Eton College exam question asks students to justify the Army killing protesters
I think this sort of exercise would be beneficial for everyone to do. Even the most benign government policies are enforced by the police and the military. I&#x27;m continually surprised at how often people offhandedly suggest that the government should do this or that, without even considering whether they would be personally willing to throw someone in prison for not going along, let alone if they would be willing to do violence to the person who refuses to go to prison. How many of our pet policies are we willing to do violence for, when push comes to shove?<p>Imagining the worst possible outcome and arguing that it&#x27;s worth the price is a valuable exercise, and I think a lot of people would find it&#x27;s not worth the price as often as intuition suggests, it&#x27;s just not always as obvious as killing protesters.