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Shame is the Answer

When UCLA political science [sic] major Alexandra Wallace posted an anti-Asian rant on YouTube, UCLA officials did what government always does. It ordered an investigation. UCLA's actions tie into a common theme, namely, that government has a monopoly on force. When a plump little cumtrap like Wallace posts an inappropriate video, we're all supposed to sit on hands. We're supposed to do nothing. It's for the government alone to act. Yet what could UCLA do to Wallace that is worse than what the Internet's everyday people have done? Her life is going to be very difficult, as Google searches are part of every employer's pre-employment process. People who Google Wallace's name will find that video. The government needn't do a thing to punish her, as the rest of us will...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on March 18, 2011 (boomark / email).