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    US tourist arrested in seaside town ‘because he didn’t understand UK laws’

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    1. Express-Doughnut-562 on

      A community resolution is just a chatting to right?

      So it sounds like a weird story of a stupid American being well handed and resolved by the police.

      Stupid American.

    2. Deadliftdeadlife on

      It’s nice that he took a British spin on carrying protection and chose to carry a knife

    3. Some-Dinner- on

      It sounds like the American obsession with carrying and displaying weapons is basically just mental illness.

    4. Fun-End-2947 on

      I wonder how this will go with the Americans…

      Schrodinger’s knife

      We’re both a dystopian Muslim infested hellhole with no go areas and rampant knife crime that only guns can fix, but at the same time an overbearing police state with no freedom of expression that arrests people for joking on Twitter and carrying steak knives around

      Both are complete bollocks (except the arresting people with knives bit…)

    5. greatdrams23 on

      “…claiming he had the blade for protection”

      The day I need a knife for protection on a beach is the day I stop going to that beach.

    6. Hot-Palpitation4888 on

      Ha weirdly went to Goa like a decade ago; met an American couple from California. Obnoxiously lovely in that very American way; not raving gun types at all tho, quite well to do. we took some substances let’s say and went into a night club….anyway they searched us and the dude was carrying a hunting knife lol!? he said he carried it to protect his girlfriend at the time it didn’t seem weird but with hindsight!? hahaha it’s wild he said his GF’s dad had given it too him. Weird haha

    7. hanningsbee on

      How were the police even alerted? Was he flashing it around or bragging about it to others?

    8. SHTF_yesitdid on

      If this doesn’t warrant a 100% ban on all American tourists then I don’t know what does.

      Ban all Americans. Sanction their economy. Save Britain.

    9. Mkwdr on

      Even worse ,he was listening to music on his phone ,in public, without using his headphones. That deserves far worse than a talking to!

    10. OldSchoolRollie62 on

      Unfortunately in the UK we don’t believe in self-defence laws and like to take a “ban everything” approach to owning and carrying weapons for basically any reason. Because you know, it’s not like literally anything can be used as a deadly weapon right?

    11. Six_of_1 on

      He was arrested for brandishing a knife in public. That’s the reason he was arrested.

    13. Shep_vas_Normandy on

      Should have detained him for three weeks in a detention centre with no legal consult. 

    16. opinionated-dick on

      Can’t wait to hear JD Vance pop his head up and americaxplain Britain’s lack of freedom

    17. VladTheInhalerOf on

      Jesus christ. Someone was rightfully shot for running at cops with a knife recently.

      Imagine if I went to Bali, sparked up a joint. Do you think the firing squad would let me be because I didn’t understand laws?

      It’s funny when you hear of Americans hysterical about a made up Britain under Sharia law, those foreigners brining their laws here. Then he thinks just carrying a weapon….on a beach….listening to UB fucking 40 is OK because of self defence?

      The cops came for a chat, had any other person came up to him, asked him to pause his music or basically gave him any excuse he would killed someone.

    18. Jabberminor on

      If you carry a knife at the beach, I wouldn’t be surprised if you’re more likely carrying it to stab someone than use it for protection. At least, in the UK.

    19. GammaPhonica on

      Dozy American aside, the way this was dealt with by the police is something you like to see. They didn’t throw the book at him, they considered the circumstances and educated him.

    20. Embarrassed-Weird173 on

      I feel like there’s more to the story. He probably wasn’t arrested for not being able to cite laws, but because he was breaking a law and claiming he was unaware of said law. There’s a huge difference. 

    22. anewhand on

      I used to work in a souvenir shop that sold boutique blades and handmade knives. The number of Americans who were astounded that we needed to take a record of their details for every sale was amazing. 

      “My son owns a gun and takes a knife to school – you’re saying he can’t purchase a knife here?”

      “I owe ten guns at home. Why do I need to provide you with ID for a blade?”

      “Can I carry this in public?”

      “What do you mean it has to stay in the box until I get home? I open carry a Glock 22 at home.”

      It wasn’t just a little minority either – I had A LOT of conversations like that. Really played into the stereotype. 

      In fairness, there were also a lot of Americans who said “no problem, you guys have the right idea. I wish we were this strict with weapons where I’m from.”

      You could usually tell the type who would protest as soon as they walked in the door.