A controlled world is only safe for those who are still deemed fit to live by those with power over the masses.

Who watches the watchmen; indeed.

In a free world, the strength of the masses is held paramount to ensuring the safety of the whole against mass-tyranny. If you look towards your fellow man with caution and suspicion simply because you woke up to a scary-looking thunderstorm of violence, that is your own problem.
-I suggest you learn to deal with it, rather than seek to destroy it.

What happens when you elect a leader who views YOU as suspicious? Would you be in favor of being swatted out of the blue and then 'indefinitely detained' in an unmarked grave by the highway? [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb4f1xpSu-I]Since you are suggesting the implementation of 'street judges' by your angle.[/url]

So, are we talking about crime prevention, or crime and punishment?
-As we have proven punishment is hardly a prevention.