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

submitted 6 days ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/manchester@feddit.uk

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[–] frunch@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago (5 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.

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[–] Almonds@mander.xyz 6 points 6 days ago (3 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 6 days ago (2 children)

Is that a combo knife and shovel?

[–] Almonds@mander.xyz 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days 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 6 days ago

Pretty cool! Thanks.

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