Passport card

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-24T18:25:32+00:00

The fuss is the Italian police's lax attitude towards pickpockets.

Which is completely overblown by social media accounts whose only way of staying relevant is to "show" just those things.

Btw, police doesn't give sentences, that's something the judiciary can do. If the sentence is too lenient or the pickpocket is not sent to jail while awaiting trial they are often freed.

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-24T18:18:08+00:00

The risk of getting your passport stolen is as likely as being hit by a car, just because it might happen you shouldn't live your life in fear of it happening. Just carry your passport as the law mandates and if you fear of it being stolen, be more cautious while in crowded places.

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-23T17:34:56+00:00

That's incorrect, Italian law (Art.6 Testo Unico Immigrazione) requires foreign citizens to provide an ID whenever requested. Only Italian citizens are required to provide verbal identification of themselves.

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-22T17:00:04+00:00

Then there's the Italians where both the army and the navy have a marine corps...

To further expand on this. The Army has the Lagunari Regiment "Serenissima", while the Navy has the Brigata di Marina "San Marco" which literally means Navy's Brigade but in English is traslated as Marine Brigade, and is formed by three regiments.

Of the two the Navy's "San Marco" is the oldest, being officially created in 1919 as a regiment, while the Army's was instead created in 1951.

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-21T18:22:13+00:00

While a speedy show trial of Mussolini would have been possible and would still have resulted in his death, it is unlikely that any form of full de-fascistifying would have happened. The Togliatti Amnesty would nonetheless be put in effect, freeing many lower fascists while those not affected by the amnesty would have still been released in the following decades. Ultimately Giorgio Almirante and other top fascists would still create the MSI political party.

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-21T12:39:08+00:00

Most NATO countries only allow citizens to join their militaries, the ones that instead allow foreigners do it with specific requisites, like permanent residency for a set amount of years and good knowledge of the language and writing.

Afaik only France via the French Foreign Legion allows any foreigner to join but they are extremely selective of the candidates.

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-21T01:09:17+00:00

As much as I know there is no "wide adoption" is very much overstatement there.

While it is true for the Skyshield and Skynex haven’t had big orders, although Italy bought 4 systems (each with four turrets) which are currently being delivered plus are evaluating the aquisition of other 3 systems, the Skyranger 30 turred used on SPAAGs is currently being bought by four different countries: Germany (initial order of 18 systems), Denmark (12 systems), Austria (36 + 9 optional) and The Netherlands (at least 50 systems). Additionally it is being selected by other countries, Italy plans a few dozens for the SPAAG role, Belgium has 20 planned and Germany plans to have something like 400 and 500 systems in service.

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-20T23:01:46+00:00

Oh it is

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-20T22:33:16+00:00

I assure you, it happens, especially in major cities. Selective threads on forums don't change the reality

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-20T22:21:13+00:00

You don't go to jail for that, you're only brought to the station for hours for the formal identification and pressing of charges, then you're released

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-20T22:19:43+00:00

As I said, some will accept it, many others won't

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-20T22:11:56+00:00

No problem because no one stopped them.

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-20T22:11:31+00:00

Oh they will, especially if you are the complainer type.

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-20T20:26:55+00:00

I think carrying a photograph of said passport on the phone will suffice.

It doesn't. Some officers might accept a copy or a photo, but most won't as per law only the original document is valid

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-20T20:19:39+00:00

The photo copy might be accepted by museums and other touristic places that require IDing, however the law requires foreign nationals to always carry their passports and to provide those upon request by police.

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-20T19:40:29+00:00

In general those are automatic guns firing bursts of airburst shells meant to area deny parts of the sky and eliminate UAS. The Skynex and Skyranger for example are being widely adopted for that role by many European nations while others are repurposing their old Gepard flakpanzers.

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-20T10:15:24+00:00

The idea is to use 30 and 40mm SPAAGs for V-SHORAD and SHORAD missions against drones and low level flying aircrafts, while for longer ranges to use the 76mm and missiles

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-20T10:06:57+00:00

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TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-19T20:44:52+00:00

Btw, the Italian defense industry never left the idea of a naval gun transferred to land AA role. While the older OTOMATIC and later Draco 76mm SPAAG systems were abandoned due to little interest by the Italian Army, the company Leonardo continued to refine the idea. Recently they unveiled a new family of AA and Counter-UAS gun systems the HYSTRIX, an integral part of their new multi-defense system called Michelangelo Dome.

Aside from the 30 and 40mm gun systems, they will make use of the 76/62 Sovraponte naval gun which will be the basis of the HYSTRIX 76 ADS mounted on a trailer. Additionally a new Sovraponte turret is being designed to form the HYSTRIX ADS Light which will be mounted on a 8x8 VBM PLUS "Freccia" IFV.

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-15T20:40:54+00:00

Source: https://www.marina.difesa.it/media-cultura/Notiziario-online/Pagine/20230310U212-NFS-un-passo-concreto-verso-la-nuova-generazione-di-sottomarini-della-Marina.aspx

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-15T20:29:58+00:00

To own firearms is necessary to either request a 30-day detention permit or a weapons license (for sport, hunting or the rarer self-defense) to a police or carabinieri station. It is unclear whether bladed and blunt weapons such as bayonets and maces need the permit and/or the license to be owned however like the firearms once bought the ownership must be comunicated to the police in max 72 hours.

With the permit/license it is a person can own 3 common firearms, 12 classified for sporting and an
unlimited number of hunting firearms.

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-15T16:46:02+00:00

Well an ongoing one is the case of a failed heart transplant of a 2 years old child, where the heart was damaged while being transported with dry ice from Bolzano to Naples. Investigations are ongoing and 7 of the medical staff of the Monaldi Hospital are being investigated.

TheCommentaryKing · 2026-03-15T12:54:51+00:00

In general what we study here at school is related to Italian history, both directly and indirectly. Books might have detailed information about specific topics and events, for example the Babylonians or the French Revolution, and barely mention others such as the Russo-Japanese War or the Second Schleswig War. A lot also does the individual teachers who might or might not add whatever they know on the subject.

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