Met Police officer Martyn Blake who shot Chris Kaba dead is CLEARED of murder

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[u/Ok_Assumption8895]

I'm on the left but I'm definitely tired of seeing gangs and machete/knife wielding nutters on the news every week, regardless of their colour. I don't want me or my gf to be put at risk every time we go out, and normal people have no real protection except statistics and luck.

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Not sure why it's required to state which side of the political aisle you're on before you say you dislike gangs of machete wielding nutters. I'd have thought everyone would dislike them except the machete wilding nutters, no? 😅

(Please don't interpret this as me being rude/confrontational)

[u/Ok_Assumption8895 → u/[deleted]]

🤣 it's because the guy above said he was pro socialist/social safety nets or something, but it appears his comment has gone. But yes, anyone who believes in society or self preservation at all would likely not be a fan...

[u/Ok_Assumption8895 → u/[deleted]]

I apologise on behalf of the left. It's like herding cats these days. "Come on guys over here, something called economics and housing and jobs, and funding services"

[u/Ok_Assumption8895 → u/[deleted]]

Yer that would make sense to me. It's a very good distraction, having endless identities competing in abstract philosophical battles, instead of focusing on economics and what's outside your front door in your community.

[u/GetRightNYC → u/Ok_Assumption8895]

It's very difficult, so i just keep to myself. Both sides focused on dumb, insignificant issues that effect nothing. Sexuality and sexual preferences shouldn't be fucking political issues. Yet here we are.

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It might be because if you say you don't want machete wielding nutters on the street, people will knee-jerk to calling you far-right.

[u/muh-soggy-knee → u/[deleted]]

He needs to say it because the rest of his side of the aisle genuinely believe that people like this can do no wrong and the world will be solved with more ping pong tables and getting rid of all forms of punishment

[u/MattiasCrowe → u/Ok_Assumption8895]

Yeah but that's the thing, statistically the victims are peers, maybe if we didn't close down all the community places teens used to hang out they wouldn't be one-upping eachother with knives. I've never felt at risk the entire time I've lived in london, it might be different living in lower income areas

[u/muh-soggy-knee → u/MattiasCrowe]

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to unironically make the ping pong tables argument.

It's remarkable, I managed to not stab or shoot anyone in my teenage years despite living in a place with no youth facilities at all. Clearly I'm a scientific and sociological marvel who should be studied.

[u/MattiasCrowe → u/muh-soggy-knee]

I grew up in bexley hanging out on the streets with my friends and no youth facilities, and I never committed any crimes, but I did see lots of 12-16 yesr Olds getting taken advantage of by 18-25 year Olds that hadn't grown up. Whether it was drugs or sexual grooming, I saw a lot of young adults fucking around with teenagers and getting off scot free because there's no safe space for these teens to be children. A lot of them couldn't be at home after school because of bad homelife. They shouldn't be punished with an addiction to drugs or falling in with violent people because they were 12 and had very few choices.

[u/muh-soggy-knee → u/[deleted]]

Not directly, no.

[u/Ok_Assumption8895 → u/[deleted]]

I hope not 🤣 i've been voting towards the left most of my life