... government was simply overwhelmed with the demand for law enforcement. There was a distinct lack of officers already in the west and because of the overwhelming demand the government simply didn't send any officers or any money with which to train new ones. This is because politicians simply didn't see the west as an issue worth spending money despite the high rates of lawlessness. Settlers didn't just go to the west from all over the country, but from all over the world. This caused conflicts between the large amounts of ethnic groups. There was also the fact that settlers followed a don't trust anyone philosophy because they didn't know anyone and didn't feel safe. This meant that there many potential sources of conflict. On top of this, following the civil war soldiers returned home with no idea of how to function in regular life again. So instead they decided to ...

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