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Six people arrested after machete fight in Southend-on-Sea (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 26 points 4 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.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 27 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Timmy died that day mate

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 18 points 4 months ago

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

[–] Streamwave@feddit.uk 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They just need a hug

[–] modeler@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Which is difficult to give without that arm

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 5 points 4 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.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 4 months ago

Thunderdome! Six men enter. One man leaves.

[–] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

“The wrong kid died”

[–] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

Most normal day in England.

[–] rah@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago

Paywall :-(

[–] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

and a mass dispersal order was put into place

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

[–] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

I challenge thee to a duel.

[–] Inucune@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

UK needs machete control laws.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 4 months ago

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

[–] Naich@lemmings.world 2 points 4 months ago

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

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago

Were they fighting over an XR3i?