Moreover, in the system of criminal punishment in the libertarian world, the emphasis would never be, as it is now, on "society's" jailing the criminal; the emphasis would necessarily be on compelling the criminal to make restitution to the victim of his crime. The present system, in which the victim is not recompensed but instead has to pay taxes to support the incarceration of his own attacker – would be evident nonsense in a world that focuses on the defense of property rights and therefore on the victim of crime. Murray N. Rothbard
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In a libertarian society, the focus would not be on punishing the criminal but to make the victims of the crime whole again. In a law-free society, criminals will be held accountable for their actions and will have to pay for the damages they have caused. In a libertarian society, people will still have their own free will to do as they please as long as it doesn’t harm anyone else. This will lead to a much more peaceful world full of harmony and love as people will be able to deal with each other as equals without having to fear being put in prison.

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