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>Every request by law enforcement must be opposed. Do not talk to cops. Do not give them an inch. Ever.

What if your house get robbed? I'm quite fond of law enforcement actually, and I enjoy living in a safe country.

You might try your luck then. But law enforcement has shot the homeowners in such cases. They usually arrive late or never at all. They open a case file and then tell you "well, we are not going to do anything, theft has a very low rate of convictions, just give the case number to your insurance".

In our "safe" country law enforcement press charges on you if you oppose the robber.

Of course. It is far easier to press charges against the victim, because they already have his data and confession.

That's why you just avoid dealing with the police if at all possible.

It's easier to avoid when you have a pig farm. I heard it takes 16 pigs to eat a human body in one setting.

By that point they have already failed to protect you and at most someone will be by with a clipboard. I have had motorcycles stolen from me and reporting it was met with an automated response saying there is no capacity for any follow up.

My house got robbed. The police haven't found the robber, haven't dedicated a single iota of effort in pursuing the matter, nor has the merchandise being returned.

Is this what you meant by police making you safer from crime?

Your house being robbed represents a failure of them to protect you

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