATE IS LEFT BEH9D4  ,! QUE/ION IS :AT TO DO AB\T UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOR4  ,N[ :AT IS BAD BEHAVIOR TO SOME PEOPLE IS NOT BAD BEHAVIOR TO O!RS4  ,SCOTT1 H[EV]1 HAS A UNIV]SAL =MULA = JU/ICE1 9 ! GR& TRADITION ( AN>*I/S LIKE ,PLATO3 0EV]YONE MU/ BE 5TITL$ TO LIFE1 LIB]TY1 & ! FRUITS ( !IR .<SIC.> LABOR & NO ONE %\LD BE ALL[$ TO TAKE !SE ?+S AWAY FROM ANYONE ELSE4  ,CRIME IS ANY ACTION :I* W\LD DEPRIVE SOMEONE ( EQUAL ACCESS TO !SE ?+S40  ,DEPRIVE !M ( !SE ?+S1 OR DEPRIVE !M ( 0EQUAL ACCESS TO0 !SE ?+S8  ,:AT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE 0EQUAL ACCESS TO0 LIFE8  ,IS ,SCOTT ANTI-ABORTION8  ,BEYOND ?AT1 ?IS G5]ALITY IS AS AB/RACT1 & AS VACU\S1 AS PROCLAIM+ 9ALI5ABLE RI<TS TO LIFE1 LIB]TY & ! PURSUIT ( HAPP9ESS4  ,?IS IS A POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY1 NOT A CODE ( CONDUCT4  ,AS ,SCOTT PHRASES IT1 ,H]B]T ,SP5C] OR ,AYN ,R& C\LD AGREE ) IT1 BUT !Y HAD DIFF]5T IDEAS AB\T :AT C\NTS AS ! FRUITS ( ONE'S LABOR4  ,!IR IDEAS W]E BETT] ?\<T \T ?AN HIS4 

,SCOTT DOES GO ON TO TRY TO 9FUSE A LITTLE CONT5T 9TO !SE PR9CIPLES3  0,AN ,AN>*I/ SOCIETY RECOGNIZES ONLY ?REE TYPES ( CRIME3 7#a7 ,*AUV9I/IC ,CRIMES1 7#b7 ,ECONOMIC ,CRIMES1 & 7#c7 ,VIOL5T ,CRIMES40  ,A /RANGE WAY TO RANK !SE CATEGORIES6  ,:AT ON E>? >E ,*AUV9I/IC ,CRIMES8  0,*AUV9I/IC ,CRIMES >E ?OSE ACTIONS ?AT DEPRIVE US ( FRE$OM OR ! FRUITS ( \R LABOR BECAUSE ( SOCIAL PREJUDICES1 RELIGI\S DOGMA1 OR P]SONAL MALICE OR ANIMOSITY40  ,BUT ACTS :I* DEPRIVE US ( !SE ?+S >E EI!R ,ECONOMIC ,CRIMES OR ,VIOL5T ,CRIMES REG>DLESS :Y !Y >E COMMITT$4  ,SCOTT'S ,*AUV9I/ ,CRIMES >E ANO!R ( HIS BORR[+S FROM ! LAW ( ! /ATE3 !Y >E 0HATE CRIMES40  ,BUT CURR5TLY1 HATE ITSELF1 OR EV5 ! EXPRESSION ( HATR$1 IS NOT A CRIME3 IT IS ONLY :AT IS CALL$ AN AGGRAVAT+ CIRCUM/ANCE1 SOME?+ :I* JU/IFIES A H>%] PUNI%M5T :5 IT IS ! MOTIVATION = SOME?+ O!RWISE A CRIME ALREADY4  ,BUT ACCORD+ TO ,SCOTT1 9 AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY1 !RE IS NO PUNI%M5T6 

,!RE WILL BE NO PUNI%M5T -- H[EV]1 0!RE WILL /ILL BE PEOPLE :O WANT TO EXPLOIT & VICTIMIZE O!RS = !IR [N P]SONAL SATISFACTION AS WELL AS SOME REACTION>IES :O WANT TO E/ABLI% A NEW SY/EM .<,I ?\<T ?AT WAS ! OLD SY/EM.> ( DOM9ATION1 EXPLOITATION1 & SOCIAL CONTROL4  ,TO DEAL ) !SE CRIM9AL P]SONALITIES A SOCIETY MU/ BE ABLE TO SEGREGATE !M FROM ! G5]AL POPULATION SO !Y CANNOT H>M ANYONE40  ,CRIM9AL P]SONALITIES8  ,ASIDE FROM PSY*OPA?S1 :OSE NUMB]S >E NEGLIGIBLE1 CRIM9ALS HAVE ! SAME K9DS ( P]SONALITIES AS EV]YBODY ELSE1 EXCEPT ?AT SOME ( !M >E ABOVE AV]AGE 9 IMPULSIVITY4  ,TO SPEAK ( CRIM9AL P]SONALITIES IS LIT]ALLY REACTION>Y3 IT E*OES ! DISCR$IT$ CRIM9OLOGY ( A C5TURY AGO4  ,TO ATTRIBUTE CRIME TO 9DIVIDUAL PSY*OLOGICAL DEFECTS FLATLY CONTRADICTS ,SCOTT'S OP9ION ?AT MO/ CRIME HAS SOCIAL S\RCES4   ,9 G5]AL1 ! ONLY ?+ SPECIAL AB\T CRIM9ALS IS ?AT !Y HAVE COMMITT$ CRIMES4  ,& EV5 ?AT DOESN'T MAKE !M SPECIAL1 BECAUSE EV]YONE HAS COMMITT$ CRIMES4  0,REACTION>IES0 >E NOT M5TALLY ILL1 !Y WILL M]ELY BE POLITICAL DISSID5TS -- JU/ AS AN>*I/S >E N[4  ,CRIM9OLOGI/S US$ TO TALK AB\T 0AN>*I/ P]SONALITIES10 AS ONE TYPE ( CRIM9AL P]SONALITIES4  ,>E WE TO FOLL[ !IR EXAMPLE8 

,SCOTT IS OBVI\SLY OBLIVI\S TO ! SELF-CONTRADICTORY1 NOT TO SAY ,ORWELLIAN QUALITY ( HIS LANGUAGE -- SU* AS ?IS3 

0,TOO (T5 ! T]M JU/ICE HAS BE5 ABUS$ TO IMPLY RETRIBUTION1 PUNI%M5T1 CORRECTION OR O!R =MS ( CO]CION OR SOCIAL CONTROL4  ,AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT ! ONLY TRUE JU/ICE LIES 9 P]SONAL FRE$OM4  444  \R GOAL IS TO 9SURE SOCIAL PEACE BY SEGREGAT+ ?OSE :O ?REAT5 .<SOCIETY.> RA!R ?AN DEBAT+ & IMPOS+ & IMPOS+ AN >BITR>Y VIEW ( JU/ICE BAS$ UPON ! :IMS & AMBITIONS ( P>LIAM5T>IANS1 BUREAUCRATS1 & AUTOCRATIC JURIES40 

,SO1 AN>*I/S DON'T BELIEVE 9 0SOCIAL CONTROL10 BUT !Y BELIEVE 9 LOCK+ UP TR\BLEMAK]S :O ?REAT5 SOCIAL PEACE4  ,P>DON ME1 BUT IF ?AT ISN'T SOCIAL CONTROL1 :AT IS8  ,! ONLY TRUE JU/ICE LIES 9 P]SONAL FRE$OM1 ,SCOTT SAYS1 FROM :I* IT LOGICALLY FOLL[S ?AT ONE GOOD WAY TO ASSURE TRUE JU/ICE IS TO ELIM9ATE ! P]SONAL FRE$OM ( CRIM9ALS4 

