Do you think they were originally talking about banning swords, but then some consultant told them it would lose them votes with guys who have like replica lotr swords in their houses, and is there any way we could do this a little more racistly?
The venn diagram between guys who have replica lotr swords and guys who have katanas is going to be a near circle
Much more likely it's to protect people who still have like, actual swords that their grand-grand-grandfather-uncle used to stab poors with or whatever. I mean it is england
near circle, because I have never quite been able to justify throwing down cash for a katana even though I dearly want one.
Much more likely it's to protect people who still have like, actual swords that their grand-grand-grandfather-uncle used to stab poors with or whatever. I mean it is england
there was a case where three guys with guns broke in to some dude's house, the dude pulled the ancestral sword off the mantle and fought them off, and was then prosecuted for, idk, knife crime or whatever the fuck Brits think the law is. Absolutely wild. Probably a corner case, but it was just unbelievable to me. There's no castle doctrine or unlawful use of force or duty to retreat here, the guy was outnumbered and the assailants had fire arms. I simply cannot imagine anyone looking at that situation and saying that fighting for your life was unreasonable or criminal. I really hope it was just a made up sensational tabloid thing or something, I can't imagine how utterly crushing it would be to survive such a horrific situation only to have the fucking Monarchy drop the book on you.
Do you think they were originally talking about banning swords, but then some consultant told them it would lose them votes with guys who have like replica lotr swords in their houses, and is there any way we could do this a little more racistly?
The venn diagram between guys who have replica lotr swords and guys who have katanas is going to be a near circle
Much more likely it's to protect people who still have like, actual swords that their grand-grand-grandfather-uncle used to stab poors with or whatever. I mean it is england
near circle, because I have never quite been able to justify throwing down cash for a katana even though I dearly want one.
there was a case where three guys with guns broke in to some dude's house, the dude pulled the ancestral sword off the mantle and fought them off, and was then prosecuted for, idk, knife crime or whatever the fuck Brits think the law is. Absolutely wild. Probably a corner case, but it was just unbelievable to me. There's no castle doctrine or unlawful use of force or duty to retreat here, the guy was outnumbered and the assailants had fire arms. I simply cannot imagine anyone looking at that situation and saying that fighting for your life was unreasonable or criminal. I really hope it was just a made up sensational tabloid thing or something, I can't imagine how utterly crushing it would be to survive such a horrific situation only to have the fucking Monarchy drop the book on you.
*and Wales.
Scotland and NI are different when it comes to law.
guilty by association