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[–]bobdobalina[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

London has a higher murder rate than NY and guns are illegal

the magoombas are killing people with kitchen knives. they can't even sell them in the stores anymore

so the dumb thing in this conversation is not the story

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

London has a higher murder rate than NY and guns are illegal

Reality Check: Has London's murder rate overtaken New York's?.

As of 2018, it hasn't.

[–]bobdobalina[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Of course the state run BBC is going to lie about it

London's murder rate surpasses New York's for 1st time ever

LONDON -- A surge of stabbings in London was blamed Monday for the city overtaking New York's monthly murder tally for the first time in modern history. Fifteen people were murdered in London during February, compared to 14 in New York, according to police figures.

The British capital also suffered 22 fatal stabbings and shootings in March, higher than the 21 in New York. There have been 10 fatal stabbings in London in the last 19 days, following on from the 80 fatal stabbings recorded in the city last year.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Source?

I agree that BBC is a propaganda machine. Arguably the first.

Either way, the fear mongering about stabbing murders is highly dubious.

Are these actually happening? They would be easy to stage, or just make up.
Most to the "mass shootings" in the us are state run police drills that are reported as incidents.

I can supply you with plenty of evidence if you're interested.

I suspect that the goal of all of this is to manufacture fear of "the other" in order to pass additional "Patriot Act" style laws and remove more freedom. If they've banned the sale of knives, then they're intentionally disarming the public.
You may want to go stock up on knives and hammers... JK!

But seriously. Are people truly frightened of stabbings from strangers? The British are far from cowardly. They love fighting and violence. It doesn't make sense.
It seems like a hoax.