Kaal posted:

The fundamental issue with "sanctuary cities" - and other libertarian utopias - is that it only works so long as the "right people" take advantage of it. It's great when it's inhabited solely by streetwise Robin Hoods with a heart of gold, but not so much when it's ruled by slasher gangs that have no law to fear. Ten Towns turns into Rapture pretty quickly.


Any particular "Sanctuary City" could vary as to its adherence to law, but on the whole I'd say that a place like Ten Towns would be Neutral, whereas Rapture would be Chaotic Neutral, and Ankh Morpork would be Lawful Neutral.


San Francisco would be Lawful Good, as would most real-world cities in the world. They're generally run by people who have the positive interests of the majority in mind, with an eye toward law and order, and the class/race/gender/etc. issues of modern politics wouldn't enter into it. The closest thing we have to "sanctuary cities" would either be something like an outlaw town (such as Hole-in-the-Wall in Wyoming, which was run by cowboy outlaws) or a UN refugee camp (which are often dominated by local warlords). If they don't break up themselves due to the lack of law and order, then they end up getting invaded by outsiders who are tired of being raided by pirates/thugs/what-have-you.