[cucumber3732842]

Because there's a more robust legal framework for curtailing the inevitable abuse when the government does it than when it's done via the "oops our contractor who's a private company" slight of hand.

Same basic reason I'd rather have the cops after me than have the environmental/zoning/whatever civil enforcement jerks after me. There's just sooooo much more scrutiny (which really says a lot considering how bad the cops are).

[moate]

Said by someone who's clearly never had cops after them...

[cucumber3732842]

Said by someone who's clearly never tangled with civil enforcement.

Nearly your rights go out the window when it's non-criminal prosecution. The organizations also aren't nearly as robustly structured to limit damage by "bad apples" as real police departments are.

I know this sounds insane in light of how bad the cops are. That's because it is. Civil enforcement is essentially 50yr behind policing when it comes to transparency and accountability.

[8note]

how many times does civil enforcement shoot people in a year though?

do they have the power to assault you and then have it be your fault?

[cucumber3732842]

Of course the civil enforcers aren't shooting people. That's the cop's job. The civil enforcers are basically threatening to send the cops after you.

How many people get shot by cops because something civil escalated into a bench warrant?

Walter Scott's child support comes to mind.