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Police to investigate the crime, arrest a suspect and hand them over to the CPS.
Army to defend against foreign threats.
Who protects the individual from attacks by predators?
I'd hate to see anarchy as the rule in the UK (though if a group want to live in an anarchist way - that's fine by me - just don't try and make me be part of it)
I'm not talking about anarchy, but about free citizens, in a free society, taking the steps they deem necessary to defend themselves against the attacks of predators.
Always insightful I think.
Police to investigate the crime, arrest a suspect and hand them over to the CPS.
Army to defend against foreign threats.
Who protects the individual from attacks by predators?
I'd hate to see anarchy as the rule in the UK (though if a group want to live in an anarchist way - that's fine by me - just don't try and make me be part of it)
I'm not talking about anarchy, but about free citizens, in a free society, taking the steps they deem necessary to defend themselves against the attacks of predators.
Thanks for posting that.Mike Ameling said:Several years ago, the FBI and a "research" university conducted interviews of criminals in prison. They asked a number of questions, including what those criminals feared the most - laws, police, etc. The number one fear mentioned by those criminals was the ... armed citizen! Especially amongst criminals that did home burglery, muggings, rapes, etc. They said that the Laws didn't bother them unless they got caught, and then only if their lawyer couldn't get them off. And the cops were easy to get around - since the cops could not be everywhere at once. Plus the cops had to ...try ... to arrest them. But they most feared running into an armed citizen.
Several years ago, a court case went all the way to the US Supreme Court. The decision? The police are not ... legally obligated ... to protect you!!!!! They are only legally obligated to show up eventually, investigate the crime, and then try to solve it and catch the person who committed that crime. Such a comforting decision by the top Court here in the US. It gives new meaning to that joke phrase:
Call 911? Government sponsored ... Dial A Prayer!
Always insightful I think.