Just Got A Threat Of Violence In The Mail

June 7, 2010 by Brad
Filed under: Issues, Outreach, Rant

And you’d better believe it is a threat:

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I don’t want to pay $892.96 to fund the police attacking people for doing things that haven’t hurt anyone.

I don’t want to pay $1561.55 to fund the local school system that will dumb down kids and teach them that it is okay to use violence to solve problems.

I don’t want to pay $353.24 to fund other school systems to dumb down kids and teach them that it is okay to use violence to solve problems.

I don’t want to pay $400.25 to fund keeping humans in cages for doing things that haven’t harmed anyone else.

……… but I will. I will because I don’t want violence to be used against me. I am a believer in karma so I’d say that I’d deserve it.

I used violence all the time to enforce the will of the majority. If someone didn’t do what I said I’d either slam them on the pavement, put 50,000 volts of electricity through their body, hit them with a baton, or spray them with painful pepper spray. I hurt a lot of people who never hurt anyone else. I regret it. I am sorry.

If I don’t pay the government will sell my home. If I don’t leave when they sell it they will use violence to get me out. If I defend myself… I’ll be killed.

I understand how someone can think that this is acceptable behavior for a supposed “civilized” society. It is not.

Comments

5 Comments on Just Got A Threat Of Violence In The Mail

Brodie on Mon, 7th Jun 2010 12:44 pm

Wow Brad, I am impressed at how far you have come! It just goes to show you that if someone takes an interest in being kind to another, that great things can happen.

Paul on Mon, 7th Jun 2010 12:50 pm

Well said. It’s extortion, plain and simple, and that’s clear with any honest thought. The problem is, people don’t believe there’s a better way for us to interact and form societies, as humans — so they don’t want to consider the moral questions honestly (kind of like how you don’t want to know or think about what’s in your sausage). But, there is a better way — it’s just not what we’re used to, or what we’ve been taught.

It used to be most people thought slavery was essential to society — that without slavery, society would fall apart. That was common wisdom — and the abolitionists were considered extremists. Yet, we found that we can organize society in a better, more moral way — and we’re all better off for it.

I am convinced that human society does not require evil. Evil is evil, and it is never necessary. The more we reduce and eliminate evil behavior from society, the better off we all will be. We can do better.

Sovereign Curtis on Mon, 7th Jun 2010 1:18 pm

What Brodie said.

You da man (as opposed to The Man), Brad!

Adam Mueller on Mon, 7th Jun 2010 3:35 pm

Brad, great post. I’ve asked you before about joining CopBlock.org as our first (most likely only) blogger from the former cop perspective. That offer still stands and I think you’d make a huge impact over there as well.

Feel free to contact me at copbloc[at]gmail[dot]com This wouldn’t require a large commitment of time on your part, only when you want. Hope to hear from you.