Edmund Burke could have had this case in mind when he wrote these lines from his neglected essay "A Vindication of Natural Society": "In a State of Nature, it is true, that a Man of superior Force may beat or rob me; but then it is true, that I am at full Liberty to defend myself, or make Reprisal by Surprise or by Cunning, or by any other way in which I may be superior to him. But in Political Society ... if I attempt to avenge myself, the whole Force of that Society is ready to complete my Ruin."
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http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/no-ferguson-isnt-about-white-privilege/