alt Hacker News> As a society we should structure incentives such that agents of the government should be exposed to the externalities resulting from their actions.
That’s the most oblique way of writing “lock and load” that I’ve ever seen.
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ceejayoz • today at 2:00 AM
That’s one interpretation.
The same could describe “abolish qualified immunity and make law enforcement carry insurance like doctors.
Too much malpractice? Insurance goes up.
direwolf20 • today at 12:46 AM
You may not advocate violence on HN. That's why the other guy spoke of the "three" boxes of liberty.
It's a recommendation for us to lobby Congress to make an amendment to US Code. It would add a requirement for mandatory disciplinary action for agents in the government who breach public trust, with a series of specific elements to ensure a narrow application of the policy.
It's delightfully surprising to see text interpreted in different ways. It would not have occurred to me to have considered your understanding.