The Law and Survival

[fester_hicks]

When would you start breaking the law?

Soon or would you try to maintain some sort of civility and do the whole law abidding deal?

[detpat]

I would certainly abide by all laws that concern treatment of others and public order. Of course i do that anyway and wouldn't change the way i conduct myself.

Honestly i see my state guidelines for the use of force to be pretty good and appropriate and wouldn't find it to be overly restrictive.

Are you talking about looting and theft? That might be a different situation. If i were in an emergency situation and needed to steal something to save my life or the life of a family member.......of course i would. Steal tv's or Ipods.....no way.

[DarthJoe8]

Are you asking in regards to a zombie outbreak kinda thing? One thing i've noticed in many stories is that when shit hits the fan lots of people revert to barbarism. They have zombie/human fights and spectators are watching the humans get eaten for enjoyment.Raping the women, the list of atrocities are endless. Kinda pathetic.

Personally i would act the way i currently do, with respect and honor. I would expect the same from other survivors i'd be with. Of course if they're all a bunch of A-holes then i'm off on my own. They could be more dangerous than the Zeds.

[AN OLD SHOE]

i agree....i would remains civilized...but once no one is in the stores to sell me the food..i will kinda have to steal it...becuase my job will be gone too

[Z-Day is very soon]

i wouldnt do any thing barbaric but only steal weapons and food ......and maybe a car or two

[zmbvan]

I might blow some stuff up for fun, but besides that I would just steal. I would still have my morals. I wouldn't want to hurt anyone, unless they try to harm me.

[Behemoth]

Originally Posted by Z-Day is very soon

i wouldnt do any thing barbaric but only steal weapons and food ......and maybe a car or two

You mean "borrow" some weapons & food

[stonyman65]

I would abide by the law to begin with, but if the law somehow got in my way of survival (ie knocking over a gun store to get some ammo, carrying a gun without a permit...) or something, then screw it. Laws where made to be broken.

[vortec1]

See in my line of work there is nothing but the law, You just have to know how to use it!

[detpat]

If it's a genuine ZPAW, then your only legal concern is not getting locked up or shot in the early stages. The local lockup is gonna be a less than optimum Bug out location. Once you get past that you are into a more moral compass situation.

[Tripoli]

In true survival situations some laws are overlooked. Like when you kill and eat an endangered animal to survive. The law will not prosicute.

[Jimmy]

I would abide and uphold all the laws of the state and the constitution as I am going to be a sworn Police Officer on April 25th. As soon as the President inacts Martial Law (which would probably happen), I will be dispatching anything near me that I feel is a danger to my family, friends, or myself.

[zombieuprising]

Originally Posted by zmbvan

I might blow some stuff up for fun, but besides that I would just steal. I would still have my morals. I wouldn't want to hurt anyone, unless they try to harm me.

same here

[Victor Clark]

I definately wouldn't try to kill anyone (unless it's in self-defense), but I can honestly see myself running out of stores around zombies with a shopping cart full of CDs, movies, clothes, and maybe some non-parishables like candy and coke. But later on I would only focus on necessities like guns and food.

[zombieuprising]

why crap first and neceseties later if i may ask?