Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27082610-20170424154014/@comment-25936766-20170519000647

For starters, just because Police exists it doesn't mean militias can't form, at least in some areas, especially the ones with more crime. The existence of police simply means that militias wouldn't be "big" in most areas.

Now, would a bunch of militia guys be more efficient than the actual police? Maybe, maybe not. Would a bunch of militia guys be powerless against any WF that is more than a mook? Obviously.

But, that doesn't mean they wouldn't be formed, and in fact a good number of times militias form because the people don't see the police as good-enough at doing their jobs, ignoring whether they would do a better job by themselves.

I can half-see such a thing happening, if not in Vale, then at least in Mistral, where you're either rich or a criminal. The middle man must have a hard time. Meanwhile, in a place like Atlas, it would be nonsensical given Ironwood's "AKs everywhere, always watching you, for your protection" feel.