Prosecution for defending yourself against muggers is almost routine in some jurisdictions. The most famous is Bernhard Goetz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Goetz >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >On Behalf Of Peter Evans >Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 10:53 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [funsec] the thief might get hurt! > >On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 12:19:26AM -0500, Gadi Evron wrote: >> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1075809/No-barbed-wire--hurt- >thieves-allotment-holders-told.html > > I'm waiting for someone to get jail time for defending himself > from a mugger. That would, one hopes, be the last straw and all > this stupidity would get a righteous stomping on by the incensed > public voting the wets out. > > Where I live, I can't vote, which ist just as well, as I'd vote > for whichever candidate DOESN'T DRIVE AROUND IN A MINIBUS BLARING > OUT "VOTE ME!" at 9am on a sunday morning. I think all the >elections > are rigged anyway, nothing changes and the status quo remains >regardless > of who thinks they are in power. > > P > >_______________________________________________ >Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. >https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec >Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
