by Karl Denninger, Market Ticker:

There’s a clear divide this time between parties in the upcoming election.

Its rather simple from where I sit; you may find this a bit jarring, or even disturbing.

You should.

It’s this: Is this nation one where we actually have a justice system with deterrents for personal and property crime against ordinary people, or must those of us who are not members of the criminal class conclude that there is no purpose for police of any stripe and settle their own problems in a perfunctory and final manner?