"In a libertarian society, prisons would likely be privatized, but the system would bear little resemblance to today’s prisons; the only people in prison would be violent criminals likely to strike again and people who refused to compensate their victims." ~ Dr. Mary Ruwart (From this newsletter)
In a free society there would likely be no "laws" prohibiting people from being adequately armed, nor from defending themselves (and others) and their property.
The "repeat offender" would not be expected to have a long career. Or life. You can only beat the odds for so long, and when the odds are stacked against you so massively, "for so long" turns out to be very short, indeed.
The only real excuse for a prison in a free society would be to protect unrepentant thieves and thugs from their next victim. That translates into actually protecting them from themselves.
But wait. Most of us accept that it is wrong to protect people from themselves, in just about every instance. So that would mean a free society has no place for prisons.
And please don't forget.
But wait. Most of us accept that it is wrong to protect people from themselves, in just about every instance. So that would mean a free society has no place for prisons.
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And please don't forget.