In the last 100 years the UK has had one School Shooting of children during school hours. Just ONE! That one in Dunblane, Scotland in 1996. And what did we do after that outrage? We tightened up our already strict Firearms Laws even further so that handguns are now almost impossible to legally hold. In the USA firearms ownership is a "right". Here in the UK it is a "privilege ". And long may we continue with that attitude. 🙂
The solution put forward in the US seems to be "more guns" (giving the teachers guns). One satirical comedian even persuaded members of the public in the USA to favour giving guns to children of 3 years of age and upwards to protect themselves! The solution in the UK has always been "fewer guns" and the statistics speak for themselves.
Living with the chance your child could die by being shot at school must be horrendous. Knowing your government won't do anything about it must be worse
I think the reality is actually worse - certainly, recent Democratic governments at least have tried to do *something* about it, even if it's only assault rifles. They've not been able to do so because the gun lobbys are so powerful - buying the politicians they need to stop it even being discussed. The CDC, who look after public health, are not even allowed to study the topic. What all that means is that it's not that the US Gov won't do something about it, they can't, because half of them are owned by the companies that make guns and the members of organisations that buy those guns. That's worse.
From what I can see there can be four types of cops in one place - police, sheriffs, troopers and bureaus of investigation (i.e. Federal. B I as well as states such as GBI Georgia b i etc ). And multiply that through out towns and cities it seems like overkill. Also American police are so militarised !
I've only ever seen one and it was an uncle's air rifle that he hunted with and I was strictly supervised, barely able to touch it and absolutely didn't see any ammunition
I'm 47 and I had a teacher at school when I was 12 (1989) who taught my class how to use a shotgun for hunting. TBF I thought it was a bit big for taking down rabbits. But I've done clay-pigeon shooting, even though I missed every time! This was before the Dunblane massacre and the subsequent law changes.
I have seen real firearms and have shot shotguns. I agree with gun control though I think the types of guns allowed in the uk are too restrictive. Though if you were to have semi automatic firearms I think it should be hard to have.
She wasn't threatening to throw the boiling water at him, she took it off the stove and was moving sideways for two steps to put it down on the sink draining board and he started yelling for her to put it down, over and over again, she was 36 years old and slight, she was carrying it by the handle with two hands, she looked over her left shouldet and chuckled at him for being so animated, he shouted even louder to put it down, she turned to face him and he head shot her! There was no way she could have thrown the pot of water over him from that distance, 10 to 12 feet(?), he told this really elaborate story to his partner about how she was threatening to throw the pot of water, the partner, who never saw her as a threat, had left the room, luckily both their BWC"s were on and at no point did she make any such movement or utterence, but I suppose they will investigate themselves, again, and find that she was a shot putter who had just retired from the sport and throwing a 12 pound pot of boiling water over a distance of 12 feet was entirely feasable! He was fired and arrested for 1st degree Murder!
My daughter failed her driving test twice in the UK. She moved to the States and after a while took a test. She called me and said; "Dad, I passed my driving test." "Great, now you can drive." "No, it was 20 minutes, I didn't get into traffic. I'm not safe to drive." She took several more lessons specifically on driving in traffic before she was ready to go on the road.
Evan Edinger, dual-citizen US & UK, (originally from New Jersey) said he took his 'driving test' in a car park (parking lot) in his home town, it took about 20 minutes, he didn't go out onto a road in traffic - if I recall correctly - and passed. I don't drive but that whole thing sounds fearsome to my mind. How can that test for adequate skills to drive in any / all US roads?! Evan says he doesn't drive here in the UK as he doesn't need to. Our public transport is more than effective for getting around, though expensive on trains... Evan says he wishes it was more acceptable to walk in the US, and that American public transport was better.
MOT - Brakes, lights, tyres, suspension, steering, general integrity (rust on structural members), bodywork needs to be safe - no sharp edges, horn works, seatbelts working, visibility, no major window cracks, windscreen wipers, washer pump/fluid, number plate and VIN plate. Oh and yes emissions test, exhaust noise
The UK driving test has 2 parts:- 1) A theory test, examining your knowledge of the Highway Code. You have to pass part 1) to proceed to part 2) The practical test is conducted by a Ministry of Transport Examiner (not your driving instructor) with no financial incentive to pass or fail you. The 40 minute test includes driving on a variety of roads with speeds up to 70 mph on dual carriageways, reversing, 3-point turns and parallel parking. Being permitted to drive a 1.5 ton potential killing machine demands thorough testing.
@@polychromide The HPT is a fairly recent thing. Anyone who passed before 2002 probably have never heard of it unless they know someone who had to take it. Even without it, we are still clearly better at testing than America from what I can see.