,H[ IS ,SOCIAL ,PEACE ,A*IEV$8 

,9 /ATE SOCIETIES1 SOCIAL PEACE IS A*IEV$ -- NOT V]Y WELL1 H[EV] -- BY SPECIALIZ$ LAW 5=C]S 7CALL$ POLICE7 :O >RE/ SUSPECT$ CRIM9ALS & TAKE !M BE=E TRIBUNALS 7CALL$ C\RTS7 :I*1 SOMETIMES 9 COLLABORATION ) AD HOC CITIZ5 BODIES 7CALL$ JURIES71 MAY DET]M9E ?AT ! ACCUS$ DID SOME?+ CONTR>Y TO SOCIAL PEACE 7CALL$ A JUDGM5T OR V]DICT ( GUILT ( A CRIME74  ,SCOTT WILL HAVE NONE ( ?AT4  ,9 AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY1 SPECIALIZ$ LAW 5=C]S 7CALL$ POPUL> MILITIA7 >RE/ SUSPECT$ CRIM9ALS & TAKE !M BE=E TRIBUNALS 7CALL$ POPUL> TRIBUNALS7 :I* MAY IMPOSE A 0T]M ( BANI%M5T0 7OR EV51 AS HE LAT] 9DICATES1 IMPRISONM5T74  ,SCOTT'S AN>*I/ CRIM9AL JU/ICE SY/EM IS ONLY A SIMPLIFI$1 & PROBABLY WORSE V]SION ( ! EXI/+ CRIM9AL JU/ICE SY/EM1 :I* HAS AT LEA/ ADDRESS$ MANY CONSID]ATIONS ( :I* ,SCOTT MU/ BE TOTALLY UNAW>E4 

0,HI/ORICALLY10 ,SCOTT RELATES1 0,AN>*I/ SOCIETIES HAVE REPLAC$ PR(ESSIONAL MILIT>Y & POLICE =CES ) A P>T TIME POPUL> MILITIA :I* LOOKS \T = ! SAFETY ( ! COMMUNITY & W\LD TAKE A P]SON ACCUS$ ( A CRIME & !IR ACCUS] BE=E A POPUL> TRIBUNAL :]E ANY DISPUTE C\LD BE >BITRAT$ & ANY CRIM9AL ACT C\LD BE ADJUDICAT$ & RECTIFI$40  ,NO 0,AN>*I/ SOCIETIES0 EV] DID ANY SU* ?+4  ,! ONLY G5U9ELY AN>*I/ SOCIALLY VIABLE SOCIETIES SO F> HAVE BE5 PRIMITIVE B& & TRIBAL SOCIETIES1 & NONE ( !M1 AS F> AS ! HI/ORICAL & E?NOGRAPHIC EVID5CE REVEALS1 EV] HAD ANY?+ REMOTELY RESEMBL+ ?IS SY/EM4  ,NOR WAS ANY SU* SY/EM 9 EFFECT 9 ! T]RITORIES BRIEFLY CONTROLL$ BY AN>*I/S 9 P>TS ( ,RUSSIA & ,SPA9 DUR+ !IR RESPECTIVE REVOLUTIONS4  ,:AT ,SCOTT DESCRIBES IS MU* CLOS] -- ACTUALLY1 IT IS V]Y CLOSE -- TO ! ,CUBAN POPUL> TRIBUNALS UND] ,CA/RO1 :I* >E AG5CIES = ! IMPOSITION ( ! ,COMMUNI/ DICTATOR%IP4  ,SO MU* = ! APPEAL TO HI/ORY4 

,ALL ,SCOTT HAS DONE IS *ANGE ! NAMES ( ! LAW-5=C+ 9/ITUTIONS4  ,PUT 0POPUL>0 9 FRONT & PRE/O6 A CO]CIVE 9/ITUTION IS AN AN>*I/ 9/ITUTION4  ,!RE IS NO?+ AN>*I/ AB\T REPLAC+ FULL-TIME COPS ) P>T-TIME COPS4  ,SCOTT'S MILITIAS1 HE TELLS US1 0WORK MU* LIKE A NEI<BORHOOD WAT* EXCEPT !Y S]VE ! COMMUNITY RA!R ?AN BE+ AN 9/RUM5T ( POLICE CONTROL & MANIPULATION OV] .<SIC.> ! COMMUNITY40  ,SCOTT KN[S NO?+ AB\T 0NEI<BORHOOD WAT*0 EXCEPT ?AT HE LIKES ! FEEL-GOOD S\ND ( ! PHRASE4  ,NEI<BORHOOD WAT* REF]S TO NEI<BORS :O HAVE AGRE$ TO KEEP AN EYE ON EA* O!R'S H\SES & REPORT ANY?+ SUSPICI\S TO ! POLICE4  ,! P>TICIPANTS DON'T PATROL ! /REETS1 MU* LESS >RE/ PEOPLE4  ,!Y >5'T AN ALT]NATIVE TO ! POLICE1 !Y >E ADJUNCTS ( ! POLICE4  ,!Y >E ! EYES & E>S ( ! POLICE4  ,!Y EXP& ! SCOPE ( /ATE CONTROL4 

0,AN>*I/ SOCIETIES10 EV5 IF !Y >E FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNITIES1 OBVI\SLY >E NOT ORGANIZ$ SO AS TO BE DIRECTLY CAPABLE ( >RE/+ SUSPECTS4  ,! MILITIA DOES ?AT1 9 !IR NAME1 & TAKES SUSPECTS & !IR ACCUS]S BE=E A POPUL> TRIBUNAL4  ,9 CURR5T SOCIETY1 ! POLICE CANNOT MAKE AN >RE/ )\T PROBABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE ?AT ! SUSPECT COMMITT$ A CRIME1 & !IR DET]M9ATIONS >E IMM$IATELY REVIEW$ BY A JUDGE4  ,!RE IS NO?+ LIKE ?AT 9 ,SCOTT'S S*EME4  ,AS 9 A POLICE /ATE1 ! MILITIA'S DISCRETION IS ABSOLUTE4  ,IF ,SCOTT IS TO BE TAK5 AT HIS WORD1 ALL IT TAKES IS A D5UNCIATION TO GET SOMEONE >RE/$ & S5T BE=E A 0TRIBUNAL40  ,?AT WAS ! SY/EM 9 ,NAZI ,G]MANY & ! ,/AL9I/ ,U4,S4,S4,R41 AL?\< !RE ! TRIAL WAS (T5 DISP5S$ )4  ,9DIVIDUALS MADE EXT5SIVE USE ( ! OPPORTUNITY TO GET RID ( !IR 5EMIES4 

0,POPUL> MILITIAS10 ,SCOTT RELATES1 0>E MADE UP ( VOLUNTE]S FROM ! COMMUNITY & >E DELEGAT$ !IR RESPONSIBILITY BY ! COMMUNITY :O .<SIC.> CAN REVOKE IT AT WILL40  ,9 :AT WAY IS ! 5TIRE COMMUNITY 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ SO AS TO UND]TAKE !SE FUNCTIONS8  ,A G5]AL ASSEMBLY8  ,IS IT GO+ TO PASS UPON ! APPLICATIONS ( EA* JOB APPLICANT8  ,IMPRACTICAL & TIME-CONSUM+3 ! ASSEMBLY HAS TOO MANY O!R MATT]S TO DECIDE4  ,OR WILL IT ALL[ ! MILITIA TO BE SELF-APPO9T$8  ,!RE >E SOME PEOPLE :O %\LD NEV] BE ALL[$ TO BE COPS1 & SOME ( !M WILL BE ! MO/ EAG] TO VOLUNTE]4 

