Posted on 07/19/2008 1:54:07 PM PDT by yankeedame
By Jody Thompson,
17/07/2008
(What's this?)American rock star Ted Nugent has followed in Lily Allen's footsteps to be the latest celebrity to comment on the UK's knife crime problem.
However, unlike Lily, he's set to spark controversy with his outrageous views.
An advocate of hunting and gun-ownership rights, Nugent currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association and thinks the problem would stop if Britons were allowed to arm themselves with guns.
Talking mid-set during his gig at London's Indigo venue in the 02 Arena on Monday night, he said: "I understand that London has a knife problem. That's because you took everybody's guns away."
He continued: "If you had a f***ing gun you could shoot the motherf*****s with the knife. Do you need me to explain that to you dumb Limey motherf******? In Detroit, we don't have a knife problem. The knife motherf*****s got a Ted problem."
"'Oooh, he's got a knife, I'll pretend I'm from England'. [Imitates firing a gun]. Take that motherf****r. [Then pretends to call 911]: 'You might wanna bring a dustpan and broom because there's a big puddle of shit on the sidewalk'. That's what you call a deterrent. That motherf****r ain't gonna knife no-one ever again."
It's unlikely anti-knife campaigners are going to take Nugent's ideas seriously however.
As exclusively revealed in The Mirror today, one in five youngsters now claim they or their pals have been threatened with knives in the past year with an explosion of gangs being blamed.
Police figures to be released today are expected to show 25,000 stabbings were committed in England and Wales in the last 12 months.
classic Ted
you gotta love this guy!!
Not so complicated.
Guns are banned, and knives are banned. So only outlaws have guns, and knives.
Basically, it’s possible for a violent thug to achieve the same degree of one-on-one intimidation (perhaps even more) over a victim, with a knife, and knives are quiet.
Guns are really, really loud. Britain is a small, densely populated country. Shoot a gun, and about 3,000 people know about it, instantly.
In a country with cameras on ever corner, in the era of cell phones (and most likely, an array of directional mikes), an instant dragnet about 5 seconds after a gunshot is reported.
I would imagine, the bad guys figure they can get exactly the same results with a knive, with almost zero risk of being aprehended. All they need to do, is somehow mask their identity to recording devices while they make their getaway, so someone reviewing the tapes the next day, can’t figure out who they are.
Scott free. They know their victims are unarmed, so they’ve basically got free money.
The flip side of this is ... if potential victims had guns, that calculation, would be completely invalid.
In other words, Ted Nugent is *completely* correct.
But Britain is hysterical, and beyond thinking rationally about this.
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Next step: Sharia.
Yes, I was thinking the same thing. I love Nugent and basically agree with everything he said with the exception of using Detroit as a good example. I think it has one of the worst crime rates in the country and also to some degree bans guns.
Political Correctness:
”A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority,
and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
By spreading this definition around, perhaps we can employ one of the more effective methods of deflating and defeating the fools who practice and promote it: RIDICULE.
Unless stopped – and soon – PC will DESTROY Western Civilization — if it hasn’t already.
PASS IT ON!!
(Credit hereby given to my late cousin Karl Benton Clark for either creating this definition or bringing it to my attention
You can say that again!
“Then next it will be anti-pointed sticks.”
Sharpened pencils, man; they’re going to ban sharpened pencils. Brits will be doing all their writing with chalk and crayons.
” Best use of the word f******!!!! “
Double standard here . I don’t know how many times I read Freepers castigating funnyman George Carlin for HIS use ( overuse ? ) of the MF word ( and other epithets ) . I guess if George had been a Republican it would have been cool , right ? ; )
Britain's problem is deeper than just the gun ban. Although Britons have the same de jure right to use "proportional force" in self-defense, courts interpret this as the right to use one's fists only. Use of ANY weapon in self defense will heavier charges on the victim than on the criminal. In fact, the criminal will get invited over to George Monbiot's place for tea and crumpets while the victim rots in prison.
Did he ever stop by to borrow a motherf****ing cup of sugar? I bet he invited you over for a motherf****ing Barbecue!
Wait a minute, are we talking about Ted Nugent or Samuel Jackson?
NOTE; THIS WAS MEANT AS A JOKE. SO THOSE OF YOU WHO TEND TO GET A CASE OF THE VAPORS WHEN YOU READ A POST THAT WAS NOT DIRECTED AT YOU SHOULD GO READ ANOTHER THREAD BECAUSE I'M SURE THERE WILL BE A LOT OF POSTS LIKE THIS ON THIS THREAD.
Perhaps small time Thugs and punks without connections or the means to buy guns on the black market. They're also cowards who wouldn't pull that crap if their victims had the will and the means to fight back.
About a year ago I read about a British WWII veteran who beat the crap out of three "YOBs) who thought he would be an easy mark.
THE NUGE ROCKS and the BRITS ARE NUCKING FUTS.
WHY THEY WANT OUR GUNS!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j73SsNFgBO4
How is that “outrageous”?
It is insensitive.
If you were a creepy, perverted little government that filmed your helpless subjects, had Dustbin Police, arrested a thirteen year old with three cops for trying on nail polish, and had a murderous NHS, the last thing you would want would be for a few percent of their subjects to have a gun!
Show some COMPASSION for the worthless little Royal sucklers! < / sarc >
,,,,an explosion of gangs being blamed.
BINGO! We have a winner.
Sure blame the knives not the gangs.
Last time I counted knives had been in the UK for several hundred years.
Ted you got to stop holding back, tell it like it is!
“Next step, Sharia”
Excellent post: Britain is absolutely carpeted with surveillance cameras. Knives which make no noise just make more sense to the criminals than guns.
But will the Muzzies now start running candidates for office who promise “Sharia law will end the violence! Those captured with knives shall forfeit their right hands!”
(Wouldn’t visit Londonistan for all the tea in Mecca.)
Lol! You’re so mother****ing funny! :)
I love Ted....he shoots straight from the hip!
Anti-Cricket bat campaign.
Ted is right, as he pretty much always is.
In the US: If you shoot a robber, drag him inside your front door.
In the UK: If you shoot a robber, drag him over to your neighbor's house.
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