Privatized justice and protection already exist empirically in Sicily

Evidence

Anarchists have argued that the state ought to disappear altogether for there is no need for its services. But this view is entirely different from advocating the privatization of justice and protection services. Among the few authors who argue in favor of the latter is Murray Rothbard (1973). He seems oblivious to the fact that the society… proposing exists already in Sicily and can hardly be described as a success. — Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia The Business of…, 771

Categorization

• XREF: Directly validates Gambetta’s core claim against anarcho-capitalist theory; Rothbard’s free-market anarchy as counterpoint to the Sicilian private-protection reality.