I’m on my phone right now, can’t send a link but the first thing that comes to mind is that British woman handcuffed and taken away for “ misgendering “ someone.
Look it up.
You would probably laugh at that and say it isn’t much, but IMO this is only the beginning. You never would have thought that possible 10 years ago.. wait until 10 years into the future.
Also , we have other rights of self protection here in the US. I’ve seen elderly people walking around in Oakland carrying a good sized walking stick, obviously as a club for self protection.
That kind of thing is prosecutable in England… where you are screwed if you protect yourself too much.
Their law does not share our ideals of individual rights. They are more concerned about the rights of the masses obviously, but those rights can be changed by the whim of parliament. Our rights are ingrained in the constitution