What a lot of US gun owners/gun rights advocates forget is what the Second Amendment actually says and means; it's intended to allow the people of the US to form a militia and take arms against a tyrannical government, it's not intended to allow the people to massacre schoolchildren, or customers at the movies, in a mall or at a casino.
...not to mention written at a time when firearms would have meant flintlock pistols and muskets...not semi-automatic assault weapons. Sure, have as many muskets as you like, go head, knock yourself out...AR15s maybe not so much.
Actually, if we look at the Virginian Declaration of Rights, we find Section 13, then we can see what the Second Amendment was really all about: "Section 13. That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state, therefore, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power." Note the wording. In places, it's literally word-for-word the same as the Second Amendment. The state of Virginia had the idea to create a "bill of rights". The newly formed United States liked the idea and then amended the Constitution to add its own federal "bill of rights" as well. The similar wording is not coincidence - the Virginian Declaration of Rights inspired the amendments to the Constitution to add a "Bill of Rights" to it. They saw a good idea and copied it. The Second Amendment is a concise version of Virgina's Section 13. They thought "good idea" and took it - but just trimming down the language. But we can see, with Virginia's Section 13, what the principle actually was. As Section 13 is more verbose and actually names its motivation. The bit that was dropped is most crucial: "that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power". The real worry was that the standing army of the United States, who'd just seen off the British, might attempt a military coup. They might attempt to become a junta. That factions could split off and lead to "warlordism" or gangsterism. Standing armies in a time of peace are dangerous to liberty. Section 13 states that explicitly. And it demands that military power be under the strict subordination of the civil power. Which, you know, means the Virginian government. Section 13 - and the Second Amendment it inspired - are all about avoiding standing armies trying to mount coup or seize control. It was all about breaking them down - we don't need standing armies, as the citizens and civil power can take care of our protection. You can stand down and disband. We do not need an army in a time of peace. The hilarious irony is that Second Amendment "gun rights" advocates frequently talk about it being about fighting the government. But read that last part of Section 13: "the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power". The motivation was the exact opposite. To break down and stand down standing armies, so that the civil power - the state or federal government - has strict control. So that there are no coups. It's actually about breaking down any potential opposing power - like the standing army of the United States - attempting a coup against them. No, no. We will have small decentralised citizen militias and individuals arming themselves. We will break it down to have no opposition or threats to the civil power. It's not about protecting yourself from the government. It's about the government protecting itself from you - utilising a decentralising "divide and conquer" strategy. To break down any conspiracies against them. I've given you the sources. Read the passages yourself and what Section 13 is actually saying.
@@klaxoncowThat’s not the 1776 version. That version must date from after the Second Amendment because it incorporates it. But in any case, the bit about the "Right to Bear Arms" is not an individual right.
I saw a video where police officers tasered an elderly lady because she wouldn’t cooperate with the police. If two cops can’t get an elderly lady under control using gentle force, they need to go back to training and learn why tasering the elderly is a bad idea. The lady died days later.
Some of those elderly ladies are dangerous, a local shop was held up by a guy with a knife. He was picked up by the cops at the local hospital because she used he metal walking stick to break his arm.
Very true - and also their background before joining the police. In the UK, they get far more training, and usually join straight from full-time education. In the US, they get much less training, and many are recruited from the military, sometimes with undiagnosed PTSD from combat situations. So they are much more likely to react aggressively than a UK police officer, who has far more training in how to patiently de-escalate a situation, as opposed to the US training that emphasises using intimidation and maximum force to eliminate the perceived threat as quickly as possible.
Step out of the vehicle SIR !! (Raise voice several levels within a split second) NOW SIR ! (Next level) SHOW ME YOUR HANDS……… *NOW* he’s got something in his hand (his glasses) BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG. Justifiable force. Livin in America? Nah,I’ll stay here thanks.
Whats the point being armed in US. If I am waiting to pick my kid up at school, & a random guy starts shooting at the kids, I respond firing at the perp, but other parents mistake me for the perp, then they start shooting at me! Atishoo! Atishoo! we all fall down. Madness!
Thank you for repeatedly saying phenomena in your video. Now all I'm humming is phenomena, Do doo be-do-do, phenomena, Do do-do do!!! I suppose that makes me a right Muppet.
