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On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:24:02 +0200
Georgi Guninski <[email protected]> wrote:

> > > I am not native English speaker, so have 2 questions.
> > >
> > > 1. What is the difference between "Martial Law" and
> > > torturing innocent people without trial [-1]?


	None, as already pointed out. Although I'm guessing your
	question was a rhetorical question and didn't require an
	answer...

> > 
> > Literally, Martial law means you can be shot for breaking the orders
> > of the designated enforcers. 


	Sorry, wrong. Literally martial law means military law. Get a
	dictionary.

	And of course, all state law is martial law when you devote a
	couple of minutes to think the issue trough.



> It represents "ad hoc, brutalist law"
> > in common usage.
> >

> 
> Thank you.
> 
> You mean something like the 2014 Ferguson unrest
> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2014_Ferguson_unrest&oldid=644092498
> where "police established curfews and deployed riot squads to maintain
> order."?
> 
> curfew == веÑ?еÑ?ен Ñ?аÑ??