Crime
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The LP Platform Currently Reads
The Issue: The continuing high level of violent
crime -- and the government's demonstrated inability to deal with it -- threatens
the lives, happiness and belongings of Americans. At the same time, governmental
violations of rights undermine people's sense of justice with regard to crime.
Victimless crime laws themselves violate individual rights and also breed
genuine crime.
The Principle: The only justified function
of government is the protection of the lives, rights and property of its
citizens.
Solutions: The appropriate way to suppress
crime is through consistent and impartial enforcement of laws that protect
individual rights. We applaud the trend toward private protection services
and voluntary community crime control groups.
Transitional Action: We call for an end to
"hate crime" laws that punish people for their thoughts and speech, distract
us from real crimes, and foster resentment by giving some individuals special
status under the law. Laws pertaining to "victimless crimes" should be repealed.
We support institutional changes, consistent with full respect for the rights
of the accused, which would permit victims to direct the prosecution in criminal
cases.
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