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   From: ronr_guess@gmail.com   
      
   On 7/4/2024 7:39 AM, Frank wrote:   
   > On 7/4/2024 5:17 AM, In Nanny Land wrote:   
   >> A man was sentenced to four months in prison for carrying a six-inch   
   >> Master Sword in public.   
   >>   
   >> As reported by Eurogamer, 48-year-old Anthony Bray, of Nuneaton in   
   >> Warwickshire, England, was spotted carrying a replica of the iconic   
   >> weapon   
   >> from Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda series openly in the local town   
   >> centre.   
   >>   
   >> Sergeant Spellman of the Patrol Investigations Unit commented: “We take a   
   >> zero tolerance to bladed articles in public, and Bray has fallen afoul of   
   >> this.   
   >>   
   >> "It is possible to find fidget toys that aren’t six-inch blades. It is   
   >> possible not to walk down the street holding them out in front of you.   
   >> With a bit more self-awareness, Bray could have avoided contact with us   
   >> completely.”   
   >>   
   >> https://www.ign.com/articles/man-sentenced-to-four-months-in-prison-for-   
   >> carrying-a-6-inch-master-sword-in-public   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   > Hard to believe stuff that is banned in the UK.  I once sent a   
   > transformer type toy to a friend there because he could not buy it for   
   > his son as it looked too much like a weapon.   
      
   Incredible.  Jailed for walking around with a toy replica while the   
   immigrants use them daily to rob everyone.   
      
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