There's historical basis to this too--while it may be noble in heart, it didn't pan out! I've made several related posts to this in the past, Jessy... alas, many Residents simply can't come to a gridwide agreement about this. More than that, it's incredibly divisive. They usually tend to stop past the "Well, these are good ideas, but... are they actionable?" stage. Therefore, it seems more likely that Residents who own their own continent (e.g., a grouping of private islands) would carry out law enforcement experiments, and we--Linden Lab--would be watching to see how that goes. Consistent with that, we'd continue to give more land control tools--which is power in itself.
A key litmus test is this: floating the specific parameters of what this law enforcement programme should have, opening it for discussion out in General Topics, and seeing who agrees. If prior history is any indication (like "government in SL"
, conflicts will be spit in all directions about how to go about it and there'll be a great deal of anger, thus making it clear that Resis may do great entrepreneurial achievements on their own in this field, but it's really not something LL should impose.
A key litmus test is this: floating the specific parameters of what this law enforcement programme should have, opening it for discussion out in General Topics, and seeing who agrees. If prior history is any indication (like "government in SL"
, conflicts will be spit in all directions about how to go about it and there'll be a great deal of anger, thus making it clear that Resis may do great entrepreneurial achievements on their own in this field, but it's really not something LL should impose.I didn't discuss it on the General forums for the simple fact of what that forum has degenerated into for "discussions". I'm sorry, but I don't feel it's possible to have a discussion there anymore with things of this nautre. As was stated, they degenerate quickly into yelling matches.
I feel Law Enforcement is something LL should impose, as they are the only ones with the power and resources to do so. Setting that on the heads of island owners to muddle through is...well, it's not quite right.
In any event, if LL does not wish an organised group like a Law Enforcement Department, so be it.
Then give the new tools to Residents (ie per Avatar), not simply "land owners", however. The right to have a grief-free SL experiance should not rest on the fact of wether a person owns land or not.
~Jessy
