Harland, I had the same two issues as Sasan as I was reading your post, and I agree with him. But not being an anarchist, I propose that government could step in AFTER the criminal act in your "drive into a crowd" scenario and force prison and/or indentured servitude on the person found guilty through due process. We don't need to force people to buy insurance nor make property owners liable as long as the guilty individuals are held accountable.
From: Sasan Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Re : Re : [Libertarian] "Without Due Process..." --- In [email protected], Harland Harrison <harlan...@...> wrote: > Actually, I approve of mandatory liability insurance for > automobiles, myself. If I drive into a crowd of pedestrians, who > will compensate the victims or their families? Liability insurance > guarantees that accident victims have compensation. Why should > Libertarians oppose that? I oppose it because no one should be forced to buy a product that they don't want. It is an unjust, criminal act. It's true that some victims might not be compensated properly, but the POSSIBILITY of injustice for SOME is no excuse to GUARANTEE injustice for ALL. > If the public roads were private enterprises, the owners would be > liable for injuries on their property. I see no reason why a property owner should be liable for an injury simply because it occurred on their property. ---Sasan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
