the scalp bounty is open to question

It could have started on it's own, as proof of a warrior's poweress in battle. The samurai took heads and even held viewings. There was a story of a young samurai perfuming his hair before battle so his rotting head would not give offense.

A government is the most dangerous threat to man�s rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.