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by denton-scratch 1020 days ago
> where you can't legally defend against attackers and biggest cities are controlled by gangs

Good grief, where do you get your information?

* In the UK, it's perfectly legal to defend yourself ("reasonable force").

* Beat policemen don't carry guns; firearms officers do. Any policeman can arrest anyone they suspect of an offence.

* Drug dealers rob one another; it's a direct result of prohibition. If you rob a drug dealer, he isn't going to report it to the police. That's nothing special to the UK (or to big cities).