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.
  • illi@lemm.eeEnglish
    29·
    8 months ago

    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…

    • MataVatnik@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      8 months ago

      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

  • wjrii@kbin.social
    191·
    8 months ago

    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.

  • redcalcium@lemmy.instituteEnglish
    141·
    8 months ago

    I thought cops wearing chainmail was ridiculous, but maybe London police should have something like this:

      • Mango@lemmy.worldEnglish
        42·
        8 months ago

        Wooosh!

        This many victims they still call a ‘mass’ shooting over here. It gets more clicks and you all buy it because everyone loves a chance to point out what they do better than the big kid in the room.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    1939·
    8 months ago

    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.