,AMONG ! O!R APPALL+ FEATURES ( ?IS SY/EM IS ?AT EV]Y ALLEGATION ( WRONGDO+ IS EI!R IGNOR$ BY ! MILITIA OR ELSE PROCESS$ AS A POSSIBLE CRIME1 H[EV] TRIVIAL IT MAY BE4  ,IT IMPLIES ! TOTAL CRIM9ALIZATION ( ALL DEVIANCE4  ,?IS IS NOT AN AN>*I/ UTOPIA1 IT IS A TOTALIT>IAN NI<TM>E4  ,IF MY UP/AIRS NEI<BOR WON'T /OP PLAY+ HIS /]EO SO L\DLY1 MY ONLY OPTIONS >E LUMP+ IT OR CALL+ ! POLICE4   ,!RE IS NO PROVISION = =MS ( ALT]NATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION MORE SUITABLE TO M9OR PROBLEMS BETWE5 PEOPLE1 SU* AS M$IATION & 7NON-B9D+7 >BITRATION4  ,!SE ME?ODS >E 9 FACT *>ACT]I/IC ( /ATELESS PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES1 ( :I* ,SCOTT IS APP>5TLY IGNORANT4 

,:5 ,SCOTT SPEAKS ( HIS DISPUTE RESOLUTION SY/EM 9DISCRIM9ATELY AS 0>BITRATION0 & 0ADJUDICATION10 HE BETRAYS HIS IGNORANCE ( ! DIFF]5CE4  ,HIS SY/EM IS1 9 FACT1 ADJUDICATION1 9VOLV+ AN AU?ORITATIVE JUDGM5T BY A ?IRD P>TY NOT *OS5 BY ! DISPUTANTS1 CO]CIVELY APPLY+ A G5]AL1 PREEXI/+ LAW4  ,HE LIK5S HIS SY/EM TO LABOR >BITRATION4  ,IF HE KNEW ANY?+ AB\T LABOR >BITRATION1 HE W\LD KEEP QUIET AB\T SU* SIMIL>ITIES1 AS MO/ WORK]S >E HI<LY DISSATISFI$ ) ! RESULTS ( LABOR >BITRATIONS4  ,BUT HIS SY/EM IS NOT >BITRATION1 NOT EV5 B9D+ >BITRATION1 BECAUSE IT LACKS CRITICAL FEATURES ( >BITRATION1 :]E 7#a7 ! P>TIES *OOSE ! >BITRATOR1 & 7#b7 ! P>TIES *OOSE ! LAW TO BE APPLI$ 7I4E41 ! COLLECTIVE B>GA9+ AGREEM5T74  ,UND] ,SCOTT'S SY/EM1 ! DECISION-MAK]S -- 0TRIBUNALS0 -- >E ALREADY CON/ITUT$1 & !Y APPLY A G5]ALLY APPLICABLE1 PREEXI/+ LAW 7CONSI/+ ( ,*AUV9I/IC ,CRIMES1 ,ECONOMIC ,CRIMES1 & ,VIOL5T ,CRIMES74  7,SCOTT MAKES HEAVY USE ( 9ITIAL CAPITAL LETT]S1 AS IF TO GIVE HIS FANCIES SOME SUB/ANTIVE REALITY47   ,?IS IS NO MORE AN>*I/ ?AN ! /ATUS QUO4 

,:AT ,SCOTT CALLS A TRIBUNAL IS NOT :AT ?IS WORD SUGGE/S1 AN 9DIVIDUAL OR A PANEL :I* P]=MS SU* FUNCTIONS AS SCRE5+ CASES & PRESID+ OV] ! PROCE$+S -- 9 O!R WORDS1 JUDGES4  ,! JUDGE IS ! ONLY FEATURE ( ! EXI/+ CRIM9AL JU/ICE SY/EM :I* ,SCOTT LEAVES \T1 BUT IF Y\ MA9TA9 EV]Y?+ ELSE AB\T ! SY/EM BUT ELIM9ATE ! JUDGES1 LEAV+ !M \T MAKES = A SY/EM JU/ AS BAD AS ! EXI/+ ONE1 EXCEPT ?AT IT IS MU* WORSE4  ,SOMEBODY HAS TO PRESIDE OV] ! PROCE$+S1 & ! P]SON :O DOES ?AT IS KN[N AS A JUDGE4  ,BUT :O IS HE & H[ IS HE SELECT$ & JU/ :AT >E HIS P[]S8  ,SCOTT HAS LEFT A LOT \T ( HIS AN>*I/ RESPONSE TO CRIME1 IF ?AT'S :AT IT IS4 

,! MILITIA1 AS NOT$1 IS RESPONSIBLE = MAK+ >RE/S1 0BUT1 IT IS ! TRIBUNAL ?AT IS RESPONSIBLE = QUE/ION+ !M AS SOON AS !Y >E APPREH5D$4  ,TRIBUNALS >E GR\PS SELECT$ AT R&OM FROM MEMB]S ( ! COMMUNITY BY LOTT]Y4  ,!Y FUNCTION MU* LIKE A JURY 9 HE>+ EVID5CE & MAK+ A DECISION BAS$ UPON ?AT EVID5CE40  ,! QUE/ION+ -- ! TRIAL -- COMM5CES IMM$IATELY3 NOBODY EVALUATES CASES TO DET]M9E IF !Y >E M]ITORI\S 5\< TO GO TO TRIAL4 ,! TRIBUNAL DOESN'T FUNCTION 0MU* LIKE A JURY40  ,! TRIBUNAL IS A JURY4  ,9 FACT1 IT IS MORE ?AN A JURY1 IT IS JUDGE & JURY COMB9$4  ,SCOTT SUPPOSES ?AT HE IS PROPOS+ SOME?+ RADICALLY NEW :5 HE SAYS ?AT JURIES >E TO BE R&OMLY SELECT$ FROM ! COMMUNITY4  ,JURIES UND] ! CURR5T SY/EM >E ALREADY SELECT$ R&OMLY FROM VOT] REGI/RATION RECORDS1 MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS1 EV5 PUBLIC ASSI/ANCE 7"7 WELF>E7 RECORDS4  ,! ONLY DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,SCOTT'S JURY & A REAL JURY IS ?AT A REAL JURY IS SUBJECT TO SOME CONTROL BY ! JUDGE4  ,SCOTT'S JURORS >E NOT1 & SO HIS REF]5CE TO CURR5T 0AUTOCRATIC JURIES0 IS S5SELESS1 S9CE REAL JURIES HAVE F> LESS AUTONOMY ?AN ,SCOTT'S JURIES4  ,IT WAS A JURY LIKE ?IS :I* CONDEMN$ ,SOCRATES TO DEA?4 