Did you watch Ru Paul's Drag Race - Global Allstars? They had a lip sync battle to that muppet song. (Sweden vs Mexico) I won't tell you who won but it was very funny 😅
I think you have to break these things down step by step to really see the differences. For examples.... Going to the shop in the UK 1) Walk into Shop 2) Pick up can of Coke 3) Complain that it's over £1 and used to be 50p 4) Buy it anyway 5) Go home In the USA however 1) Walk into Shop 2) Pick up can of Coke 3)Complain that it's over $1 and used to 50 cents 4) Get shot There is a slight difference here. Let's try another one. Walking to work in the UK 1) Leave the house 2) Notice you've got a slight cough 3) Arrive at work and book an appointment at the doctor's. 4) After work go see a doctor, find out your fine and go home. But in America 1) Leave the house 2) Notice you've got a slight cough 3) Arrive at work and book an appointment at the doctor's 4) After work go see a doctor but they won't see you because you can't afford $500 to see him 5) On the way home get shot.
Naww. The cough thing would go more like :- 3: Arrive at work, be too afraid to phone doctor or take a sick day. Give Fatal virus to everyone in the office because you refused to vaccinate, and so did they. Absolutely don't think about that ripoff Doctor who just wants your $500. 4: Spread fatal virus to everyone you encounter on the way home, because they didn't vaccinate either. Get Shot, (but not the sort that stops you dying).
A very telling statistic: In 2021, 361 pedestrians were killed on the road in the UK. In the US, in the same year, it was 7,485 deaths. That's 20x more pedestrian deaths and only 5x higher population!
And since we have a country where nearly everyone walks, and crosses roads daily, it probably is an equivalence of far less than 1/5th if you take the exposure into account. Plus we "jaywalk all the time".
@memkiii I 'jaywalk' even though there's a pelican crossing literally less then 100m further down the road from the bottom of my street. As yet, I've remained un-knocked down as I remember my green cross code lol.
And that 'consent' shall be granted by Parliament. Which in turn answers to the UK's absolute authority the monarchy. Who's powers are apparently granted by god ? It's all so very consensual ?
@@clubkinetic1 tell me you don't know how politics works lol Parliament's authority Parliamentary sovereignty is a principle of the UK constitution. It makes Parliament the supreme legal authority in the UK, which can create or end any law. Generally, the courts cannot overrule its legislation and no Parliament can pass laws that future Parliaments cannot change. *Parliamentary sovereignty is the most important part of the UK constitution* I guess "Operational Independence" isn't in your vocabulary either? it's been a thing since 1285 "Operational independence A fundamental principle of British policing that dates back to the Statute of Westminster of 1285. This principle states that no one can direct a police officer to arrest someone, and that it is the officer's decision to apply the law in any given situation"
@@clubkinetic1 also, if you really went to Club kinetic, you'll be able to tell me who made a special guest appearance at Helter Skelter 95 when it was at club Kinetic..... -"What the time you have the dread" _ Did a good man back you up around the corner?
Now I realise why visiting Americans in the UK complain SO much about having to drive on “the other side” of the road. They haven’t been thoroughly trained to drive on any road in their own country.
Couple of points, in London, mini cab drivers now have to be licenced, and their vehicles checked twice a year. They cannot pick up a fare from the street, and a passenger cannot change destination once in the cab. Police officers who discharge their firearms are immediately suspended until an investigation is carried out. If found they can be prosecuted as they don't have Qualified Immunity like US police.
So In the uk guns aren’t illegal it’s just illegal to carry one you can go to ranges and with the right paperwork get one for the home but it must be secured in a gun safe and police are allowed to check it anytime they want no exceptions.
You could have stopped that after the first four words "UK police officers are trained". Initial training can take a year followed by a further year before their confirmation.
One of the big problems with US police is the number of them that are recruited straight out of the military at the end of their service there. When they get into a tricky or stressful situation, a lot of them automatically revert back to their military training with the "shoot first and ask questions if they survive" culture that they are trained to have there.
Can I recommend a documentary called Gun no. 6. One of the side effects of fewer guns is that the guns that are out there, being used for criminal activities, can be traced more easily. This documentary follows the crimes where the police know one particular gun was used. Different criminals, same gun.
I saw a report of a woman in the US who had phoned the police because she had heard noises that made her concerned that someone was trying to break into her home. I think she was in her nightwear when the police arrived and she had been cooking. One of the officers asked her to remove the pan from the hob/stove top and when she went to do it, the officer pulled his gun on her. She then pleaded that she wasn’t going to do anything but he sh*t her, I think twice and in the head. She obviously didn’t survive but he then tried to create a scenario that he felt that both he and his partner were at risk but it was all caught on their cameras. This incident was in the last month or so but it seemed very similar to the one you mentioned but the idea that you can call the police because you’re scared and instead of them doing their job and making you feel safe, they take your life because you carried out their instructions…it’s just terrifying.
