[yokaze]

"That's libertarians for you — anarchists who want police protection from their slaves." - Kim Stanley Robinson, Green Mars

Or technically a character from the book.

But I think, that's the point of the article: Smaller government for the part of government which doesn't concern you. But that in turn might look differently for people in different circumstances.

Demographics (to avoid the term "race") affect your view if police or other parts of government are essential or rather part of the problem .

[Day1]

Thank you for your response. I’m curious to know what the utilitarian approach to policing would be. (An approach that is useful or beneficial to the majority?) I currently believe that approach is still a highly decentralized one—Local communities deciding what the best approach is and the freedom to move over to a different community if desired. And I still think that belief aligns most with libertarianism.