No, states can't do violence because they don't have hands, so they can't hold g...

		immibis 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social... No, states can't do violence because they don't have hands, so they can't hold guns or bats. The violence is done on behalf of the state by some of the people it convinces, mostly police officers and soldiers.

You didn’t answer the question. What does the word “legitimate” mean to you?