Cykros on Nostr: 1. They'd be less likely to break in, at least, all other things being equal. 2. ...

1. They'd be less likely to break in, at least, all other things being equal.

2. Privatized police is a loaded term, given that police normally have privileges that the average civilian doesn't have. Try putting a siren on your car to see what I mean there. we have examples of privatized police forces, such as on university campuses, and at the end of the day, it becomes about who is and who isn't a stakeholder in the outcomes of their interactions.

Community policing is or at least can be another matter. it may not appeal as much to the absolute hardliner libertarian capitalists as it does still have a police force that answers to a LOCAL community assembly directly, cutting out abstract notions of representative governments, often nested into local, state, and national levels.

We can look to the EZLN in Chiapas for examples of outcomes with this sort of model.

Then finally we can question, what privileges are ultimately required for a police force to begin with, particularly where the populace is appropriately armed? The extent to which we do away with things like qualified immunity and other similar privileges, the less police and civilians separate into a two-tier society.

Personally my preferences do lean a bit to community policing in moderately sized communities where appropriate combined with limiting privileges. But I can't say I think it works in all communities -- particularly large cities. Traditional private police forces ARE workable, but it is imperative that incentives be aligned such that they are defending justice rather than just a gang with badges.

As for those incentives, that gets into how you address courts in a minimal/no government environment. Perhaps a question for another note.