I lived in Japan for six months. Before going over there, a fellow colleague told me not to get arrested because basically I wouldn't be getting out of jail for a long time. I'm not totally sold on the way Japan does things with respect to crime, but one thing is for sure: We're unlikely to hear about the situation from too many people who actually did something wrong.



I'll bite... That story is not as strange as you may think. What's strange to me is someone spending lots of time studying survival gear while ignoring protecting one's family. Some people talk about anarchy as if it's some strange concept that will never happen near them. Anarchy happens occasionally in areas of the U.S. It will continue to happen and get worse as each successive generation is less educated and more spoiled.

Note that during the Rodney King riots, the police basically drew a circle around a certain area and let it burn itself out. What would you do if your house were in that area? That's not a rhetorical question. Think it through. What if the whole state were in that area? You can say "just get out", but is that a realistic solution for EVERYBODY? What are you going to do for protection on the way as you're moving out? What are you going to do once you get to where you're going, just hope it's peaceful? What if you can't get completely away?

At some point, someone on your side is going to have to provide family protection in order to survive, whether it's the police, the army, your neighbor or if all that fails...you.