One of the original meanings of the word "Outlaw" was that a person was outside the protection of the law. Among other things that meant that they could be killed with impunity, the law would do nothing for them. Imagine the plight of a convicted felon who had killed people, was convicted of the murders, and was set back on the street unarmed and without the protection of the law. They could be shot like a rabid dog.
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
