Dear Paul:

1. call the cops

2. if that doesn’t work, shoot ’em; self defense is still justified, even in this cancel culture

Calling the cops may well not work because of the Ferguson Effect.

Best regards,

Walter

From: Paul

To: wblock@loyno.edu

Subject: The NAP and violent mobs

Hi Walter,

In respect to the non-aggression principle, how can I defend myself against a mob?

The scenario I am considering is one where I am in my home, and a mob is outside. I believe I am faced with the following options:

A. I go on my front porch to reason with the mob, then they grab me, beat me, and kill me.

B. I don’t go outside and they burn my house down with me inside.

C. I begin firing on the mob with firearms the moment they arrive and I determine they have violent intent.

(There is no reasonable option for escape – running out the back door means I will face the mob on a different section of street and without protection of my house.)

My concern is that some members of the mob may not actually understand what they are involved in, despite a clear history of the mobs in my city violently beating and murdering people and burning down their buildings. My only option for using violence in defense of my liberty will require acting with violence against individuals for whom there is no other method I can use to determine that they actually desire to do physical harm to me or my property.

Sincerely,

Paul

Best regards,

Walter

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