King tells Starmer: "Tackle knife crime"

[Blackleaf]

In a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 61, and members of his new Labour Government (including Home Secretary Yvette Cooper) and actor Idris Elba, King Charles III, 75, spoke of his desire for them to tackle knife crime, so prevalent in the nation's big cities.

"You have the right to push us", Starmer told His Majesty.

The Head of State and the Head of Government met at St James's Palace in London to discuss pressing issues in Britain in 2024.

 

[Jinentonix]

Mass deportations would probably help.

 

[Blackleaf]

Mass deportations would probably help.

Fat chance under a Labour Government.

But that's what we voted for and democracy shall prevail. I just hope it will be such a shitfest that Farage and his Reform UK party win the 2029 election.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Ban knives.

 

[Blackleaf]

Ban knives.

It's illegal in Britain for under 18s to buy knives.

Knives aren't as lethal as firearms. In order to stab someone you have to be just feet away from them, whereas you can shoot someone from a fair distance.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

It's illegal in Britain for under 18s to buy knives.

Knives aren't as lethal as firearms. In order to stab someone you have to be just feet away from them, whereas you can shoot someone from a fair distance.

Well, if your thesis is "anything less lethal than something else should be allowed," then guns should be allowed because they're less lethal than nuclear weapons.

 

[Blackleaf]

Well, if your thesis is "anything less lethal than something else should be allowed," then guns should be allowed because they're less lethal than nuclear weapons.

Guns are currently killing a lot more people on this planet than nuclear weapons are.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Guns are currently killing a lot more people on this planet than nuclear weapons are.

You're presenting that as evidence that nuclear weapons are less lethal than gun?

OK. I think the Fairy King is calling you.

 

[Blackleaf]

You're presenting that as evidence that nuclear weapons are less lethal than gun?

OK. I think the Fairy King is calling you.

Well knives are more lethal than nukes are in terms of the number of injuries and fatalities they cause.

Similarly a mosquito is more lethal than a lion.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Well knives are more lethal than nukes are in terms of the number of injuries and fatalities they cause.

Right. I forgot for a moment that you're an imbecile.

 

[petros]

Oooo lets find out.

First we'll need a million tonnes of knives and a way to drop them on Hiroshima

 

[Blackleaf]

Right. I forgot for a moment that you're an imbecile.

I can see when you're losing an argument. I've known you for years.

Remember, Mr T, that the world's deadliest animal is not the lion or the tiger or alligator. The world's deadliest animal is the mosquito.

Similarly, the blade is deadlier than the nuke.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

I can see when you're losing an argument. I've known you for years.

Remember, Mr T, that the world's deadliest animal is not the lion or the tiger or alligator. The world's deadliest animal is the mosquito.

Similarly, the blade is deadlier than the nuke.

"Lethality" is ability to kill, not number killed.

If you'd paid attention in school you'd know that.

 

[Blackleaf]

"Lethality" is ability to kill, not number killed.

If you'd paid attention in school you'd know that.

That's just wordplay.

In terms of actual numbers of deaths then knives are deadlier.

Knives are being used to kill more people than nukes are. That's why the King wants the Government to tackle knife crime and not nuke crime.

 

[B00Mer]

Mass deportations would probably help.

What I have been saying.. 100%

But those who are illegal, economic asylum seekers, criminal records..

I mean the government should vet really well.. keep engineers, doctors..

Shocking or maybe not.. many foreign doctors and engineers are driving taxi in the USA

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

That's just wordplay.

In terms of actual numbers of deaths then knives are deadlier.

Knives are being used to kill more people than nukes are. That's why the King wants the Government to tackle knife crime and not nuke crime.

Or, as people like to say, "Oh, that's just semantics!" Precisely. Words have meanings.

Sounds like knives should be banned and private ownership of nukes should be allowed.

 

[Jinentonix]

What I have been saying.. 100%

But those who are illegal, economic asylum seekers, criminal records..

I mean the government should vet really well.. keep engineers, doctors..

Shocking or maybe not.. many foreign doctors and engineers are driving taxi in the USA

Happening in Canada too. One of my favourite pizza places was a franchisee store owned by a really nice Iranian gentleman. He was a structural engineer by trade. He was "qualified" to work in his field here, but when he got here, he learned he wasn't "certified" to work in his field here. Dude did make a killer pizza though.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

What I have been saying.. 100%

But those who are illegal, economic asylum seekers, criminal records..

I mean the government should vet really well.. keep engineers, doctors..

Shocking or maybe not.. many foreign doctors and engineers are driving taxi in the USA

How many? You being so informed and all.

 

[B00Mer]

How many? You being so informed and all.

It has something to do with the equivalency in education standards.

I believe they are trying to change this in Canada.

1. Poor grasp of the English language
2. Poor training in their home schools
3. Mismatched training - you may have seen 10,000 cases of malaria but that is not what we need in US!
4. Length of training needed to become productive - if you are 40 years old and need 5 years of training to become a doctor (during which time you cannot earn anything), it may not be worth it

 

[Blackleaf]

Starmer meets Biden at the White House.

One's incoming and the other's outgoing. One's starting probably a lengthy career as PM and the other will likely be dead as the other is still PM.

They seemed so lovey dovey, as previous British and American leaders have been: Churchill/Roosevelt, Thatcher/Reagan, Blair/Bush.

This warm relationship won't last long. It would be interesting to see how Starmer gets on when Farage's pal Trump becomes President again.