> Doesn't it? There are many non-democratic countries in the world, and many shady things happen in the democratic ones as well (by whatever definition of 'demo

> Doesn't it? There are many non-democratic countries in the world, and many shady things happen in the democratic ones as well (by whatever definition of 'democratic'). I agree. My comment was framed for the context of a domestic debate in a country where there is current little political oppression, so the law enforcement argument may have more sway. The fact that political oppression doesn't happen every day here leads people to forget that it could happen here tomorrow.