Posted on 09/18/2014 2:13:39 PM PDT by Kartographer
Imagine coming home from work and finding that a group of men have broken into your house. What do you do?
I have a gratified feeling that for an increasing number of our readers, the answer would be to draw their firearm and defend the home.
But it’s safe to say most folks would… call the police.
This happened in Greece recently, as recounted to me in an email by a colleague who was visiting his family in a rural, seaside town in the country’s southern mainland.
There’s recently been rash of home burglaries in the village– a remarkable turn of events for a place accustomed to leaving windows and doors unlocked.
In one instance, a local resident came home and spied a thief in progress; he immediately called the police to dispatch a unit as quickly as possible. And the police reportedly told the man, “We haven’t enough fuel to come out there right now.”
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to hear that public services are being cut back in Greece given how messed up their economy is.
But protecting citizens against crime is supposedly one of the sacrosanct terms of the social contract.
Citizens around the world have exchanged their freedom for security. It’s a completely absurd trade. . . but nevertheless it’s happened.
(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...
You Know Your Country Is Broke When...the electorate is so freaking stupid that it twice[!] elects an inexperienced [never had a real job] politician [rabble rouser] whose main selling point was that he’s black.
Do they have enough money to pay welfare for the towelheads who are infiltrating the country?
I believe you’re thinking of THX1138.
Good call.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.