A constant theme in the public/private discourse, is how much responsibility should the government assume in the protection of private sector…

A constant theme in the public/private discourse, is how much responsibility should the government assume in the protection of private sector interests, particularly commercial interests. Homeland Security officials frequently interact with corporate security officers in search of government support to protect their respective businesses. The quid pro quo of the relationship is that the government looks to the private sector for access to information as well as implementation of countermeasures aimed at marginalizing the benefit to organized crime groups. Many foreign governments work more closely with the private sector than the US does. It is common for the private sector to fund regulatory, quasi government agencies to monitor their respective sectors. On a smaller scale, private corporations will also augment law enforcement budgets to fund positions for investigators to focus on crimes committed against them. Philosophically, this collusion presents an appearance of impropriety. Does this sort of public/private sector interaction put a price tag on justice?