On Europe

[kespernorth]

Now, I must admit I'm a big fan of Europe.

But this whole self-defense thing...

If a burglar breaks into my home, and I am not permitted to thrash him within an inch of his life for daring to tread upon my sacrosanct territory, I shall be very cross.

I am not psychologically capable of standing by and letting someone try to kill me or my loved ones, or perpetrate other such violent crimes, if I know it's going on. It's just not going to happen.

It is not right to send someone to jail for trying to defend themselves, their home, or their loved ones. I don't see how one is supposed to stand blithely by and just let it happen.

I do not understand what made the Europeans -- the British especially -- have such an ass-backwards ideas about self-defense. "Oh, sure, Mister Serial Killer, you're welcome to castrate me and choke me with my own testicles while I wait for the police to arrive; after all, it simply wouldn't be sporting if I defended myself! Why, I should go to jail for even thinking about it! Oh, dear, terribly sorry, did you break a nail? Here, let me get a file for that for you; can I lick your boots while I'm at it? I'm sure we'll have plenty of time, the police are unionized and probably having a nice cup of coffee..."

What the fuck do they expect? That offering your would-be killer a nice cup of tea will solve everything? For fuck's sake, people.

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[kespernorth.livejournal.com]

That's at least moderately sensible.

But in Denmark, for instance, you aren't allowed to lift a finger at all. The relevant documents are, of course, in Danish, so I can't cite you sources for this, but both my mother and our Danish houseguest swear that this is true...