Respect authoritah
What constitutes the offense where you would not rely on the authorities?
As a general rule, I don’t think I’d rely on the police for much. That doesn’t mean I would not call them either prior to or after handling something on my own but rather responsibility for dealing with such things are something I am prepared to do. For example, in the event of a home invasion, I’d have the Mrs. call while I investigated or I’d call after it was over merely so they could provide backup and recommend a good cleaning service.
I’m certain that what Ben means to ask is something to the effect of At what point do you take the law into your own hands. I’d like to think that I would always act lawfully in the event someone caused intentional harm to my loved ones. And I likely would. However, if that was exhausted and the result was not satisfactory, I’m not sure I’d let it slide.
