In the wake of the targeted murder of the CEO of United Healthcare, I was disheartened to see how many people on-line are rooting for the killer. Yes, there are real problems with the state of healthcare in the U.S., but do you really want to hand justice over to vigilantes?
In the movies, Batman is a superhero. But in reality, he would be a monster. Vigilante justice seems may seem great until the vigilante starts to go after someone that you don’t think is the enemy. And that decision won’t be up to you — it will be up to the guy with gun.
There has been much talk about that wrong-headed movement on the Left to “defund the police”. This time it seems to be people on the Right echoing a similar sentiment: Who needs cops when you’ve got a guy with a gun as judge, jury and executioner?
I for one am very much in favor of the police. In reality, complete anarchy is not a form of freedom. It’s just another way to live in a prison.