A hardfork does not utilize force.
It just seizes every other DAO's (using the same code) funds in the process without regard to how it affects them. "Oh it's just a little DAO only worth $10,000, they won't mind. We're too big to fail, so **** 'em, let's hardfork!".
No force is required because there is no opportunity to resist.
If all DAO code is broken then why not shut it all down? Let me propose something else, if you can't trust the code in a decentralized smart contract platform then what do you gain as a community? Without the ability to trust the programmers of the code or the code itself you have absolutely nothing but a scam. Yet it's currently a situation where we cannot the DAO code anymore.
What should be done to restore trust and faith in smart contracts in general?