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Ninjas vs Pirates
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Todays news:
Mysterious samurai saves Police in UK Tue 10:50pm
A samurai sword wielding vigilante has come to the rescue of two Police officers when they were attacked by an armed gang in South Shields, England.
A group of men had forced their way into a house and were ransacking the place when passing plain-clothes officers were alerted by a woman inside screaming.
The criminals outnumbered them and were armed with a hammer, knives and chains and attacked the Police officers.
As one of them stabbed at a Policeman with his knife, a mysterious do-gooder appeared from nowhere and attacked him with a samurai sword.
One of the burglars began running away but was stopped by the stranger who struck him on the arm with the sword.
Two of the criminals were arrested, but in true hero style the samurai disappeared before police could speak to him.
A third man was arrested later and two more are still being hunted.
Police are especially keen to trace the man with the sword who came to the aid of their officers, and have asked for anyone with information to call them.
Mysterious samurai saves Police in UK Tue 10:50pm
A samurai sword wielding vigilante has come to the rescue of two Police officers when they were attacked by an armed gang in South Shields, England.
A group of men had forced their way into a house and were ransacking the place when passing plain-clothes officers were alerted by a woman inside screaming.
The criminals outnumbered them and were armed with a hammer, knives and chains and attacked the Police officers.
As one of them stabbed at a Policeman with his knife, a mysterious do-gooder appeared from nowhere and attacked him with a samurai sword.
One of the burglars began running away but was stopped by the stranger who struck him on the arm with the sword.
Two of the criminals were arrested, but in true hero style the samurai disappeared before police could speak to him.
A third man was arrested later and two more are still being hunted.
Police are especially keen to trace the man with the sword who came to the aid of their officers, and have asked for anyone with information to call them.
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How much does anyone want to bet that he'll face charges for helping them out in this manner?
Awesome post. I know how i'm spendin my morning.
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more in the ninja saga:
pirates, sharpen your trusty cutlass, there's been another outbreak of ninjas at the park.
don't stop off for a coke on the way tho.
Chameleon Ninja
pirates, sharpen your trusty cutlass, there's been another outbreak of ninjas at the park.
don't stop off for a coke on the way tho.
Chameleon Ninja
IF you had any grasp of the lunatic laws they have in England re self protection and particularly bladed weapons - you'll understand why the mysterious samurai dissappered! Want to bet that it was a "tourist special sword thingy" he had ? - I've 'worked' with real Katana and anyone struck on the arm with those blades hasn't got an arm - or a chest ( messy sarge).And you are right the Brit Police would put him in Jail.
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"Police are especially keen to trace the man with the sword who came to the aid of their officers, and have asked for anyone with information to call them" is a euphemism for 'we wanna arrest him, so please turn him in', the other one we hear a lot is 'he is helping the police with their enquiries', meaning we HAVE arrested him and he's being grilled now.
under the current government, laws are not to protect the public, and especially not to protect them from the government. there is no bill of rights or constitution, so the government gets to interpret the law to suit them. if someone is acquitted they frequently will say the criminal took advantage of a loophole to escape justice', not that he should not have been prosecuted in the first place as the circumstances did not fit the legal definition of what he was being prosecuted for. they will then make a big to-do about tightening up the law, eliminating the 'loop-hole' and then quietly dropping the whole matter till later when it can be rushed thru in time to look good for the next election.
there have been a rash of shootings here lately (3 or 4), usually of kids, shows how good the anti-gun laws are against criminals. honest people can't own or carry a weapon even in defence, criminals now frequently do & use them. the shooting sport have virtually died out (except amoungst the elite, like labour party ministers, who go pheasant shooting (or is it peasant)). olympic shooters have to practice in germany or elsewhere where they have less restrictions
govt. response to the 'crime wave' is to 'tighten up' existing gun laws. they still think that all of a sudden, a new law will keep the criminals from buying them out of the back of a car for £5.00. looks good on the news at 9 tho. they will also be putting armed police patrols in the area. of course the odds of them being there to prevent a shooting, rather than to clean up afterwards are not favourable, but it sounds good. they also said the public will probably never notice they are armed. does a lot of good, that.
luckily for me you can still possess a knife or sword on your own property, just never use it in defence or you get charged with possession of an 'offensive' weapon'. offensive i guess means the liberals find it offensive (definition A->C below) that anyone can own one except them, as in the other definitions excepting D.
george orwellian newspeak defense is offencive.
if a 90lb elderly lady thwacks a 250lb 16yr old thug trying to steal her retirement cheque with her cane, she'll likely get charged not only with assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, but possession of an offensive weapon, and also endangerment of a minor, and be put on the sex offenders list for that child abuse. if she has a heart attack she'd probably be charged with felony murder too if they could.
under the current government, laws are not to protect the public, and especially not to protect them from the government. there is no bill of rights or constitution, so the government gets to interpret the law to suit them. if someone is acquitted they frequently will say the criminal took advantage of a loophole to escape justice', not that he should not have been prosecuted in the first place as the circumstances did not fit the legal definition of what he was being prosecuted for. they will then make a big to-do about tightening up the law, eliminating the 'loop-hole' and then quietly dropping the whole matter till later when it can be rushed thru in time to look good for the next election.
there have been a rash of shootings here lately (3 or 4), usually of kids, shows how good the anti-gun laws are against criminals. honest people can't own or carry a weapon even in defence, criminals now frequently do & use them. the shooting sport have virtually died out (except amoungst the elite, like labour party ministers, who go pheasant shooting (or is it peasant)). olympic shooters have to practice in germany or elsewhere where they have less restrictions
govt. response to the 'crime wave' is to 'tighten up' existing gun laws. they still think that all of a sudden, a new law will keep the criminals from buying them out of the back of a car for £5.00. looks good on the news at 9 tho. they will also be putting armed police patrols in the area. of course the odds of them being there to prevent a shooting, rather than to clean up afterwards are not favourable, but it sounds good. they also said the public will probably never notice they are armed. does a lot of good, that.
luckily for me you can still possess a knife or sword on your own property, just never use it in defence or you get charged with possession of an 'offensive' weapon'. offensive i guess means the liberals find it offensive (definition A->C below) that anyone can own one except them, as in the other definitions excepting D.
of·fense (ə-fĕns') pronunciation
n.
A- 1. The act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront.
- 2. The state of being offended.
B - 1. A violation or infraction of a moral or social code; a transgression or sin.
- 2. A transgression of law; a crime.
C. Something that outrages moral sensibilities: Genocide is an offense to all civilized humans.
D (ŏf'ĕns') The act of attacking or assaulting.
E (ŏf'ĕns') Sports. - 1. The means or tactics used in attempting to score.
- 2. A team in possession of the ball or puck, or those players whose primary duty is to attempt to score.
- 3. Scoring ability or potential.
george orwellian newspeak defense is offencive.
if a 90lb elderly lady thwacks a 250lb 16yr old thug trying to steal her retirement cheque with her cane, she'll likely get charged not only with assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, but possession of an offensive weapon, and also endangerment of a minor, and be put on the sex offenders list for that child abuse. if she has a heart attack she'd probably be charged with felony murder too if they could.
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Doesn't pay to be a katana-wielding vigilante I guess.