[melensdad]

Pami, you have to understand the British mentality. . . it is illegal to defend yourself with any sort of weapon, and they are willing to define pretty much anything as a weapon. So if you encounter a thug with a Gobstopper in a sock and he is swinging it at you, and you have a screwdriver in your hand and fight back, you are the one who is wrong if you injure your attacker.

I was pretty amazed by the culture over there, I've never seen so many homes with visible alarm systems and CCD camera systems over so many doorways, watching street corners, outside stores, etc. Big brother is watching and more than willing to bitch slap the honest subject (they are not citizens) who are sick and tired of thugs.