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Re:Money-Laundering Practices in the Online Scam Industry by ronsor on Friday September 27, 2024 @12:34PM (#41672608)
I would argue that the government's monopoly on violence is more about its power to engage in violence than literal acts of violence.
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Re:Money-Laundering Practices in the Online Scam Industry by JumpCrisscross on Friday September 27, 2024 @01:00PM (#41672940)
> the government's monopoly on violence is more about its power to engage in violence than literal acts of violence

Power being capability and willingness. Guns give a private citizen capability, same as anyone who can make a fist. They do not extend to signalling a willingness to shoot someone. (Threats, on the other hand, are illegal. Partly because they're no fun for anyone involved. Partly because that crosses from potential to actual.)

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Re:Money-Laundering Practices in the Online Scam Industry by skinkestek on Friday September 27, 2024 @12:52PM (#41672828)
Ahh. Good point.

Around here people are often very well armed but only military and politice are allowed to use firearms.

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