People who think the government needs to be tougher on criminals should stop and consider the fact that the government thinks everyone is a criminal. It just hasn't gotten around to arresting you. Yet.

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There is no historical evidence against the argument that all government eventually devolves into tyranny. The tyranny state is just one stage in the cycle of government and we'd be fools to actively encourage it.
Self-defense is often criminalized, for lesser residents. There's a reason why I have blue eyes, after all. The government respecting your natural rights is always and everywhere a reflection of your status.
Everyone's heads were worth less, back then. People didn't live as long and their lives were generally more violent. Also, you couldn't vote out a king. You _had_ to chop his head off, to change the government.