Comment on Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 others
Jaderick@lemmy.world 6 months ago
“Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the incident was “shocking,” adding: “Such violence has no place on our streets.“
A truly worthless statement from someone with actual power to make changes that would make people less inclined to commit public attacks. I’m presuming this guy lashed out from despair because of his surroundings, possibly economic pressures that Sunak and the Tory ghouls continue to make worse for everyone.
Hemuphone@lemmy.world 6 months ago
What would those changes be? Ban swords?
canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Not bleeding social policies dry?
Jaderick@lemmy.world 6 months ago
In the US people like that use guns, because they’re so easily accessible. Elsewhere people use other weapons, notably a sword in this case. Banning the weapon is unlikely to stop the next rando attack.
Opportunities like subsidized state mental health services and meeting someone’s basic human needs goes a long way in stopping someone from despairing so much that they attack randos on the street.
Tories are groß capitalists who don’t care to have those needs met for anyone but themselves
Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Banning the weapon is extremely likely to stop the next rando attack, and the next one and the next one and the next one…
Then yes, someone will get a hold of a weapon and commit a crime, but dozens more were prevented
GTFO with your excuses
mannycalavera@feddit.uk 6 months ago
Steady on lad, no need to start attacking another user like that. You can disagree and be respectful at the same time.
RobotToaster@mander.xyz 6 months ago
When the next person uses a hammer, do you suggest we ban hammers?
Or when they ram their car into people, ban cars?
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 6 months ago
Broadly already banned unless it is an antique sword. Decent rundown here