,SCOTT DOES SAY ?AT 0,IF A P]SON FEELS !Y .<SIC.> HAVE BE5 TREAT$ UNFAIRLY !Y .<SIC.> HAVE ! RI<T TO SEEK >BITRATION40  ,IF ?IS MEANS :AT IT SAYS1 !RE IS A PROC$URE ( SORTS = APPEAL1 BUT1 IS ?IS REAL >BITRATION8  ,:]E ! P>TIES *OOSE AN >BITRATOR8  ,:Y %\LD ! ACCUS]1 ! W9N]1 ACQUIESCE 9 >BITRATION8  ,IF HE DOESN'T1 ?IS IS APPELLATE JUDICIAL REVIEW ( A CRIM9AL CONVICTION1 JU/ LIKE :AT WE HAVE N[1 NOT >BITRATION4  ,CAN ! >BITRATOR REV]SE ! V]DICT ( ! JURY8  ,WE >E BY N[ F> REMOV$ FROM ! REALM ( AN>*I/1 POPUL> JU/ICE 9 ANY PLAUSIBLY IMAG9ABLE =M4  ,MANY DISPUTES >E N[ DEALT )1 NOT BY 9VOK+ ! CRIM9AL LAW1 BUT BY FIL+ CIVIL ACTIONS4  0,AN>*I/ SOCIETIES10 H[EV]1 0HAVE NO LAWSUITS 4440  ,NEI!R DO TOTALIT>IAN SOCIETIES4 

,SO F>1 ,SCOTT'S AN>*I/ CRIM9AL JU/ICE SY/EM BE>S AN UNCANNY RESEMBLANCE TO ! CURR5T CRIM9AL JU/ICE SY/EM1 EXCEPT ?AT1 :5 IT DEP>TS FROM IT1 IT IS MORE >BITR>Y & UNFAIR4  ,BUT ! RESEMBLANCE IS EV5 CLOS]4  ,!RE WILL BE 0=5SIC & DETECTIVE COLLECTIVES10 TO UND]TAKE CRIM9AL 9VE/IGATIONS ( UNWITNESS$ CRIMES3 0,! TYPE ( CRIME ?AT W\LD FALL UND] ?IS HEAD+ W\LD BE MURD]S1 BURGL>IES1 & VIOL5T OR ECONOMIC CRIMES :]E ! P]PETRATOR OR P]PETRATORS CONCEAL$ !IR ID5TITIES40  ,A ,DETECTIVE ,COLLECTIVE8  ,I MI<T ?9K ?AT ,SCOTT HAS WRITT5 A P>ODY ( AN>*ISM EXCEPT ?AT TO DO ?AT HE W\LD HAVE TO HAVE HAD A S5SE ( HUMOR4 

,:5 HE 5C\NT]S A PROBLEM ) HIS CRIM9AL JU/ICE SY/EM1 ,SCOTT'S SOLUTION IS ALWAYS TO CONJURE UP A 0COLLECTIVE0 TO H&LE ! MATT]4  ,SCOTT IS AS IGNORANT ( REAL-LIFE POLICE PRACTICES AS HE IS ( CRIM9AL LAW4  ,HIS IDEA ( =5SIC EXP]TS & DETECTIVE WORK IS A FANTASY /RAI<T \T ( ,%]LOCK ,HOLMES & ,J4 ,$G> ,HOOV]4  ,=5SIC EVID5CE 7ALMO/ ALWAYS1 ?IS JU/ HAS TO DO ) MAT*+ FIR$ BULLETS ) GUNS1 OR TE/+ TO ID5TIFY DRUGS7 ALMO/ NEV] SOLVES CRIMES1 BE IT /REET CRIMES OR :ITE-COLL> CRIMES1 AL?\< IT OCCASIONALLY /R5G!NS ! CASE AGA9/ A DEF5DANT :OM !RE WAS ALREADY REASON TO PROSECUTE4  ,DETECTIVES ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY CONC]N !MSELVES ) PUMP+ !IR 9=MANTS = 9=MATION SO AS TO SET UP >RE/S 9 VICTIMLESS-CRIME CASES1 USUALLY DRUG CASES4  ,!RE W\LD BE NO DETECTIVES 9 AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY4 

0,9 A MOD]N SOCIETY1 WE MU/ EXPECT ! NE$ = =5SIC & DETECTIVE COLLECTIVES TO 9VE/IGATE MAJOR CRIMES40  ,IF SO1 ?AT IS ONE MORE >GUM5T AGA9/ MOD]N SOCIETY4  ,:O W\LD BE QUALIFI$ TO /AFF !SE COLLECTIVES EXCEPT =M] POLICE DETECTIVES 7:O VA/LY \TNUMB] PRIVATE 9VE/IGATORS1 :O >E !MSELVES USUALLY EX-POLICE7 & POLICE CRIME LAB TE*NICIANS8  ,!Y W\LD BE C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y HOTB$S4  ,SU* PEOPLE %\LD NOT BE IMPRISON$1 AS ,SCOTT ADVOCATES1 BUT !Y %\LD BE PUT \T ( BUS9ESS = GOOD1 NOT EMP[]$4  ,AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY C\LD -- & %\LD -- DISP5SE ) DETECTIVES1 & C\LD PROBABLY DO )\T A =5SIC 0COLLECTIVE0 TOO4   ,SU* COLLECTIVES1 ,SCOTT TELLS US1 0W\LD S]VE SEV]AL COMMUNITIES40  ,!Y >E1 !N1 SPECIALIZ$ AG5CIES DETA*$ FROM COMMUNITIES4  ,! /ATE IS ALSO A COLLECTIVE :OSE SPECIALIZ$ AG5CIES1 DETA*$ FROM COMMUNITIES1 ATT5D TO V>I\S P>TICUL> PURPOSES4  ,& TO !IR [N4 

,SCOTT IS IGNORANT ( H[ REAL DETECTIVES OP]ATE4  ,!Y DON'T />T ) ! CRIME1 AS 9 MY/]Y /ORIES1 & TRACE IT BACK TO ! CRIM9AL4 ,DETECTIVES />T ) ! SUSPECTS & WORK =W>D TO ! CRIME4  ,?IS (T5 WORKS WELL BECAUSE MO/ CRIME TAKES PLACE AMONG PEOPLE :O KN[ EA* O!R4 0,! TYPES ( CRIME ?AT W\LD FALL UND] ?IS HEAD+ .<UNWITNESS$ CRIMES.> W\LD BE MURD]S1 BURGL>IES1 & VIOL5T OR ECONOMIC CRIMES :]E ! P]PETRATOR OR P]PETRATORS CONCEAL !IR ID5TITIES40  ,SCOTT SEEMS TO ASSUME ?AT MO/ CRIMES ( !SE TYPES >E COMMITT$ BY /RANG]S1 & ?IS IS ! POPUL> VIEW1 BUT IT IS1 TO A SURPRIS+ EXT5T1 WRONG4  ,FEW HOMICIDES >E COMMITT$ BY /RANG]S4 ,FEW RAPES >E COMMITT$ BY /RANG]S4  ,A REM>KABLY HI< PROPORTION ( :AT ,SCOTT W\LD CALL ,ECONOMIC ,CRIMES1 SU* AS BURGL>Y & ROBB]Y1 >E COMMITT$ BY RELATIVES1 NEI<BORS & ACQUA9TANCES ( ! VICTIM4 

