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Man carrying home his gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchester (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 week ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/manchester@feddit.uk

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[–] frunch@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He was then taken to a police station and questioned. “They started asking questions, like if I was autistic or anything like that, asking me whether I’d ever been in the army, whether I told people I was in the army,” he said.

What the fuck is going on anymore. Dude can't even bring his gardening tools home without some Karen calling the cops on him, then the treatment by the cops is absolutely absurd. What the fuck are they even insinuating? Then they wouldn't even listen to the answers he gave and seemed to have basic comprehension issues.

The world will be a better place when we're gone 🥂

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 10 points 1 week ago

That last sentence bundles all of the best of humanity with the worst of humanity into one.

We can co-exist with the Earth. A small minority unfortunately dictate what we can and cannot do. That does not negate the majority who are, on the whole, not complete assholes bent on bending others to their will

[–] Almonds@mander.xyz 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have a hori hori knife and a Japanese garden sickle. Both can only be mistaken for weapons if you are the kind of person who thinks everyone is a criminal

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is that a combo knife and shovel?

[–] Almonds@mander.xyz 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It has a serrated edge for cutting through stems or roots. Mine has a ruler etched into it to measure depth, the brand he had is more simple and elegant tbh

Edit: it's hard to tell from that picture, but it is angled for scooping dirt

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Pretty cool! Thanks.