SELF DEFENSE IS FOR DEFENSE ONLY, or WHY WE STILL NEED POLICE
The reason why we have fighting forces such as police and military is simply because the population as a whole is not trained in some form of self defense. Think about it. If everyone knew how to defend themselves (and by default, their neighbors as well) then it is doubtful there would ever be a need for a police force. All things being equal, if everyone was able to defend themselves, there would be very little if any violent crime committed against anyone.
But all things are not equal. And violent crime exists. There still lingers the nagging problem of selfishness. Where there is selfishness, there will inevitably appear a harmful desire to utilize one’s ability of self-defense in an offensive manner to unrightfully take something from someone or cause injury or worse.
Self defense training must be accompanied by an ironclad, unbreakable adherence to the principle of using fighting skills for self defense only, never for baseless aggression. Unless this principle is followed with complete devotion by all, then there will always be a need for a police force of some kind, even if it means that only one person is left in charge of such a duty. And even then, it is impossible for any police force to do its job effectively since the chances of the police being in the right place at the right time are slim at best. Such is the basis for a heavy media exposure to the public when a major crime is averted at the right time. This keeps the public thinking that they are safe, when in fact they are anything but, all due to the fact that only a few people are trained in the defensive arts.
Such are the problems that occur when even one person decides to be an asshole and let their selfishness lord over them for even a brief time. All suffer as a result.
Until all people successfully practice behaving in a selfless & beneficial manner while simultaneously ignoring their selfishness, there will never manifest anything close to the ancient dream of Utopia anywhere on Earth.
As an ideal, Utopia is possible. But its manifestation takes eternal vigilance, constant effort, or else all is lost. In other words, practice makes perfect. It is not impossible, just very challenging for a population to manifest.
If we want our world to resemble a joyful and compassionate Garden of Eden, forever basking in the Bliss of God’s perfection manifested on Earth, then all people must daily practice bringing it about without fail.
Anything less is failure. Anything less is a manifestation (no matter how slim) of some level of Hell.
