Are you actually arguing that if someone is different from his neighbors it is acceptable for them to lie about him to the police, and that anything that happens to him is actually HIS fault because he is an “a**hole” for simply expecting his property rights be respected and/or for attempting to exercise his right to individual self determination??
Really?
That doesn’t strike me as a particularly conservative position.
—Are you actually arguing that if someone is different from his neighbors it is acceptable for them to lie about him to the police, and that anything that happens to him is actually HIS fault because he is an “a**hole” for simply expecting his property rights be respected and/or for attempting to exercise his right to individual self determination??—
No.
—That doesn’t strike me as a particularly conservative position.—
It’s not. A conservative postion would be to understand that actions have consequences. And, although the phrase “you right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins” very much applies, don’t think the “but I didn’t touch your nose” argument works if you continue to swing your fist and stop just short of my nose.
People looking for trouble will usually find it. Also, although we are not yet Singapore, there really are minimal standards for living in nicer neighborhoods. They will find a way to get rid of you - one way or another. Key word is “minimal”.
These people appeared to have tripped the “minimal” switch.