Beating someone with a wrench feels unlawful/forbidden pretty much everywhere.

Unless you are FBI of course

I mean, I don't disagree, but there are far more government agencies around the world that will beat you with a wrench first.

If you are lucky, then the three letters are from Latin alphabet, but you never know

Uh, no, a judge can put you in prison, but it's still very much unlawful for the FBI to beat you with a wrench.