In the last ten years, in the US, there have been 5575 deaths caused by the police, both wrongful and justified deaths. The US has on average, a population that is 5 times higher than the UK. So, if deaths involving the police were at a similar rate in both countries, we would expect there to have been around 1115 deaths caused by Police in the UK (again, both justified and wrongful) in the same period of time. Instead there have been only 35 So you are 31.8 times more likely to be killed by the police in the US than the UK
Same with gun murders in the USA compared with knife murders in the UK. In 2023 nearly 19,000 people in USA were murdered by people using guns compared to about 250 people murdered in the UK by people using knives. That's a ratio of 76 to 1...
It's more a historical legacy: the Royal Irish Constabulary were armed. In reaction to that, in the Republic, the uniformed Garda are not armed. Plain clothes detectives, however, are armed!
I’ve just got back from driving in Miami and was absolutely petrified, people on the road there are crazy! The amount of times per day someone pulled into my stopping space without indicating (I thought the UK was bad for not indicating!) people on mopeds weaving in and out of 65mph traffic with no helmet on, there were at least 3 times in the 6 days I genuinely thought I was going to crash because of people pulling into my lane and slamming their brakes on, there was one occasion I actually said ‘thank god for the dvla!’ I am so grateful for our level of driving lessons and was so thankful when the time came to return the car 😂
I’m a Brit who shoots clays for sport, which is a niche pastime in the UK. We can have some kinds of guns but we have to go through a time consuming and thorough process to get a shotgun certificate or firearms licence. My “sporting equipment” is locked up securely, when I take it to a shooting ground it is in a locked case, out of sight in the boot (trunk) of my car. I also enjoy live music, typically I’ll travel to venues across London by public transport, bus/tube/train and come home late at night after having had a couple of drinks. I have never considered carrying any kind of implement for personal safety. I feel safe pretty much anywhere but I’m a 5’11” man so of course I do, but I do consider it wise for women to develop their “street smart”/observation because there is still some risk of sexual assault (the risk is low but definitely non-zero, most rapes and sexual assaults in the UK are perpetrated by people we know, not attacks by strangers). There is violent crime in London and there is a special police operation that has been running for several years to counteract gun crime, but it is mostly between criminal gangs and the great majority of us can live our entire lives in London without ever coming into any contact with it.
Hiii, i used to be the person releasing clays - dont know about your local shoot but when i went too interview, we had to go hours before opening, to be shown everything about the rifle including shooting it too fully understand the power of the weapon. Im so glad I done that job ( i was 13 😂) it gave me a different understanding on the power and damage they can do, i never felt fear around anyone on site! Cant say id feel the same if everyone had one
@@rebeccaradbourne5651 my personal experience is that I first learned to shoot in the Army Cadets as a teenager. Our instructors were very strict and we were under no illusions about how dangerous a badly handled gun can be. I stopped shooting when I left the Army Cadets. So when I started clay shooting I got an introductory session with an instructor for a couple of hours, and after my second session with an instructor I started going out with friends in small groups. For about a year I was borrowing a gun from one of my friends, technically under his supervision (his SGC and insurance) until I got my own SGC and insurance. TBH, my group of friends are very fun and relaxed, one of them brings his grandson along (who is 12), my son sometimes comes and he’s in his 20s, and safety is something that we take seriously.
My dad does historical reenactment as a hobby (17th century). He’s required to have a gun license for his musket, even though he doesn’t use shot (just the bang and smoke). Not clued up on it, but I think he needs another license for the gunpowder, or if it’s an add on to his gun license. He’s required to do routine interviews and home visits to ensure he remains compliant, even after 15+ years of musket ownership
@@jennifergibbard8782 yes, he has to have a firearms licence for that, the gunpowder will be a separate line on the firearms licence (with a limit on how much he’s allowed to possess at any time) and reenactment is considered a good reason. Firearms licences last 5 years, so we get the police visit every five years to renew it. The police can come along and check our security and that what we have matches what we are licensed for at any time, but most forces don’t have the staff to do very often that unless a reason comes up for them to do so.
Following this year's US election cycle quite closely and I have to say...one candidate's supporters I would not trust to get their pants on the right way round in a morning without them having a cartoon diagram and assistance from a responsible adult...let alone trust them to have a gun.
I saw that video with the elderly coloured lady with the pot of water. It was horrific. She was in the kitchen, he was standing in the adjoining sitting area. She couldn't have flung the water that far if she tried. She didn't threaten to do it, she was just saying "I denounce you" or words like that and he drew his gun and threatened to shoot her in the face. Those words. She immediately put the pot down and was pleading and cowering down and THEN he shot her - in the face. An unarmed, elderly lady. 😢😢😢
@@Mark-Haddownot all black people want to be called people of colour, what is that describing as every race is a person of colour? If you had to give a description of a person to the police you have to be more specific than saying a person of colour
I have been to nearly 40 countries. Walking through Hong Kong or Singapore at midnight I felt safer than I ever did in San Francisco when we took a wrong turn up a side street during the day!
