Wow, I thought this kind of thing was done away with years ago

[--Pete]

Hi,

I believe the rule of thumb is that you are allowed to respond in kind. No bringing a gun to a fist fight, but if someone is attacking you with a gun, you're in the clear.

The rules up North.

From the reading of those rules, it seems that escalation within the law is very possible.

However, as should be quite apparent by now, this is not about the actual law, so much as the perception of society's "softness" to drug violence enforcement.

Thread crossover? Will this lead to thread macramé? I hope not -- I can't even keep up when things stay on topic:)

Kidding aside, it seems that there is enough leeway that a jury could easily vote the charisma of the attorneys.

--Pete