Because if I shoot the mugger instead, I get arrested by the same police I&#x27;ve already been forced to paid for. Why is this so hard to understand?<p>[Edit: incidentally, I have called the cops three times in my life. The first two times I was told &quot;it&#x27;s not my problem&quot;. The third time they just hadn&#x27;t showed up in 15 minutes, so I got bored and left.]