PERVERSITIES OF THE ENGLISH LEFTIST MENTALITY

Two unarmed detectives against five guys who had chains and hammers. Things looked grim, particularly when one of the gang became curious as to what the cops had eaten for breakfast and produced a knife to help him find out. But then help arrived in the form of a nondescript private citizen wielding a cheap samurai sword. "Leave him alone, he's a police officer!" he yelled, and charged the gang single-handedly. He fought bravely, if not particularly well, and managed to inflict a minor wound on one of the burglars. Criminals being a cowardly and superstitious lot, the gang broke and ran. The detectives managed to tackle and bag one criminal each, but by the time they had subdued their respective catches the good Samaritan had slipped away. That guy had balls as big as church bells, and I don't just mean that because he went toe-to-toe with a swarm of ne'er-do-wells. While self defense is not illegal in England, or at least it isn't technically illegal, it is against the law to use anything designed as a weapon to defend yourself.

Local Detective Inspector Peter Bent stated
"It needs to be said we cannot condone vigilantism
or people running around with swords or weapons.
It will be up to the Crown Prosecution Service whether
they see his actions as justified
or going beyond reasonable force."

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What is the appropriate criminal penalty
for this sord (not sword) waver ? how long in jail ?
maybe a big fine ? How about a ton of English sterling silver ?

I am under the impression that until some time around 1920,
the English had full freedom of self defense and of unquestioned access
to the equipment thereof. I believe that England was a very different place,
with much more personal freedom when my grandfather left Devonshire in the 1800s.
Perhaps our English (or Irish ?) friends can enlighten us more precisely about that.




David