Re: shuttle disaster
On Sat, 2003-02-08 at 05:00, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 03:20:37AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > > I think government pretty much mops up after the services that aren't
> > > "sexy" enough for private enterprise to think of it (rapid transit,
> > > police, fire) and should take control of services everybody needs
> >
> > Ever heard of private security guards? It must be sexy enough for
> > someone...
>
> Yes, I have. I currently am one (and I'm lucky enough to be on a
> stationary post screening people at an infrequently travelled side
> door to a hospital; something to pass the time until they find me a
> new beat to drive or make me a dispatcher, sure beats working labor
> lockouts). While I'm sure my company and any other security company
> would be glad to try and take on an entire city, the problem is, what
> private business would hire us to protect an entire city? Anybody who
> has studied the history of policing and security knows this was
> already essentially answered centuries ago in England: Nobody. If the
> government doesn't provide police, nobody will hire the gaurds to do
> it.
Well, fortunately, conservatives think that the police & the military
should always be under the control of the State...
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