The state monopoly on violence
Hi friends,
I wrote about current events. Kind of.
The state monopoly on violence: How it works and how it stops working
If you enter into a contract with the Mob and fail to deliver the goods, they will send a representative around to break your knees. If you enter into a contract with an organization following the rule of law in a place where rule of law obtains and fail to deliver the goods, they will attempt to recover the money first with polite and then threatening letters, and eventually they may take you to court, and if things go very wrong for you, you might possibly end up in jail where the guards might break your knees on some pretext. But probably you'll just get sent to collections and pay up eventually, or go through bankruptcy to discharge the debt. Read more...
Thanks for reading and see you on the internet!
AK