I'm sorry to hear you got robbed. Like the policeman, I am glad to hear you are ok, FWIW.
"Let’s drop the libertarian pretense, and call the force that provides safety for its constituents a government."
My impression is that libertarianism traditionally endorses policing as a core governmental function, distinguishing it from anarchism. So I don't think the lessons here are really for libertarianism. My uninformed suspicion would be that the governmental authorities around Wheaton are totally comfortable with government, but maybe have neglected the basics.
I'm sorry to hear you got robbed. Like the policeman, I am glad to hear you are ok, FWIW.
"Let’s drop the libertarian pretense, and call the force that provides safety for its constituents a government."
My impression is that libertarianism traditionally endorses policing as a core governmental function, distinguishing it from anarchism. So I don't think the lessons here are really for libertarianism. My uninformed suspicion would be that the governmental authorities around Wheaton are totally comfortable with government, but maybe have neglected the basics.