Originally Posted by basa

Unfortunately I tend to feel that pacifism and other similar attitudes (generically "do gooders" if you like) have in no small measure contributed to todays dangerous world.

As a child I was subject to corporal punishments at school and home, it taught me crime = punishment, not crime = get away with it because no one can touch me and I'll sue if they do.

Similarly, as the article previously points out, when the punishment threat is removed nationally or globally, the dictators move in and bully everyone.