The U.K.’s Upside-Down Approach to Crime: Shoot a Burglar, Go to Jail

The U.K.’s Upside-Down Approach to Crime: Shoot a Burglar, Go to Jail

Last year, I held an unofficial contest to see whether the United Kingdom or the United States had the dumbest bureaucrats and/or most absurd examples of political correctness.

Since that time, I’ve posted additional examples of gross government stupidity from both sides of the Atlantic. From the United Kingdom, we have these gems.

• An effort to stop children from watching Olympic shooting events.
• The most pointless sign in the history of the world.
• An ID...