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Re:Bullying has to stop, now. by arethuza on Tuesday February 26, 2013 @06:19AM (#5284975)
Aren't all justice systems ultimately based on the threat of violence from the state?
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Re:Bullying has to stop, now. by marvin on Tuesday February 26, 2013 @07:23AM (#5285153)
Yes - one of the central tenets of the rule of law is that the state has monopoly on violence, which is enforced by the police and the courts.
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Re:Bullying has to stop, now. by polymatter on Tuesday February 26, 2013 @07:45AM (#5285213)
But in school thats not true. The bully has the monopoly on violence, which is enforced by actually committing said violence.
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Re:Bullying has to stop, now. by seabee on Tuesday February 26, 2013 @08:04AM (#5285277)
The bully has a de facto monopoly because no higher power is willing to exercise theirs.
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