Message from @NativeInterface
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unless you are friends or something. but we are assuming just acquaintances , far on the other side of town, or the valley or something.
is the problem that the attacked group doesnt have a state military to defend them, or whats the angle?
its just two groups in an an-cap world.
a conflict has arisen to the point of armed disagreement.
its far enough removed that you don't know the origin point
no idea who the actual aggressor is
just that you see it happening
so basically a gang conflict?
or two rival families
maybe some honor thing
but more or less
you have no reason to assume it will spread
not to you anyway
it's just regular crime, you can have defense firms and private police
right, but you have no reason to get involved
do you?
well do the victims need help with defense or not?
who is the victim?
you don't know them well enough
the people getting killed
its an armed conflict, people are getting shot at from both sides
you don't know which side attacked first
maybe one side opened up from their property and the other is trying to end it
all you know is two groups started fighting, and one side starts to lose.
they still have not directly threatened you
the violence is contained for the most part to these two neighboring properties
it depends entirely on the context, if they have private policing established, if they both have defense agencies there is dispute resolution agencies and arbitration
what is private policing?
or have they decided not be involved in those things and chosen to live out in the wasteland on their own
who is paying for private policing?
I would assume private police would work like ambulance
you could have crowdfunding, or you could have membership fees, or any funding method you could possibly think of that doesnt involve coercion
you get a bill at the end
so, what if they didn't feel like they needed the police
So pure volunteerism
then they should have the freedom to live with that choice and deal with the consequences
their neighbors might pay for the police, but these 2 groups felt strong enough they didn't need it
so, you let them fight it out then
it kind of reminds me of antia and far right groups come dressed ready for a fight
not a bad comparison