,TO SAY ?AT 0ANYONE SO PR$ATORY AS TO DO SU* ?+S MU/ BE QUICKLY SEGREGAT$ FROM SOCIETY TO PROTECT ! COMMUNITY10 IS SAVAGELY PUNITIVE 9 A WAY F> BEYOND H[ ! CURR5T SY/EM TREATS MANY ( !SE CASES4  ,H]E'S AN EXAMPLE ( A TYPICAL 0BURGL>Y40  ,A LOANS HIS BICYCLE TO HIS FRI5D ,B4  ,B FAILS TO RETURN IT4  ,A1 LOS+ PATI5CE1 KICKS 9 ,B'S DOOR & RETRIEVES HIS BICYCLE4  ,B IS AT HOME & TRIES TO /OP ,A1 BUT ,A PU%ES HIM ASIDE4  ,LEGALLY1 ,A HAS COMMITT$ TWO MAJOR FELONIES3 BURGL>Y & ROBB]Y4  7,IT IS LEGALLY IRRELEVANT ?AT ,A [NS ! BICYCLE1 BECAUSE L>C5Y -- ROBB]Y IS L>C5Y BY =CE OR 9TIMIDATION -- IS A CRIME AGA9/ POSSESSION1 NOT TITLE .<[N]%IP.>47  ,BUT REALI/ICALLY1 :AT ,A HAS DONE MI<T BE CALL$ SELF-HELP REPOSSESSION4  ,AMONG PEOPLE UNCONTAM9AT$ BY LAW S*OOL1 SOME W\LD ?9K ?AT ,A WAS JU/IFI$4  ,O!RS W\LD ?9K ?AT ,A HAD A LEGITIMATE GRIEVANCE BUT W5T TOO F>4  ,FEW PEOPLE W\LD ?9K ?AT ,A %\LD BE 0QUICKLY SEGREGAT$10 & UND] ! CURR5T SY/EM1 HE W\LDN'T BE4  ,ONCE AGA9 ! CURR5T SY/EM TURNS \T TO BE MORE HUMANE & REASONABLE ?AN ,SCOTT'S4 

0,9 AN ,AN>*I/ SOCIETY !RE IS NO PUNI%M5T = CRIME1 ONLY SOCIAL REM$IES .<ISN'T PUNI%M5T = CRIME A SOCIAL REM$Y8.>4  ,! ONLY SOCIAL REM$Y = AN ECONOMIC CRIME IS #a.0 RE/ITUTION40  ,?IS IS BLATANTLY 9ADEQUATE1 BECAUSE IT MEANS ?AT Y\ MI<T AS WELL /EAL3 IF Y\ DON'T GET CAU<T1 Y\ KEEP ! GOODS1 & IF Y\ DO GET CAU<T1 ALL Y\ HAVE TO DO IS GIVE !M BACK4  ,LAISSEZ-FAIRE LIB]T>IANS SIMIL>LY >GUE ?AT :ATEV] ELSE MI<T BE 9FLICT$ 9 ! WAY ( PUNI%M5T1 !RE %\LD BE FULL RE/ITUTION AS F> AS POSSIBLE4  ,?AT IS EM95TLY JU/4  ,! ONLY PROBLEM IS ?AT IT IS USUALLY IMPOSSIBLE4  ,/OL5 MONEY IS SP5T1 & /OL5 GOODS >E CONSUM$ OR F5C$4   ,! K9DS ( CRIM9ALS ?AT ,SCOTT IS ?9K+ ( >E ALMO/ ALWAYS POOR4  ,?AT1 AFT] ALL1 HAS SOME?+ TO DO ) :Y !Y COMMIT ,ECONOMIC ,CRIMES4  ,IF !IR ASSETS >E 9SUFFICI5T1 0!Y MAY BE ASK$ .<6.> TO DO LABOR IF ?IS IS NOT 5\< TO CORRECT = :AT !Y HAVE DAMAG$ OR /OL540  ,!Y WON'T BE 0ASK$10 !Y WILL BE TOLD4  ,:I* MEANS A RETURN TO 9VOLUNT>Y S]VITUDE1 ! *A9 GANG1 TEMPOR>Y SLAV]Y1 A PUNI%M5T :I* ! CURR5T SY/EM NO LONG] EMPLOYS4  ,I D>ESAY NOBODY BE=E ,SCOTT EV] ?\<T ?AT =C$ LABOR HAD A PLACE 9 AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY4 

,N[ ,SCOTT CLAIMS ?AT HIS V]SION ( AN>*Y1 :I* IS SOME SORT ( MUTUALISM -- A BA/>DIZ$ CROSS BETWE5 SOCIALISM & CAPITALISM -- IS SO JU/ & SO EGALIT>IAN ?AT !RE W\LD BE LITTLE 9C5TIVE TO COMMIT ,PROP]TY ,CRIMES1 :I* HE SUPPOSES W\LD BE COMMITT$ ONLY BY KLEPTOMANIACS1 SLACK]S & 0IDIOTS10 S9CE :Y %\LD ANYONE /EAL S9CE !RE >E WELL-PAY+ JOBS = EV]YONE8  ,HE IS APP>5TLY UNAW>E ?AT MANY EMBEZZL]S1 SW9DL]S & CON->TI/S HAVE1 OR C\LD HAVE1 WELL-PAY+ JOBS4  ,?IS IS TOO FUNNY = WORDS1 BUT EV5 IF HE IS RI<T1 ! QUE/ION REMA9S1 H[ TO DEAL ) ! PEOPLE :O1 FROM :ATEV] MOTIVES & = :ATEV] REASONS1 NONE!LESS /EAL OR O!RWISE VIOLATE ! SANCTITY ( PROP]TY4  ,HIS ESSAY IS AB\T H[ TO DEAL ) ! ANTISOCIAL RESIDUE ( AN>*I/ UTOPIA1 H[EV] BIG OR SMALL IT MAY BE4 ,SO IS M9E4 

,I PAUSE AT ?IS PO9T TO TAKE UP ! PROBLEM ( ,SCOTT'S NOTION ( 0PUNI%M5T40  ,HE REPEAT$LY /ATES ?AT 9 HIS AN>*I/ SOCIETY1 !RE IS NO PUNI%M5T1 :ILE HE !N GOES ON TO 5DORSE PRACTICES & 9/ITUTIONS -- 9CLUD+ =C$ LABOR & PRISONS -- :I* EV]YBODY RECOGNIZES TO BE PUNI%M5TS4  ,SCOTT EQUATES PUNI%M5T ) RETRIBUTION4  ,AL?\< ! WORD IS SOMETIMES US$ 9 ?AT RE/RICTIVE WAY1 RETRIBUTION IS USUALLY UND]/OOD TO BE1 NOT SYNONYM\S ) PUNI%M5T1 BUT RA!R AS ONE ( ! RATIONALES = PUNI%M5T4  ,I AM NOT SURE ?AT EV5 PUNI%M5T AS RETRIBUTION C\LD HAVE NO PLACE 9 AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY1 BUT 9 ANY EV5T1 RETRIBUTION IS ONLY ONE ( ! G5]ALLY RECOGNIZ$ PURPOSES ( PUNI%M5T4 

,!RE >E ?REE O!R MAJOR 7& SEV]AL M9OR7 JU/IFICATIONS = PUNI%M5T4  ,ONE IS DET]R5CE1 :I* JU/ MEANS DISC\RAGEM5T4  ,SCOTT SEEMS TO ASSUME ?AT DET]R5CE W\LD BE A JU/IFICATION = PUNI%M5T1 S9CE HE OBJECTS TO CAPITAL PUNI%M5T BECAUSE IT DOES NOT DET]4  ,!RE IS SPECIFIC DET]R5CE & G5]AL DET]R5CE4  ,SPECIFIC DET]R5CE PUNI%ES ! (F5D] 9 ORD] TO DET] HIM FROM DO+ IT AGA94  ,IT IS ! USUAL RATIONALE = P>5TS PUNI%+ !IR *ILDR54  ,G5]AL DET]R5CE MEANS US+ PUNI%M5T TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE ( ! (F5D] TO DISC\RAGE O!RS FROM COMMITT+ ! SAME CRIME4  ,DET]R5CE SEEMS TO PLAY NO ROLE 9 ,SCOTT'S P5OLOGY4 

