It's not that people are afraid of freedom it's that voluntarily and privately funded services like police don't make any sense. Using the police as the example, if you expected them to be funded by volunteers you'd very quickly see the police force crumble due to lack of funding. It'd be even worse if they were privately funded, only the people who could pay would receive protection. We just discussed this issue at length in the PCNation thread, you should take a look.
Personally I think taxation and public services are the fairest way to go. I feel like people who don't agree with taxation just expect the world to give them something for nothing. Or alternatively, would be happy with in-efficient or unequal services that can be much better and more fairly provided by the government.
I have done more research on private police if you would like to debate me privately. If you would like to read more on it, I would recommend searching for various Austrian economists such as Murray Rothbard or Dr. Walter Block. Rothbard has many of his works downloadable for free on the Mises Institute website. I can link it to you if ya want. :)
Taxation is theft and inherently wrong. "I feel like people who don't agree with taxation just expect the world to give them something for nothing." <-- that is very hypocritical. By wanting public services, you want monopolized and inefficient services to be given to you for no work. In a free market, you have to work. Call me greedy all you want, but no one deserves healthcare, police, or other services. I dont mean to smash on your opinion, and having public services are very reasonable, but please dont call people who dont want free stuff greedy.