Many present-day objectors to military taxation would be happy paying towards civilian conflict prevention and other non-violent security measures, which an increasing number of experts regard as, if anything, more effective - not least, more cost-effective - than the violent ones.
Indeed, our own campus spent $4 million last fall to provide special security measures to ensure that violent protestors would not shut down the events that were scheduled by Ben Shapiro and Milo Yiannopoulos.
The impetus for this soft approach came in large part from the recognition that violent extremism cannot be combated through tradition security measures alone.
It's not a bad thing that the threat of suicide bombers has forced us to update and improve our security measures to detect and speedily derail violent conspiracies; the end of the Cold War had made us complacent.
And given that he's not accused of a violent crime, it's difficult to see why such extreme security measures are necessary.
While Lebanese politicians and the international community were quick to condemn the attack in Tripoli, local MPs and religious leaders debated whether "private security" measures should be adopted to prevent further violent acts.
They say so many violent crimes happen in its car park that it should employ security measures.
"We have seen what happens when [schools] ramp up police presence and other security measures in response to a shooting or other violent act.
Several violent episodes, including attacks on government forces, led the authorities to tighten security measures across Xinjiang for much of 2008.
On the other hand, Manila has the most (visible) security measures of any Asian casino destination, designed to thwart violent attacks and other threats.
There are wider issues at stake such as the safety of children, the possibility of American-style security measures in schools and the dangers of 'internet loners' concocting violent fantasies.
