Westerschwelle said:
Cypher10110 said:
What if the state is acting in an unlawful way?
And you wish to rebel in a lawful manner?
But they arrest you unlawfully, to quell your lawful rebellion.
If you add guns into that situation it will only get worse.
If you trust your government, and stay out of their business. Then what you say is true. But if you do not trust or agree with what your government is doing, you need to have a voice. At the moment the police are silencing this voice.
Well I don't know how it is in the UK but here the state can't do unlawful things because they wouldn't have the backing of the armed forces. We have a system where soldiers have to refuse orders wich contradict current law and humanitarian rights. But that could have to do with our history so I don't know how it is in other countrys.
"Can't do unlawful things"
Because it is against the law?
The only laws that cannot be broken are the laws of nature. Every other law is a choice.
Arresting someone without charging them with an offence (and without having substantial evidence to support the arrest) is against the law. Most people, when asked by a police officer to "come with me, please" will say yes, out of respect/fear. You have every right to stay where you are unless they present either a warrant for your arrest or evidence for your arrest.
I'm guessing you were imagining a more dramatic "police state" type situation in your reply. I'm sure the armed forces work in a similar way over here to prevent such a thing.
It's just when it's happening so close to home, you can begin to feel like the people who are supposed to protect you are not working in your best interests. They're working in the best interests of their employers. Because that is what they have been trained to do.
At the end of the day a country is just a giant corporation. So big that you're born into it.