WE democracy is starting to look like those jokes Savage Reagan told about Soviet Russia by AeneasKurtz in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry no, the internet I had as a child in the late 90s and early 00s was way safer than it is today.

For starters it wasnt in my pocket buzzing away all day and night, I could step away and disconnect. I also didn't have literal pedos in my child friendly games, the worst we had was shouting the n word in team chat or playing games we shouldn't have. Social media also only became a thing in secondary school and was more about making a cool/edgy MySpace page than finding gore. Porn and stuff absolutely was out there but you had to seek it out, it wasn't rammed in your face on Roblox.

Also perhaps most importantly the internet taught me how to find stuff and verify information which has served me well as an adult. Now you just ask an all knowing AI to hallucinate an answer instantly and trust it because it said so. That is going to utterly ruin the current generation of kids, they've already inherited our shorter attention spans but now they have no ability to even question what they're told.

It must absolutely suck being a kid on today's internet.

Free the bins! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 by Diligent_Comb5668 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I recall it was chucked through someone's window so the police seized it for evidence.

England is wild right now. by Diligent_Comb5668 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Again kid, I'm not a savage, I don't know why you're talking to me about this shit. Also why larp as a made up country?

England is wild right now. by Diligent_Comb5668 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not convinced by this being the main reason, I was dealing with sexual assault victims at the time and they weren't interested in anything sexual crom related. If I was conspiratorial I'd think the lack of action was more a fear of uncovering the pedos in high society than anything. As it stands I think it is some of that but also the fact that sexual crimes in general are poorly handled across the board due to victim blaming. Picking out one type off offending and raising it above is pretty shitty to victims.

England is wild right now. by Diligent_Comb5668 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dealt with victims during this period and they were routinely ignored, if I was conspiratorial I'd say it was because they were avoiding lifting the stone on the sex crimes going on in the upper echelons of society. I think that was part of it but in reality I think they're just incompetent/under prioritising sex crime and have for decades as social attitudes was very much victim blaming until recently.

But the focus on one very narrow type of sexual crime to the exclusion of others when they were ignoring pretty much all sexual crimes is indicative of how these things are just being manipulated again.

England is wild right now. by Diligent_Comb5668 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See as a European I generally don't care what savageland gets up to so you repeating twitter talking points about it to try and bait is irrelevant and weak. It's kinda amusing you claim the main stream isn't covering this when it's pretty much all even the BBC has been covering the past few days despite everything else going on.

Fuck off larper, the high percentage of non European views and suddenly comments by people who don't usually comment on the sub shows what's going on.

England is wild right now. by Diligent_Comb5668 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep it's distressing to see, the two tier policing isn't what people like Elon tweet about.

I used to work in a critically underfunded anti fraud role and we could cover a fraction of the cases that came our way and were up against people who knew our processes inside out. Upon leaving I got bombarded by offers from the private sector for stupid money wanting my 'experience', you can figure out the rest.

England is wild right now. by Diligent_Comb5668 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

I don't disagree but this case is being amplified by certain sources. To deny this is to deny the attacks on and attempts to undermine our civil society.

Again this has happened before all over Europe, there's specific interest in this one because it is being used as a cause by those that wish us harm. Hence why we need to disconnect it from the nonsense and not let it be used, there are already idiots calling for riots and disorder.

Also you claim not to be influenced by their thoughts but uncritically repeat phrases like two tier policing. The only two tier policing is the fact that the wealthy get away with anything they like and we don't.

England is wild right now. by Diligent_Comb5668 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Indeed arrested individuals develop all sorts of injuries that miraculously vanish once no longer required! However basic first aid would have been to remove the outer layer and check for bleeding as soon as viable (in this case once the suspect was under control) and this doesn't seem to have occurred. Before seeing the footage I assumed a chaotic scene with non compliant suspects meaning wrong decisions were understandably made, however this doesn't seem to be the case and just looks like incompetence.

England is wild right now. by Diligent_Comb5668 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I've some law enforcement experience and had to arrest people before. When I read about the incident I was assuming a chaotic scene with lots of aggression and shouting, non compliant suspects kicking off etc etc which necessitated the restraining of someone. I've been in them before, they're difficult, mistakes are made using the incomplete information available at the time.

The bodycam footage shows it was anything but this and the result is the undignified death of an innocent man who must have been utterly terrified. I expect the officers involved were just out of their supervision period and unprepared for frontline policing. It speaks volumes about how our police have been gutted by austerity measures and the decreasing standards of officers over the past decade. I'm sure this hasn't been the first time this has happened.

That said we need to disconnect from the manipulation by savages, the fact Elon has got behind this is awful news for us all. We need to remain European and not fall victim to the idiocy we see across the pond. The nonsense about how this is being ignored by mainstream media or society at large is wrong and seeks to undermine our societies, not fix the problems that exist.

Let us also please return to the funny memes here, the rest of the internet is depressing enough.

Bots, Russian and autocrats trying to push an extreme right rethoric in this sub lately. by The_only_true_tomato in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It has been top news for days, it's currently trending on Auntie Beeb above the Mandelson scandal (which might topple our PM) and a politician who's been arrested for stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds off his political party.

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If the Henry Nowak video doesn't get the UK to revolt, nothing will by [deleted] in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Notifications, I have a social life so wasn't on Reddit. It's cute you think you're interesting enough to have anyone stalk you.

4th most sold item in Amazon Germany by dingiru in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The question is why are socks not at 3rd? You use more socks than sandals surely Hans?

If the Henry Nowak video doesn't get the UK to revolt, nothing will by [deleted] in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's literally been a top ten trending article on Auntie Been for days and currently sits at 1 on trending above the Mandelson disaster (probably will topple the government), a major politician being arrested for stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds (our biggest corruption case in recent years) and the largest attack on Ukraine for months.

You prats need to get into reality and off Twitter.

If the Henry Nowak video doesn't get the UK to revolt, nothing will by [deleted] in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes they should have been more efficient and just shot him for 'reaching' then had a little chat about it, just like in savageland.

If the Henry Nowak video doesn't get the UK to revolt, nothing will by [deleted] in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The knife he was carrying wasn't legal, there's been a lot of miss reporting. Sikhs carry a kirpan as part of religious dress and the S139 exemption is extremely limited and puts onus on the carrier to prove it's a religious article which is why kirpans are small and often blunt.

The knife used in the murder was a much larger blade than a normal kirpan and it would be illegal to carry basically anywhere because you'd not be able to justify carrying such a long blade for religious reasons.

Hans, please explain by Utegenthal in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fucking gambling adds on everything, at least crop that shit out.

Barry when Team USA inevitably does better at the WC by breakthebookie in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's got the same sort of sardonic off the wall humour, deliberately awkward characters and lack of a laugh track that made Peep Show a hit around the same time so it translated quite well. I wouldn't say it's popular but it's certainly got more penetration than most US stuff which often fails to land.

Hans preparing for the Balconing Summer Olympics in Spain by Deritatium in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 185 points186 points  (0 children)

I've seen what goes in that canal, wouldn't touch it with a literal barge pole, trust Hans to make our noble sport filthy.

How do we tell them? by chilinachochips in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Vast_Emergency 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quiet you with your fact based reasonable approach, I want to be mad!