Re: I guess we should just let criminals run amok.
Freedom is a relative concept. If you recall the Crusaders, commissioned by the Pope to get new recruits into the church, would go from village to village and give the people an ultimatem. "Become a christain and worship our god or we will kill all of you, burn your houses and slaughter your animals. Which do you choose?" Needless to say they killed milliions who resisted. Sounds very similar to what the US is doing in Iraq. History has a way of repeating itself when the tyrants have the power. They don't hesitate to use it for their own gain. It's also similar to what the white man did to the native american indians. "These are savages who need to be civilized. If they resist, kill them."