• BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Not OP check out my username for an idea of where I live. Besides a bit of gang on gang action in our capital, violent crimes are extremely rare. It’s maybe once a year that police have to shoot at a person, and even then police officers will assess the situation and if possible not go for center mass.

    Note how I left out theft. That’s because you can’t directly use violence to protect property.

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      2 months ago

      Note how I left out theft. That’s because you can’t directly use violence to protect property.

      I remember hearing this when I lived in the UK for a few years and I was blown away. What are you expected to do if being robbed? Let it happen?

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          2 months ago

          Yeah, not here.

          I’ve had shit stolen. The police “handled it” to an extent but we will never get back priceless family heirlooms given to us from my wife’s side of the family. Fuck thieves.