Re:Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999)
by denton-scratch on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @04:56AM
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> where you can't legally defend against attackers and biggest cities are controlled by gangs
Good grief, where do you get your information?
* In the UK, it's perfectly legal to defend yourself ("reasonable force").
* Beat policemen don't carry guns; firearms officers do. Any policeman can arrest anyone they suspect of an offence.
* Drug dealers rob one another; it's a direct result of prohibition. If you rob a drug dealer, he isn't going to report it to the police. That's nothing special to the UK (or to big cities).
Good grief, where do you get your information?
* In the UK, it's perfectly legal to defend yourself ("reasonable force").
* Beat policemen don't carry guns; firearms officers do. Any policeman can arrest anyone they suspect of an offence.
* Drug dealers rob one another; it's a direct result of prohibition. If you rob a drug dealer, he isn't going to report it to the police. That's nothing special to the UK (or to big cities).