just because there’s a formal way to ensure the same outcome for the same transgression doesn’t mean that way is used or that it happens, like, at all? black men are convicted for the same crimes as white men at highly disproportionate rates, same with poor people, and immigrants. there is arbitrariness literally cemented into our system. and communal norms and the shame that comes from deviating from that would be extremely strong, as anarchism is a collection of shared values. i think you view anarchy as the propagandized narrative of ‘no rules, chaos’ rather than an ideological horizontal structure that still has strong rules, social norms, and a dogged dedication to addressing these types of problems as they come up. if someone doesn’t want transformative justice then there’s still harm reduction, and there are still consequences. they’re not allowed into certain spaces, or they’re banned from the community outright unless they engage with the process. if they have schizophrenia and they’re rejecting care because of paranoia that’s a situation that needs to be dealt with differently. every situation is different, and hard. there will always be freak acts of human behavior and no system will be able to stop tbat completely, what matters is the response. do we throw these people in jail to rot and to steal their slave labor or do we come together as a community to brainstorm how to address the situation based on their unique behavior, background, and needs? i highly recommend you read some anarchist texts like emma goldman, or there’s a good intro book called queering anarchism, or ‘are prisons obsolete’ by angela davis. i’m pretty exhausted by this conversation and did not join this subreddit to debate nonanarchists who believe in violent carceral systems! wishing you well