The existence of cops doesn't stop bad behavior, or even "crime", no matter what copsuckers would like you to believe. Sure, if there is a cop watching you right now, you probably won't steal that candy bar, or shoot that little old lady, or rape that holstein. Right now. But if you are the kind of person inclined to such acts, you will just delay until that cop is no longer looking.
And no matter how all-seeing the surveillance state becomes, there will always be dark corners. Because I promise you The Watchers don't want all their acts witnessed, either. And people will always find ways to defeat the eyes and ears of the State- at least when they need privacy.
The "best" that can be said about the existence of cops with regards to "crime" is that it might drive it underground. Maybe. But, if it does so, is that even a good thing?
Is it better that people plot in private? Introduce self-medications into their own bloodstream in private? Familiarize themselves with their "forbidden" gun in private?
I may be odd, but I don't think it is better. I think driving things underground has negative consequences that exposure to the light of day would avoid. I think being forced to do all the "illegal", but non-coercive, things in secret means a great deal of added harm to innocent individuals- even those who aren't doing any of those things.
Once again, the justification for having Registered Liberty Offenders prowl the streets fails.
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