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The US justice system is the best in the world and one of the reason's why capitalism has flourished so well here. It is by no means perfect, but a free market only works when the rules are enforced.

Giving up on crime doesn't strike me as a sensible solution for any community. See San Francisco et al.

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> The U.S. justice system is the best in the world, and one of the reasons...

I'm sorry, but this is the first time I've heard such a statement, and would like to know more.

The shariah justice system is the best in the world and one of the reason's why Islam has flourished so well there. It is by no means perfect, but a pious society only works when the rules are enforced.

I'd rather live under sharia law than anarchy

Or better, read again and get the sarcasm in that comment.

How does that change the OP’s point?

That's what the Islamic Courts Union were doing in Somalia after the government collapsed into anarchy, and they were reasonably effective at stamping out lawlessness, but they were taken down by Ethiopia and the US and the vacuum was replaced by the Shebab, who are far, far worse.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Courts_Union

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