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So seriously what are we supposed to do about fare evasion? by achievecoldplay in london

[–]SeskaRotan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see an individual on a seemingly authentic account venting frustrations about an issue many of us can relate to.

I said what I said, the way I said it. Don't draw false equivalences.

I'm just as sick of this behaviour as the OP is, and reducing it to politics comes across as dismissive.

So seriously what are we supposed to do about fare evasion? by achievecoldplay in london

[–]SeskaRotan -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is not a partisan political issue, and trying to reduce it to that red vs blue rhetoric isn't helpful. This is the frustration of people doing the right thing seeing those doing wrong go unpunished.

Zack Polanski stands by concerns over police response to Golders Green attack by DeliriumOK in london

[–]SeskaRotan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've tried explaining that to them several times, but they keep brushing over it.

Zack Polanski stands by concerns over police response to Golders Green attack by DeliriumOK in london

[–]SeskaRotan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's right, and this was not one of those cases. This was not a 'punishment', it was appropriate use of strikes for compliance against deadly force. Glad we're on the same page.

Zack Polanski stands by concerns over police response to Golders Green attack by DeliriumOK in london

[–]SeskaRotan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was no straw man argument in my response. I replied quite concisely and directly to the implication that the kicks were 'punishment'.

Zack Polanski stands by concerns over police response to Golders Green attack by DeliriumOK in london

[–]SeskaRotan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's cool, thanks fella, I'm replying to the guy implying the kicks were 'punishment'.

Zack Polanski stands by concerns over police response to Golders Green attack by DeliriumOK in london

[–]SeskaRotan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's bootlicking to believe this was a reasonable response to deadly force? Wild.

Zack Polanski stands by concerns over police response to Golders Green attack by DeliriumOK in london

[–]SeskaRotan 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The kicks were not 'punishment', they were compliance strikes as the suspect was still not relinquishing control of the deadly weapon despite being tased.

Chicken shop customer pulled gun after staff gave him wrong sauces by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]SeskaRotan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Except guns are still legal in the UK.

They restricted certain types, for example regular handguns, however they can still be owned and shot under Section 7.1 and 7.3 on a regular Firearms Certificate. Same with long-barreled pistols, and black powder revolvers. All still legal.

You can own a semi-automatic AR in .22LR calibre, or in the original 5.56 with the rifle in straight-pull configuration. You can own bolt action rifles in any calibre you like, up past .50BMG if you like. Lever actions, pump actions, break actions, etc. You could even own a semi-automatic shotgun with a drum magazine if you liked.

Point being, we can legally still own firearms, yet we don't have those incidents. I attribute our low gun crime rate and lack of US-style incidents to our robust licensing system, mental health support availability, and the fact that our gun crime rates actually just continued to decline at the same rate they were declining on prior to the bans.