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  • $\begingroup$ if they don;t have deductive reasoning they can't have laws to break. $\endgroup$
    – John
    Commented May 6, 2020 at 2:04
  • $\begingroup$ @John You may be reading "crime" too narrowly. Theft does not require laws to be theft. Even without the concept of ownership and personal property, some of the population living off the labor of others this will drag the society down. $\endgroup$
    – Schwern
    Commented May 6, 2020 at 6:02
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    $\begingroup$ Sure but it won't be a crime, some of the population living off the labor of others describes several major forms of government. $\endgroup$
    – John
    Commented May 6, 2020 at 12:08
  • $\begingroup$ @John Leaving aside cynical views on taxation, a government proposes to do something beneficial; these aliens will just take and be taken from. I used "parasitic" for a reason. Even a rancher feeds and cares for their cattle knowing a symbiotic relationship will bring more benefit in the long run. Raiders eventually figure out its easier to offer protection in exchange for goods than to keep raiding. These aliens lack knowledge aforethought, planning, and collective action; I don't see how these aliens can rise to even "rancher" or "protection racket". $\endgroup$
    – Schwern
    Commented May 6, 2020 at 18:41