World News @lemmy.world Wilshire @lemmy.world 10mo ago

Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 others

apnews.com Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 others

A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in an east London suburb, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring four others, authorities said.

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United Kingdom @feddit.uk Wilshire @lemmy.world 10mo ago

Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 others

apnews.com /article/britain-london-hainault-incident-ecbc7339ad76d07a1ccce254d166f998

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Guys come on, a fucking kid was murdered. At least try to be respectful.
I don't want to undercut the tragedy of lost life here, but I pity people doing HEMA fencing or similar hobbies in UK.

As I understand it the government was already stupid about some anti-sword/knife laws and this won't help...
- Swords are already pretty regulated in the UK last I learnt about this topic. Matt Easton from Schola Gladiatoria has a video on it somewhere
  
  Yeah, Matt Easton is why I know about it. My point being, if they were paranoid about swords before, what will they do now
King Charles III said his thoughts and prayers were with the family of the young victim, and he saluted the courage of emergency workers, Buckingham Palace said.

"King Charles III" still sounds so weird to me. The last story I ran across with his name in it was about either Ireland or Scotland, I can't remember which, and it took me longer than I care to admit to realize it wasn't some sly Jacobite comment.
They got the attacker alive at least. He's in for a bad time.
- Good.
What the fuck man.
I thought cops wearing chainmail was ridiculous, but maybe London police should have something like this:
- It's about as ridiculous as wearing plate carriers against firearms.
A sword, Mal!
- How weird is that?
- I haven't thought of this in ages, thank you.
Oh look! Another mass shooting in Amer-
What kind of sword?
- Samurai.
He got it wrong. Kill the father, wound the boy. Then he grows up and hunts you down with a catch phrase he's prepared for the occasion.
- Just ensure you have an odd number of fingers before initiating.
  
  Holds up five fingers
  
  But I already do!
See! SWORDS also kill people! Even though he could have killed that entire boys family plus a couple more with a gun, I DON'T CARE! PRO LIFE!
- Please keep your Murica shit in Murica. Thank you.
  
  I feel like he was being sarcastic
  
  "Thoughts and prayers" seems to have crossed the pond. I genuinely hope they are more useful over there, because they are absolutely worthless here and usually indicate that nothing of consequence will be done about the matter.
- Hmm almost as if, swords, like guns, are weapons made to kill things.
- I'd rather be shot than killed with a sword, tbh.
- Either everyone got whooshed by your sarcasm and underlying point or there are more gun lubbers on here than I thought.
  
  I don't think so, the comment is just a little tone deaf to the tragedy.

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