,ANO!R RATIONALE IS REHABILITATION4  ,! IDEA H]E IS TO *ANGE ! CRIM9AL 9 SU* A WAY ?AT HE WILL COMMIT NO MORE CRIMES4  ,( ALL ! RATIONALES = PUNI%M5T1 ?IS ONE IS ! MO/ S9I/]1 & ! MO/ DISCR$IT$1 BECAUSE IT IS OP5-5D$1 NOT TO M5TION ?AT IT IS TOTALLY 9EFFECTIVE4  ,PUNI%M5T AS RETRIBUTION OR DET]R5CE COMES TO AN 5D1 :5 ! CRIM9AL HAS GOTT5 HIS JU/ DES]TS 7RETRIBUTION7 OR HE HAS BE5 PUNI%$ JU/ 5\< TO DISC\RAGE O!RS FROM DO+ :AT HE DID 7DET]R5CE74  ,BUT REHABILITATION JU/IFIES 9DEF9ITE 9C>C]ATION1 S9CE NOBODY KN[S IF A PRISON] HAS BE5 REHABILITAT$1 & ! AU?ORITIES1 PLAY+ IT SAFE1 PROLONG ! PRISON]'S 9C>C]ATION 7!Y WILL GET BAD PUBLICITY IF1 RELEAS$1 HE COMMITS MORE CRIMES74  ,(T5 ! PRISON]1 ONCE RELEAS$1 IS NOT SO MU* REHABILITAT$ AS JU/ BE+ AN OLD & BROK5 MAN1 NOT UP = COMMITT+ CRIMES BECAUSE HE IS NOT UP = ANY?+4  ,SCOTT EXPLICITLY REJECTS REHABILITATION -- ONE ( ! FEW PO9TS 9 :I* WE >E 9 AGREEM5T4 

,:I* LEADS TO ! ?IRD RATIONALE = PUNI%M5T3 9CAPACITATION4  ,H]E ! IDEA IS TO PUT ! CRIM9AL 9 SU* A SITUATION 7USUALLY1 PRISON7 ?AT HE IS PHYSICALLY 9CAPABLE ( COMMITT+ MORE CRIMES4  ,SCOTT IS 5?USIA/IC AB\T 9CAPACITATION1 AL?\< HE PRET5DS1 OR IS P]HAPS UNAW>E1 ?AT :AT IT JU/IFIES IS PUNI%M5T4  ,HE IS BIG ON 0SEGREGAT+0 MALEFACTORS FROM ! RE/ ( US4  ,HE SAYS ?AT !Y >E !N 9 NO POSITION TO VICTIMIZE ! G5]AL POPULATION1 )\T NOTIC+ ?AT !Y >E 9 A POSITION TO VICTIMIZE EA* O!R1 :I* IS V]Y COMMON 9 PRISONS 7MURD]1 !FT1 ANAL RAPE1 ETC47  ,ACADEMIC ADVOCATES ( 9CAPACITATION ESP\SE 0SELECTIVE 9CAPACITATION0 -- BECAUSE WE CAN'T LOCK UP EV]YBODY -- ?AT IS1 ! 9CAPACITATION ( ONLY ?OSE CRIM9ALS :O COMMIT A HI<LY DISPROPORTIONATE NUMB] ( CRIMES4  ,!SE CRIM9OLOGI/S KN[ ?AT MO/ CONVICT$ CRIM9ALS WILL NEV]1 AS !Y SAY1 RECIDIVATE1 COMMIT MORE CRIMES1 BUT A SMALL NUMB] ( !M WILL4  ,UN=TUNATELY1 SOCIAL SCI5TI/S >E UNABLE TO DI/+UI% ! CRIM9ALS :O WILL RECIDIVATE FROM ! MU* L>G] NUMB] :O WILL NOT4  ,I ?9K IT IS NOT UNFAIR TO SAY ?AT ,SCOTT KN[S ABSOLUTELY NO?+ AB\T !SE MATT]S4  ,BUT NOT KN[+ ANY?+ DOESN'T /OP HIM FROM 5DORS+ PRISONS4  ,TO ! BE/ ( MY KN[L$GE1 HE IS ! FIR/ AN>*I/ TO DO SO4  ,LET US HOPE HE IS ! LA/4 

,DO ,WE ,NE$ ,PRISONS8 

,I W\LD HAVE ?\<T ?AT ALL AN>*I/S W\LD SAY 0NO40  ,= FIFTY YE>S1 RADICALS1 9CLUD+ AN>*I/S1 HAVE CAMPAIGN$ AGA9/ PRISONS4 ,UNTIL N[1 NOBODY SUSPECT$ ?AT !RE C\LD BE PRISONS 9 AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY4  ,AN>*I/S SU* AS ,KROPOTK9 & ,B]KMAN1 BAS$ ON P]SONAL EXP]I5CE1 WROTE SOME ( ! MO/ ELOQU5T CRITIQUES ( IMPRISONM5T TO BE F\ND4  ,BUT ,SCOTT SAYS !Y >E 9DISP5SABLE4  ,! 0MO/ VIOL5T ELEM5TS ( SOCIETY0 %\LD BE PLAC$ 9 0C5T]S ( 9C>C]ATION0 -- HIS EUPHEMISM = PRISONS -- = H[ LONG1 HE DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY SAY1 !Y MU/ BE COMMITT$ TO 0! PRISON SY/EM10 0)\T ANY E>LY RELEASE ?AT MI<T ?REAT5 ! SOCIETY40  ,H[EV]1 WE CANNOT ALL[ !SE PRISON]S 7,SCOTT CALLS !M 0P>ASITES10 A ,/AL9I/ SLUR7 TO SPONGE (F ! RE/ ( US4  ,IT ISN'T 5\< TO LOCK !M UP3 !Y MU/ PAY = !IR PUNI%M5T & WORK (F !IR DEBTS TO SOCIETY4 

,! PRISON MU/ BE 0FULLY SELF-SUFFICI5T40  ,?IS WAS 9DE$ ! GOAL 7NEV] QUITE REALIZ$7 ( ! E>LIE/ PRISONS1 9 ,NEW ,YORK4  ,SCOTT ADMITS ?AT ?IS WILL NOT HAPP54 ,SLAVE LABOR IS KN[N TO BE 9EFFICI5T4 ,! K9D ( PEOPLE :O 5D UP 9 PRISON >E ! K9D ( PEOPLE ) FEW IF ANY M>KETABLE SKILLS4  ,IT %\LD BE OBVI\S ?AT PRISON BUREAUCRATS W\LD MAKE !IR HI<E/ PRIORITY1 GETT+ ! MO/ POSSIBLE WORK \T ( ! PRISON]S1 & KEEP+ !M FROM ESCAP+1 NOT RE=M+ OR REHABILITAT+ !M4  ,SCOTT'S AN>*I/ PRISONS W\LD BE ! SAME4  ,EXCEPT ?AT !Y W\LD BE CONTROLL$ BY A ,PRISON ,GU>DS ,COLLECTIVE1 A ,SCREWS' ,COLLECTIVE4   ,:AT K9D ( PEOPLE W\LD VOLUNTE] TO BE PRISON GU>DS8  ,! ONLY PEOPLE :O W\LD WANT TO BE PRISON GU>DS >E ! V]Y PEOPLE :O %\LD NEV] BE ALL[$ TO BE PRISON GU>DS4  ,MO/ W\LD PROBABLY BE =M] PRISON GU>DS -- !RE WILL BE A LOT ( !M -- AS SU* PEOPLE1 :O >E G5]ALLY ( L[ 9TELLIG5CE1 UN$UCAT$1 & )\T M>KETABLE SKILLS1 >E USUALLY GOOD = NO?+ ELSE4  ,NO AN>*I/1 EXCEPT POSSIBLY ,SCOTT1 W\LD EV] /OOP TO TAK+ H] TURN AS A PRISON GU>D4  ,BUT APP>5TLY1 = ,SCOTT1 ANY?+ GOES :5 IT COMES TO ORGANIZ+ A COLLECTIVE4  ,IF Y\ CALL IT A COLLECTIVE1 OR CALL IT 0POPUL>10 ANY?+ GOES4 

