Epsilon Wrote:I'm very glad I don't live in a country where it is legal to shoot people who try to break into my house, and where if I did so (to a police officer or not) I would probably go to jail.Taxes aren't the issue. It's unwise spending on behalf of the politicians. (School districts with superintendents that make more than US$150,000/year, anyone?)
You don't live in the wild west anymore. 911 exists. Use it.
(And if it isn't working well enough, then perhaps raise your damn taxes and pay for more police)
And no, this isn't the wild west. It's the modern age where people get shot just for the shoes their wearing. When home invasions are commonplace, 911 just isn't fast enough.
Do home invasions happen where you live, Epsilon? BTW: the definition of a home invasion in the USA is, where by force or trickery, one or more people get inside your home while your there and take whatever they want by show of force.