Is this equivalent to saying that a government is any entity which has the will and the ability to kill you if it deems necessary?
“If necessary to enforce rules” might be a slightly better modification; somebody who kills you because it’s more convenient than not killing you isn’t necessarily trying to govern your behavior, after all.
And I think that parents of small children are final enforcers. No one sues their five-year-old for throwing a tantrum.
Is this equivalent to saying that a government is any entity which has the will and the ability to kill you if it deems necessary?
And I think that parents of small children are final enforcers. No one sues their five-year-old for throwing a tantrum.
“If necessary to enforce rules” might be a slightly better modification; somebody who kills you because it’s more convenient than not killing you isn’t necessarily trying to govern your behavior, after all.
They’re unwilling or unable to escalate.