It’s easier to move out? You are not born under a landlord. You do not swear fealty to the flag of the landlord. Nobody thinks the landlord should be able to draft you for civil service. The landlord cannot put you in jail for failing to pay rent. There’s a long, long list of other differences where the landlord as government analogy breaks down. I’m surprised anyone still brings it up.
EDIT: Ha. You changed it. In reality, not necessarily that much, although it’s nice to have extra governmental agency that you can choose to pay or not, and that is accountable to the government in a transparent way. Asking the government to regulate itself is almost as dumb as asking a logging company to regulate itself.
Well, If you expect a landlord to perform the functions of a government, by, say, regulating noise levels for the benefit of tenants, then doesn’t the analogy hold in this particular case? If regulation is bad, does it matter if it’s regulation by landlord or regulation by city council?
If a landlord tries to have you evicted, and you refuse to leave when a court rules that you must do so, local law enforcement is allowed to physically remove you from the property. That doesn’t sound non-violent to me.
This is a fair point. I would note, however, that eviction typically requires repeated notification, and opportunities for you modify your behavior before encountering violence.
Contrast with how your local sheriff can bust down your door in the middle of the night, shoot your dogs, destroy your property, and arrest you merely for suspecting you of possessing marijuana. And then be praised for it even if you are innocent.
It’s easier to move out? You are not born under a landlord. You do not swear fealty to the flag of the landlord. Nobody thinks the landlord should be able to draft you for civil service. The landlord cannot put you in jail for failing to pay rent. There’s a long, long list of other differences where the landlord as government analogy breaks down. I’m surprised anyone still brings it up.
EDIT: Ha. You changed it. In reality, not necessarily that much, although it’s nice to have extra governmental agency that you can choose to pay or not, and that is accountable to the government in a transparent way. Asking the government to regulate itself is almost as dumb as asking a logging company to regulate itself.
Well, If you expect a landlord to perform the functions of a government, by, say, regulating noise levels for the benefit of tenants, then doesn’t the analogy hold in this particular case? If regulation is bad, does it matter if it’s regulation by landlord or regulation by city council?
It does matter if one has guns (or SWAT teams) and the other relies on non-violent persuasion.
::does some Googling::
If a landlord tries to have you evicted, and you refuse to leave when a court rules that you must do so, local law enforcement is allowed to physically remove you from the property. That doesn’t sound non-violent to me.
This is a fair point. I would note, however, that eviction typically requires repeated notification, and opportunities for you modify your behavior before encountering violence.
Contrast with how your local sheriff can bust down your door in the middle of the night, shoot your dogs, destroy your property, and arrest you merely for suspecting you of possessing marijuana. And then be praised for it even if you are innocent.