Posted on 11/29/2019 9:07:42 AM PST by navysealdad
> you have the right of self-defense in Britain, but only as far as your improvised-weapon fighting skills will take you <
The only legal self-defense device in the UK is - get ready for this - a personal alarm. A noise-maker, in other words. So forget about bringing a gun to a knife fight. You cant even bring pepper spray to a knife fight.
https://www.askthe.police.uk/Content/Q589.htm
Have they announced he is Muslim and was acting out a jihad attack? I thought often they have to search for a motive, search for anything in the background of a perpetrator to uncover possible motives.
sarcasm
People should only be allowed to have flexible sporks.
I took one look at the knife, and jumped to that conclusion. I’m sure the “investigation” will bear me out.
I don’t know when their next Mayoral election is, but I think Khan will be toast.
A man took the knife away from the terrorist. The police shot the terrorist dead. Headline will be: Unarmed man shot dead
Sorry to be so cynical.
Are we sure it wasnt those crazy Mennonites?
How's that working out for you limeys?
Should boost the Tories efforts to get a sizable majority.
They haven’t figured out how to ban eating utensils and moving trucks yet.
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