BRFR Cake Stop 'breaking news' miscellany

[briantrumpet]

That's one hell of a photo of the local forest fire... last night, before the first lot of rain. Tonight's storm should have put most of it out. There is a river between the fire and the town, but it's still pretty close.

 

[briantrumpet]

Hang on, isn't London the murder capital of the world, living under Sharia law?

 

[secretsqirrel]

Hang on, isn't London the murder capital of the world, living under Sharia law?

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They should all go and doss in Nige’s place. I bet he has a doorbell cam and everything.

 

[briantrumpet]

They should all go and doss in Nige’s place. I bet he has a doorbell cam and everything.

A £5mn door cam?

 

[Pblakeney]

A £5mn door cam?

Dodgy Derek will provide a receipt.

 

[briantrumpet]

I saw this and for a moment thought that the forest fire in France had taken off again, when I looked at the photo on the left.

I'd not want to be the owner of that house under the trees.

 

[briantrumpet]

More people 'scoring political points' against Farage's speculation:

 

[Beebo]

Interesting development regarding a farmer who killed a burglar. No charges being brought.

We will all remember the Tony Martin case, where he shot a burglar in the back, which was his downfall.

This incident must have been different, or has the law changed?


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yzy7qvrpzo

 

[AndyRM]

Interesting development regarding a farmer who killed a burglar. No charges being brought.

We will all remember the Tony Martin case, where he shot a burglar in the back, which was his downfall.

This incident must have been different, or has the law changed?


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yzy7qvrpzo

Pretty sure Martin didn't have a firearms license.

 

[icowden]

Interesting development regarding a farmer who killed a burglar. No charges being brought.
We will all remember the Tony Martin case, where he shot a burglar in the back, which was his downfall.
This incident must have been different, or has the law changed?

Martin had an unlicensed gun and shot the boys as they were running away from his property. His self-defence of reasonable force therefore carried no weight. He was not defending himself.

No details are given of this incident, but CPS presumably see no prospect of a successful murder charge thus suggesting that they feel that it was reasonable self defence when faced with burglars.

 

[briantrumpet]

Isn't this just state nannying nuts?

 

[AndyRM]

Good point about this on the radio just there - lower the voting age to 16, but stop them watching a TikTok on how to make spaghetti bolognaise at 12.30 in the morning.

 

[briantrumpet]

Good point about this on the radio just there - lower the voting age to 16, but stop them watching a TikTok on how to make spaghetti bolognaise at 12.30 in the morning.

Next they'll want to stop people reading or masturbating under the bedcover after midnight.

 

[AndyRM]

Next they'll want to stop people reading or masturbating under the bedcover after midnight.

I think my favourite ridiculousness is that you can get married, have kids, and die for the army all before you can legally have (what passes for) a pint in the USA.

 

[briantrumpet]

I think my favourite ridiculousness is that you can get married, have kids, and die for the army all before you can legally have (what passes for) a pint in the USA.

I recall some UK person age 20 getting done for that, then subsequently being refused entry to the US years later because they had a criminal record.