I was cruising through the personal blogroll when I ran across this nugget at RightThoughs.

In response to Dave Kopel's article in NRO about British government hostility toward the right of self-defense, a reader writes to convey his experience with a police officer during orientation at Pepperdine University.

Excerpt: "If we were attacked, we were to assume a defensive posture, such as raising our hands to block an attack. The reason was (and she spelled it out in no uncertain terms) that if a witness saw the incident and we were to attempt to defend ourselves by fighting back, the witness would be unable to tell who the aggressor was"

And: "The feeling I got was, in London, it is not permissable to defend oneself"

He goes on to describe how it is illegal to carry a pocket knife or mace. Even for women.

I always did want to visit the relatives, but it looks as though they'll have to head west like Grandpa did. Oh well, at least the exchange rate will be in their favor.