Criminality and illegality are necessary features of the security state

Evidence

In this sense, criminality and illegality are part of a global landscape of violence wrought by economic disparities in which threats become a feature necessary to the functioning of the security state. — Junaid Rana, Terrifying Muslims, 734

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: Speaks to the sacrificial function of designated threats, echoing the ritual-stabilizer logic of the sacrifice essay.