Submitted by gnome_chomsky in Anarchism
So my question is, how would things like hospitals, fire service etc work in an anarchist society? Mutual aid can only get you so far... How would people like murderers be brought to justice? I personally agree with ACAB, but someone has to stop child rapers and murderers... For the healthcare and fire service, could large mutual aid groups be set up? Or would people be expected to look after themselves?
rot wrote
people with medical knowledge heal people who are sick/hurt. moreover healthcare could be further decentralized with more people learning basic medical care. same with fire department, firefighting is often a voluntary position anyway. So yeah lots of mutual aid.
as for the rape and murder thing we aren't doing anything to stop those now, just punishing the perpetrators (sometimes)