I have no right to practice such coercion, nor do I have a duty. I use my superior strength to overwhelm another's free will. But I justify my coercion by claiming that my superior wisdom and judgment enabled me to foresee what the child didn't see. Her ability to observe, think, and act appropriately isn't fully developed, so I use force to overwhelm her will and save her life. The problem is that if you add up all the coercive exceptions of the people who profess their love for freedom and individual sovereignty, you get the modern slave-state that all countries are now in, at least to some extent.
Coercion is the essence of slavery.
Coercion is the negation of individual freedom, self-ownership, and individual sovereignty. Therefore the coercer must decide for the victim. When coercion is perpetrated, there is almost always a loser. Reject Coercion Practice using your mind to persuade, instead of your muscles to force, and you'll become much more capable. The solution for the individual is to reject the use of coercion, prevent yourself from being coerced, and withdraw your support from coercers - the means for doing this is called Freedom Technology .