,REM>KABLY1 ,SCOTT GOES ON TO SAY ?AT 0! MO/ VIOL5T PEOPLE 9 SOCIETY0 CANNOT BE REHABILITAT$ -- ,I AGREE -- & MU/ BE BANI%$4  ,SCOTT IS TR\BL$1 H[EV]1 BY ! FACT ?AT ?OSE :O >E BANI%$ WILL RELOCATE TO O!R COMMUNITIES & RESUME !IR PR$ATORY BEHAVIOR4  ,BUT S9CE ,SCOTT POSITS ?AT HIS AN>*I/ SOCIETY IS ALSO A MOD]N SOCIETY1 WE MU/ SUPPOSE ?AT ! ,9T]NET WILL /ILL BE AVAILABLE = PO/+ & DISSEM9AT+ 9=MATION4  ,ALREADY ! /ATE MA9TA9S1 = 9/ANCE1 REGI/]S ( *ILD MOLE/]S1 9CLUD+ :]E !Y LIVE1 :I* ANYBODY CAN ACCESS4  ,AN AN>*I/ COMMUNITY :I* HAS BE5 PROVOK$ SO F> AS TO EXPEL SOMEBODY1 & ?IS %\LD ONLY HAPP5 9 A V]Y S]I\S CASE1 C\LD1 & %\LD1 PO/ A W>N+1 AN ALL-PO9TS BULLET9 = ALL O!R COMMUNITIES4  ,IT WILL !N BE BETWE5 ! CRIM9AL & ! COMMUNITY HE WANTS TO JO91 :E!R HE WILL BE ALL[$ TO JO9 ?AT COMMUNITY4 

,BUT !RE IS ANO!R POSSIBILITY4  ,! 9CORRIGIBLE MALEFACTOR MI<T BE PUT TO DEA?4  ,SCOTT OBJECTS TO CAPITAL PUNI%M5T BECAUSE IT DOES NOT1 HE SUPPOSES1 DET] CRIME4  ,I AM A LOT MORE FAMILI> ) ! SOCIAL SCI5CE RESE>* ON CAPITAL PUNI%M5T ?AN ,SCOTT IS1 & AS ,I READ IT1 IT DOES SAYS ?AT CAPITAL PUNI%M5T IS NOT A DET]R5T4  ,BUT :AT ?IS MEANS IS1 NOT ?AT CAPITAL PUNI%M5T DOESN'T DET] MURD]  7?IS IS ! ONLY CRIME = :I* CAPITAL PUNI%M5T IS CON/ITUTIONALLY P]MISSIBLE71 IT MEANS ?AT IT DOESN'T DET] MURD] ANY MORE EFFECTIVELY ?AN DOES ! NEXT MO/ S]I\S PUNI%M5T1 LIFE IMPRISONM5T4  ,I'VE /UDI$ ?IS RESE>* & ,I F9D IT CONV9C+4  ,BUT ?AT IS NOT ! LA/ WORD ON ! MATT]4 

,I AM UTT]LY OPPOS$ TO CAPITAL PUNI%M5T1 9FLICT$ BY ! /ATE4  ,I AM NOT1 H[EV]1 OPPOS$ TO KILL+ 9TOL]ABLE PEOPLE1 AS A LA/ RESORT4  ,*RONIC TR\BLEMAK]S %\LD BE BANI%$ OR1 IF !Y WON'T GO AWAY & /AY AWAY1 KILL$4  ,BAS$ ON MY EXT5SIVE HI/ORICAL & E?NOGRAPHIC /UDIES1 :I* HAVE ESPECIALLY FOCUS$ ON NON-/ATE B&1 TRIBAL & *IEFDOM-TYPE AN>*I/ SOCIETIES1 ,I KN[ ?AT ALL ( !M -- ALL ( !M -- PROVIDE = CAPITAL PUNI%M5T 9 SOME CIRCUM/ANCES4  ,BUT NONE ( !M MA9TA9 PRISONS4 ,CAPITAL PUNI%M5T IS COMPATIBLE ) AN>*ISM1 PROVID$ ?AT ! /ATE DOES NOT 9FLICT IT4  ,PRISONS >E 9COMPATIBLE ) AN>*ISM4 

,IF AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY WAS REALLY PUT TO ! *OICE :E!R TO IMPRISON C]TA9 CRIM9ALS 7PRESUMABLY = LIFE71 OR1 IF = SOME REASON IT DIDN'T BANI% !M1 TO EXECUTE !M1 ,I SAY EXECUTE !M4  ,BECAUSE AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY IS1 ,I BELIEVE1 ! BE/ POSSIBLE =M ( SOCIETY1 ?\< NOT A P]FECT ONE1 & IF WE SET ONE UP1 NOBODY %\LD BE ALL[$ TO WRECK IT4  ,CAPITAL PUNI%M5T IS REGRETTABLE1 BUT IT DOESN'T COMPROMISE ! AN>*I/ NATURE ( AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY4  ,MA9TA9+ POLICE & PRISONS DOESN'T JU/ COMPROMISE AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY1 IT ABOLI%ES IT AS AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY4  ,?AT IS A F> TOO HI< A PRICE TO PAY JU/ TO KEEP A FEW DIRT-BAGS ALIVE4 

,SCOTT'S AN>*I/ PRISONS >E SO HORRIFY+ ?AT TO DEBUNK HIM1 HE DOES NOT NE$ TO BE CRITICIZ$1 M]ELY QUOT$3 

0,! BE/ DISPOSITION = ?OSE :O >E 9C>C]AT$ IS .<= !M.> TO BE HELD SEP>ATELY = SLEEP+ PURPOSES & RELEAS$ = DAILY WORK P]IODS4  ,?OSE :O DO NOT *OOSE TO WORK %\LD REMA9 9 ISOLATION4  ,L>GE >EAS ( 9C>C]ATION FACILITIES %\LD BE DEVOT$ TO FOOD PRODUCTION = USE AT ! FACILITY4  ,H>D WORK AT ! FACILITY MAKES ! TIME PASS MORE QUICKLY & USES UP A P]SON'S 5]GY SO !RE IS LESS VIOL5CE BETWE5 ?OSE :O >E 9C>C]AT$4  ,?OSE :O 5DANG] ! LIVES ( O!R PEOPLE 9 ! PRISON %\LD NOT BE ALL[$ ON WORK DETAILS4  ,WE CANNOT EXPECT 9C>C]ATION FACILITIES TO BE SELF-SU/A9+4  .<,HE'S RI<T AB\T ?AT4.>  ,!Y WILL BE A LIABILITY ! COMMUNITY WILL JU/ HAVE TO ACCEPT AS P>T ( ! PRICE ( !IR FRE$OM40 

