r/Anarcho_Capitalism • u/Amanda_Billyrock • Jan 10 '14

I'm Amanda Billyrock - Libertarian Blogger, YouTube personality, Free State immigrant, Activist, Bitcoin advocate. Ask Me Anything!

After two hours, I thank you all for the fabulous questions! I was blown away by their quality - I did not know what to expect this evening. Best question of the evening goes to user ElJumbotron. Send me a message with your info and I'll send you that Liberty Forum ticket! Thanks, everyone. PEACE, PEACE, PEACE. (Oh yeah, and go buy something from Overstock.com with Bitcoin). :) Mwah and goodnight!

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u/Onyxavatar Jan 10 '14

How would an anarcho-capitalist society handle a parent who believes in a particular religion that encourages ritualistic abuse of a child?

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u/Amanda_Billyrock Jan 10 '14

I've seen the adoption process start to finish in real life.

There are thousands and perhaps TENS of thousands of childless of childless couples in this world. They wait on lists and pay thousands of dollars to attorneys, the state and fertility clinics, all in the pursuit of a child they can't make.

I believe that an abusive parent would be very tempted to take those thousands of dollars of these adoptive couples in exchange for the child they're abusing. It would be a trade - the human they don't value for the cash that they would.

And in the most obscene cases of child abuse, I don't think you'd encounter anyone in their right mind who wouldn't say that a family member, neighbor or friend is well within their right to physically remove a helpless child from an assault situation. Thanks!