#94800 - 05/16/07 01:45 PM
Re: More anti-self defense silliness from Scotland
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Wow, I love it! Too bad more states don't have laws like that; home breakins, carjackings, etc, would probably decrease like crazy...
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#94836 - 05/16/07 08:20 PM
Re: More anti-self defense silliness from Scotland
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Obviously because, in the paradise that has become Scotland, any attempt at self-defense using a weapon, no matter how reasonable, is illegal and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. But armed home invasions are winked at.
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If you think that is crazy, read THIS. Burglars are not supposed to be let off with a caution(kind of like a traffic ticket, where you plead guilty and get a fine, but it goes on your record) because their jails are crowded.
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#94844 - 05/16/07 09:49 PM
Re: More anti-self defense silliness from Scotland
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If you think that is crazy, read THIS.
How can people live this way/let this happen?! I wonder how long it'll be before vigilante justice takes over. Hmm, on the other hand... I've always wanted my own private island. The way it looks me and a few of us here could rule Britania. Hey Ironraven, do you want to be Dravot or Carnehan? Anyone else want in? -Blast
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#94845 - 05/16/07 09:58 PM
Re: More anti-self defense silliness from Scotland
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perhaps we could interest them in some shrubberies?  I'll be Arthur "Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can 'ni' at will to old ladies. There is a pestilence upon this land. Nothing is sacred. Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress at this period in history."
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#94857 - 05/17/07 12:24 AM
Re: More anti-self defense silliness from Scotland
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Well, but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!
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#94861 - 05/17/07 01:13 AM
Re: More anti-self defense silliness from Scotland
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perhaps we could interest them in some shrubberies? I'll be Arthur Dibs on Tim the Enchanter!!! -Blast
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#94868 - 05/17/07 02:22 AM
Re: More anti-self defense silliness from Scotland
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Well, Heinlein did have a revolt that started in Scotland in one of his novels- Starship Trooper? Puppet Masters?
*sticks hand in back pocket* Blast you Blast, you twisted my arm into having to go back and read all that wonderful old sci-fi again. :P
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#94872 - 05/17/07 02:32 AM
Re: More anti-self defense silliness from Scotland
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Yes, well, I want to be the keeper of the Vorpal Bunnies then.
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#94878 - 05/17/07 03:10 AM
Re: More anti-self defense silliness from Scotland
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go back and read all that wonderful old sci-fi again. :P Don't forget "Tunnel in the Sky"!! Throw some L. Niven and A.C. Clarke in too. If you have the time read this series and let me know what you think. -Blast
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