What would happen if the police forces disbanded globally and the Mafia took over? What would the world be like without the police to bust its operations and put its members out of commission?

It would be the wild west all over again. Chaos and greed would be the rule of law!

And how would that be different than what we have now?

I get your point, Boca. But there has to be some middle ground. Some extremists on the Left (and I'm certainly not assuming that you're a liberal) love the idea of anarchy. Until they see what anarchy really looks like .

A libertarian world is fine, an anarchist world in not .

"A libertarian world is fine, an anarchist world in not"

PB, that's some heavy shit right there! Who knew you were such a Philosopher!

Me, a philosopher?

I thought Plato was a kid's toy until just last week.

LOL!

Worst plate of spaghetti I ever had, too.

PB, I see your point and thanks for the insights.

anarchy like shooting animals down in the street?

you're not conservative about criminals and obstructing the justice of criminalss

you never complain about child molesters, rapist, or polygamy cults

so what is it that you're conservative about?

But it smells so good!

So, the different organizations would be vying for power, robbing, strong-arming and manipulating the strings? Who´d be who in such a reality?

Who´d the Yakuza be? The Triads? The Mafia? Let´s consider them players in this wild west world scenario that would result from letting them having a free reign.

The Cartels would rule the world. They have all the money, they have been choping off heads before it became fashionable.They don't give a fuck, they will kill you, your family, your kids and your dog and let you watch and then they will kill you. If you have the money, you have the Power.....Scarface

I agree branshooter,cartels but also russian would run it all the way..

Let´s consider your ideas, beanshooter. In your wild west scenario, who would the criminals in charge be? I´ve got some ideas...

The Triads: Evil Indian bandits?

The Yakuza: Ruthless strongarm hustlers?

The Mafia: Paid vigilantes

The Russian Mafia: Passionate power hungry land owners?

The Cartels: Wealthy, sinister power brokers?