Reply #65: No, because a threat exists there. [View All]

Someone who has committed one violent crime will probably re-offend without intervention. Nobody was harmed in the first robbery, but a violent offense was still committed. They are a danger to society by their very presence, so the public good IS served by attempting to force the situation. With a violent offender, or even a suspected violent offender (as in your accused murderer scenario), every day they're on the street is putting lives at risk, so it's better to just get the risk done and over with.

These people are tax cheats. They are threatening nobody except the people who want to drag them to prison. They are NOT endangering society, so it's not worth forcing the issue immediately. An armed robber IS a constant danger to society.