[helaoban]

Totally totally insane. A revolution is coming, and it will be bloody.

[eynsham]

Er hardly anybody in Britain cares, as much as I am outraged personally.

[helaoban]

More of a reflection on the state of the West in general. Where the flame is lit doesn't really matter.

[eynsham]

It’s not apparent to me that the use of Schedule 7 powers says particularly much about ‘the state of the West in general’. ‘Where the flame is lit’ does matter as to whether the resultant fire burns in Britain; the flames of 1848 did not.

[jojobas]

Good luck, their cops confiscate pencils longer than 15cm as weapons, let alone butter knives.

[barrysteve]

Meanwhile motorcycles are stolen in broad daylight and the post code is drenched in marijuana smoke in East London.

Power over the people, including letting them sink into poverty and crime.

[1letterunixname]

Supposedly, the Met is working on "a few hundred bad apples" this year as a top initiative.

[stuaxo]

Unlikely in the UK.

[Animatronio]

Yes, but the police are working hard to prevent it.

[sph]

Until the masses have Netflix, Pornhub and TikTok, nothing will ever happen.

It's easier to hide under the covers and doomscrool than go out and throw a brick.

[barnabee]

If only.

[Duwensatzaj]

Is that why billionaires are pushing millions into civilian disarmament aka “gun control”?