What about the law, in the broader sense. That is, if laws aren’t enforced, what things, as citizens, can we do to affect the change? The current leadership of the city doesn’t want property laws enforced, and though we have elections coming up, few are running who want to change this. As a single citizen, do I have any rights “higher up the chain” than my local government, to which I can appeal for justice?
I ask this, because what you are saying, Jack, makes total sense, and is pretty much how I feel about it. But the implication is that if I see someone stealing from me–and knowing full well the the police almost certainly won’t come if I call and if they do, won’t make an arrest–that I should just watch them do it and let it happen. This is really the conundrum I’m wrestling with here.