,EXCEPT ?AT ! COMMUNITY %\LD NOT ACCEPT ?AT 0LIABILITY10 IF IT WANTS TO REMA9 AN AN>*I/ COMMUNITY4  ,! V]Y IDEA ( TAK+ A TURN AT BE+ A PRISON GU>D IS NAUSEAT+ TO ANY REAL AN>*I/4 ,! IDEA ( A ,SCREWS' ,COLLECTIVE TO DO ! COMMUNITY'S DIRTY WORK IS EV5 MORE DISGU/+1 & IT 9/ITUTIONALIZES A DANG] TO AN>*ISM4  ,SCOTT'S SUGGE/ION ?AT1 AS AN>*ISM GETS E/ABLI%$1 ! NE$ = PRISONS WILL EV5TUALLY WI!R AWAY1 IS AB\T AS CONV9C+ AS ! ,M>XI/-,L59I/ IDEA ?AT1 AS SOCIALISM GETS E/ABLI%$1 ! /ATE WILL EV5TUALLY WI!R AWAY4  ,WE KN[ H[ ?AT TURN$ \T4  ,! /ATE WILL NEV] WI!R AWAY4  ,IT MU/ BE SMA%$4 

,A ,DIFF]5T ,ORI5TATION 

,I'VE CRITICIZ$ ,SCOTT ON MANY P>TICUL> PO9TS4  ,UNTIL ,I READ HIS ESSAY1 ,I W\LD NEV] HAVE ?\<T IT POSSIBLE = ANY SELF-/YL$ AN>*I/ TO ADVOCATE A SY/EM ( POLICE1 KANG>OO C\RTS1 PLUS PRISONS ) =C$ LABOR4  ,I W\LD HAVE TAK5 ?AT TO BE A BAD JOKE4  ,& IT IS BAD1 BUT1 IT ISN'T A JOKE4  ,I HAVE TAK5 IT UPON MYSELF TO SMACK IT D[N4  ,IT SO HAPP5S ?AT ,I HAVE SOME RELEVANT CR$5TIALS & $UCATION 9 SUBJECTS SU* AS CRIM9AL LAW & CRIM9OLOGY 7! SOCIOLOGY ( LAW74  ,BUT ANY WELL-9=M$ AN>*I/ :O UND]/&S :AT AN>*ISM MEANS1 AS ,SCOTT DOESN'T1 W\LD HAVE COME UP ) MO/ ( MY CRITICISMS4 

,! REASON :Y ,SCOTT 7:O IS OBVI\SLY AN EXCITABLE1 COLLEGE-TYPE TW5TYSOME?+ LEFTI/ MIDDLE-CLASS :ITE BOY7 HAS GOT HIS AN>*I/ RESPONSE TO CRIME TOTALLY WRONG1 IS ?AT HE HAS />T$ \T BY ASK+ ! WRONG QUE/ION4  ,! REAL QUE/ION HAS NO?+ TO DO ) CRIME & PUNI%M5T4  ,?OSE >E /ATI/ ISSUES1 NOT AN>*I/ ISSUES4 ,AN>*ISM IS AB\T H[ PEOPLE C\LD LIVE TOGE!R AS H>MONI\SLY AS POSSIBLE4  ,AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY IS NOT CONC]N$ ) CRIME & PUNI%M5T4  ,AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY IS CONC]N$ ) CONFLICT & DISPUTE RESOLUTION4 

,?IS IS NOT ! PLACE = ME TO REIT]ATE :AT ,I'VE WRITT5 & PUBLI%$ AB\T DISPUTE RESOLUTION1 & H[ C]TA9 ( ! SEV]AL =MS ( DISPUTE RESOLUTION MI<T F9D A PLACE 9 AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY4  ,! READ] IS WELCOME TO LOOK !M UP ONL9E1 OR WRITE TO ME = !M AT ABOBOB#e#a@aV]IZON4NET4  ,AL?\< ,SCOTT TOSSES >\ND WORDS LIKE 0>BITRATION10 HE DOESN'T KN[ :AT !Y MEAN4  ,BUT ,I DO4 

,! 0AN>*I/ RESPONSE TO CRIME0 IS NOT TO BO!R ) CRIME1 :I*1 BY DEF9ITION1 AN>*Y ABOLI%ES1 BUT RA!R TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS BETWE5 PEOPLE1 OR AT LEA/1 TO PROVIDE MEANS = !IR RESOLUTION1 SU* AS M$IATION & >BITRATION1 OR IF ALL ELSE FAILS1 BANI%M5T OR EXECUTION4  ,! POSSIBILITIES ( SU* ME?ODS %\LD BE EXHAU/$ BE=E RESORT+ TO ,SCOTT'S COPS1 C\RTS & PRISONS4  ,! ONLY DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,SCOTT'S CRIM9AL JU/ICE SY/EM & ! EXI/+ CRIM9AL JU/ICE SY/EM IS ?AT HIS IS A LOT WORSE4  ,! ,5GLI% & ,AM]ICAN COMMON LAW JUDGES HAVE BE5 POND]+ = ALMO/ A ?\S& YE>S ISSUES :I* HAVE NOT EV5 OCCURR$ TO ,SCOTT4  ,!IR WOR/ CRITIC -- & ?AT W\LD BE ME -- W\LD HAVE TO ACKN[L$GE1 AS ,I DO1 ?AT !RE IS SOME WISDOM 9 :AT !Y HAVE COME UP )4 

,SURELY A /ATEM5T LIKE ?IS 7! ITALICS >E M9E7 IS NO?+ IF NOT REPUGNANT3 0,WE MU/ ACCEPT ?AT IT MAY TAKE A FEW G5]ATIONS ( EXP]I5CE 9 ! NEW SOCIETY & A LOT ( 9C>C]ATIONS BE=E SOCIETY AT L>GE IS PURG$ ( ! BAD 9FLU5CES ( CAPITALISM1 AU?ORIT>IANISM1 & *AUV9ISM40  ,OR1 ,I W\LD ADD3 PURG$ ( ! BAD 9FLU5CES ( LEFTISM1 CULTURAL /UDIES 7FEM9I/1 BLACK1 QUE]1 ETC47 & MORALISM4  ,! ,M>XI/S PROMIS$ US ?AT AFT] A FEW G5]ATIONS 7!Y W]E VAGUE AB\T ! TIMETABLE7 ! /ATE W\LD WI!R AWAY4  ,!Y NEV] DELIV]$ ON !IR PROMISE4  ,SCOTT PROMISES ?AT IT WILL ONLY TAKE 0A FEW G5]ATIONS0 = AN>*O-COPS1 AN>*O-C\RTS & AN>*O-PRISONS TO WI!R AWAY4  ,IF !SE REALLY P]SI/ =1 SAY1 A HUNDR$ YE>S OR MORE1 !Y WILL NEV] WI!R AWAY1 !Y WILL HAVE TO BE DE/ROY$ BY AN AN>*I/ REVOLUTION AGA9/ A POLICE /ATE ?AT CALLS ITSELF AN>*I/4  ,I W\LD RA!R !Y NEV] GET SET UP 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 

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