More douchebag cop behavior

[frankcastle]

You want the right to assault the theif? What kind of changes do you want?

Personally, I don't think I'll be looking to fight many theives if I have a chance to walk away.

 

[Thousand]

Of course not! I just want the one of the basic characteristic of capitalism to be preserved, which is government's protection of property rights in a formal property system. If a thief could steal your property, and that you are unable to deter the thief from stealing during the act because of the current law, then I think the property system has failed.

I wouldn't fight the thief either. I just stop buying stuffs, and keep my money in the bank. Good thing not a lot of people think like me, because this kind of thinking could really hurt the economy.

 

[frankcastle]

Impractical to expect the system to protect you completely. The list of things that are guaranteed is short compared to those that are not.

 

[frankcastle]

Not buying things to avoid theft is also taking things to an extreme.

 

[danibbler]

You don't change the law just to suit the cause de jour.

And the resto owner went after the guy with what can be construed as weapons.

The guy owns a restaurant, which obviously has a kitchen with many tools that could be used as a weapon. The fact that he confronted the thief with masala and a broom, instead of a meat cleaver and a pot of hot grease shows that his intention was just to deter the thief from stealing his belonging. Did the thief gets what he deserve--masala to the face? Yes!

In the eye of the law, anything could be a weapon. Even a peanut could be a weapon. However, we need to take things into considerations. The law serve a purpose, and that purpose is ultimately justice. If the law is outdated, and is no longer serving its purpose, then it need to be amended to what is just, so that it would prevent innocent people from being charged, and to stabilize the capital system.