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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Pffft, more nanny state nonsense. Can't even have a cheeky little machete fight anymore.

Back when I was a bairn the whole street would have machete fights. Little Timmy lost an arm, but you never hear him complain about it.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

And you never heard him complain about it, just goes to show how soft we are today

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Which is difficult to give without that arm

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just force them to finish the fight. Throw them in an arena and the last one alive gets to leave with no charges.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Thunderdome! Six men enter. One man leaves.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

and a mass dispersal order was put into place

I.e "Piss off and do this somewhere else."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Most normal day in England.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

“The wrong kid died”

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Paywall :-(

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I challenge thee to a duel.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

UK needs machete control laws.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

But, but, I use it for home defense. If I'm ever attacked by an Amazonian tribe, I can defend myself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Of course, if this was in the US, they would be using guns.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Were they fighting over an XR3i?