[Ancesthntr]

I think that I would prefer martial law over complete and utter mayhem and lawlessness, though I admit that both are very poor choices.

No thank you. Choosing martial law is choosing to trust the very people that caused a lot of our problems to begin with, instead of the people to defend themselves. Unless we're talking about gangs of dozens or hundreds running wild, the average citizen or neighborhood in most parts of the country can take care of themselves. The less law-abiding will get weeded out pretty quickly.

[appeal2]

The country just voted for martial law. Bambi’s Brown Shirts will help keep “order.”

[hinckley buzzard]

the average citizen or neighborhood in most parts of the country can take care of themselves. The less law-abiding will get weeded out pretty quickly

It appears you may not have spent any time in our inner cities lately. Whole neighborhoods where residents cannot leave their homes after dark, and no one, not cops, not government, not citizens, nobody, lifts a finger to restore order.