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Just that the weapon of choice in UK headlines should generally be of no surprise.There are more stabbings per capita in the USA than the UK. So what's your point?
Just that the weapon of choice in UK headlines should generally be of no surprise.There are more stabbings per capita in the USA than the UK. So what's your point?
Exactly. It's almost like some people want the attacker to be brown-skinned when they first read the story.What an illogical take. Terrorism-related is based on motive, not on where they're from lol. The UK will call it terrorism if it is.
You'd be extremely foolish to go near any maniac with a sword. Enjoy your Darwin award.Prime Minister Rishi and mayor Sadiq?... You get what you ask for...
There's been a concerted effort in America to set precedent letting any would be good samaritan know if they attempt to prevent criminality or deal with it they will be smeared publicly and likely imprisoned for much longer than said criminal so don't be so quick to blame individual for not getting involved in America. If that's what you're doing TS as it's difficult to understand what points you're trying to make...
The handle does look quite long but the blade is too short for a Katana. And when held one handed a Wakizashi could still have a fair bit of handle sticking out past the hand. I hadn't heard of a Ko-katana but then I doubt this is a highly authentic japanese sword. It's probably cheap rubbish with the dimensions all out of proportion.Just going off the image in the screen cap of the video posted in the last page, the handle does look longer than a Wakizashi. There are also Ko-Katanas which have a Wakizashi blade on a Katana length Tsuka.
I'm more of a Euro-Sword guy personally, though.
Of course not, no or little guns, very few shootings. But even then less stabbings than the US. Maybe we are just less violent in general?Just that the weapon of choice in UK headlines should generally be of no surprise.
Check out the stats and let me know what you think.Of course not, no or little guns, very few shootings. But even then less stabbings than the US. Maybe we are just less violent in general?
@aries
Here's some links that clearly show you percentages used. And it seems to generally correlate with tighter gun regulation.
UK
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN04304/SN04304.pdf
CANADA
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510006901
USA
https://www.statista.com/statistics/251919/number-of-assaults-in-the-us-by-weapon/
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u....019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8.xls
You might actually be wrong about that per capita stabbing assumption chief!
euronews.com said:Knife murders are also higher stateside: there were 4.96 homicides “due to knives or cutting instruments” in the US for every million of population in 2016.
In Britain there were 3.26 homicides involving a sharp instrument per million people in the year from April 2016 to March 2017.
I don't get it? That shows crime rates are higher in the US. Are you trying to argue against yourself?
Regardless, they'll clamp down on swords even more as a result of this attack, even though the sword he has is already illegal. They banned curved blades (with antique sabres having some kind of an exemption) specifically to target these "Ninja Swords".The handle does look quite long but the blade is too short for a Katana. And when held one handed a Wakizashi could still have a fair bit of handle sticking out past the hand. I hadn't heard of a Ko-katana but then I doubt this is a highly authentic japanese sword. It's probably cheap rubbish with the dimensions all out of proportion.
Good post mate, pretty much agree.It would have needed an entirely different approach to policing because he ambushed them on the doorstep. They didn't have time to react and they had no idea what they were walking into. Even if they had pistols out going to the door, at least one of them would be dead. And it such a rarity, as tragic as it is, that I don't think the UK general public would like to have weapons pulled on them all the time.
Nice duck on the violence indicator.I'm not wrong, I'm basing my facts on this finding like when Trump bleated on about the stabbings in the UK. Usual Trump BS
Trump's knife crime claim: how do the US and UK compare?
Donald Trump has sought to defend the use of guns stateside by shining a light on knife crime in London. But is the UK really any worse than the US?www.euronews.com
Did you even look at the links you posted? The stuff you just posted shows it's gone up in 2022 in the UK to 4.35 homicides due to sharp implements per million. Where as you also posted that US homicides by sharp objects are higher at 4.43 per million. Seems like we are catching up but we are still lower than the USA. You might want to revise your statement.. chief
I guess you're enjoying comparing yourself to dogshit, by a few measly percentage points. You can't be this dense?I don't get it? That shows crime rates are higher in the US. Are you trying to argue against yourself?
This one.
Just completely insane. There's a thread on here about it too.
I’m drunk and high and can’t be arsed reading through to find it or pointing the finger, maybe it was this dude, but where the fuck did that come from?!? Quoted the wrong guy! Sorry @Siver!Not sure where you're getting immigrants from, or terrorism.
Just making shit up?
for the second time, what the fuck are you on about?Prime Minister Rishi and mayor Sadiq?... You get what you ask for...
There's been a concerted effort in America to set precedent letting any would be good samaritan know if they attempt to prevent criminality or deal with it they will be smeared publicly and likely imprisoned for much longer than said criminal so don't be so quick to blame individual for not getting involved in America. If that's what you're doing TS as it's difficult to understand what points you're trying to make...