In Pennsylvania, our car inspections are strict. Besides an emissions test, there are brake tests, wiper tests, indicator tests. Cars must have bumpers front and rear, no jagged metal edges, etc. etc.
Handguns are banned in the UK, however they can be owned for sporting use (ie not hunting or home defence) and then they have to meet a very stringent set of criteria regarding barrel length, overall weapon length, magazine capacity, round diameter and firing action - for example a single-shot revolver holding 6 x .22 rounds with a barrel length over 30 cm or 12 inches, or overall length over 60 cm (24 in) could be owned as long as you manage to obtain the appropriate firearms licence. On paper it's even possible to own an Uzi in the UK, but again the criteria for doing so are incredibly stringent...
On armed police, there's actually lots more in London than most other places, and she'd probably be quite shocked at how many armed police are driving around her anytime she's in Central London. The main, best-known, armed police unit, the UK equivalent of SWAT, is SO-19 (Special Operations Unit 19) but in addition to full-time members of that Unit on standby, there are *reserve* firearms officers who have firearms secured away in their car rather than openly carried. Then there's certain members of the Diplomatic and Embassy Police , there's the City of London Police, there's Counter Terrorism Units, and also there's quite a number of Military Police driving around at any moment. Elsewhere in the UK, the Armed Police take pride in their rapid-response, rapid deployment times, and aim to be as swift and reliable as any other emergency service (e.g. ambulance, paramedics, or fire brigade). Most people, even Brits, are blissfully unaware of how many armed police are _potentially_ within 10 minutes of them because it is just so rare that firearms are ever needed, and rarer still that they actually discharge those weapons in the line of duty (rather than training).
@@22seanmurphy yeah, I don't understand why people are against it, they aren't there to police your movements, they are there to deter people from committing the crime in the first place
And that's not counting all the car dashcams, doorbell cams, private CCTV for homes and commercial premises too. We are on camera a heck of a lot usually without realising.
We are allowed certain guns in the UK but the checks are very strict but on the whole we don't see the need for guns.. only 8% of the UK's police officers are trained in using guns and are usually used to protect major transportation hubs and govt buildings...and fast response units if called upon...
Yep, americans love to tell us we have no guns so we aren't free, but in reality we are allowed most non-automatic firearms IF WE HAVE A REASONABLE need for it, such as sports, target shooting, hunting and pest control
@harlequinems but never handguns. They are totally illegal. I used to work in a firm of solicitors (US attorneys) when the senior partner was actually the chairman of the British National Rifle Association. Members used to go shooting on farmland in winter and there were always pheasants for us staff to buy at very good prices for Christmas. I miss them.
we will need em soon eith this cm dictatorship destroying the nation putting million at risk , there many eery zist here , ghls with no morals from the east etc
They quit because another officer was being named publicly and put on trial for murdering an innocent man during a traffic stop. Previously, every time they'd shot an innocent person, they'd got away with remaining anonymous on "security grounds" and just getting a token slap on the wrist. So they didn't like that they were finally being held publicly accountable for their actions. In a way, it's a good way of weeding out those who shouldn't really be there, as those with a genuine sense of the responsibility of the job will have no issues about being held accountable. Only those who just see it as some sort of perk or status symbol to brag about to their mates in the pub will have an issue with it.
There are also car meets in Britain. Some of them are relatively innocent and involve gatherings on retail park car parks. These can be very noisy. However there are other meets which involve much the same stuff as you described and occur on industrial parks and other places that are empty at night. Donuts, racing and sometimes crowd injuries happen at those.
@billyhills9933 - my nephew and I accidentally drove through a road race meet one night driving home from Birmingham. The cars were racing along a bit of dual carriageway between two roundabouts, and the road was lined with people watching. It was terrifying!
As a recently retired UK police officer, the use of CCTV in our towns is usually controlled by the local council who monitor this 24/7, this allows us to be in contact. When a known shop thief etc enters the town we can follow them from entering the town right observing their movements contacting the major shops on route to be wary. Regarding weapons, we have firearm officers driving around who are available soon as there is an incident called. These officers can be recognised by a large DOT on the side of their vehicle. Many officers are now carrying tasers which is more than enough for most incidents although the use is restricted and has normally to be approved by the force control officer on duty.
ah the MOT (Ministry of Transport) test. i saw a man with a hammer (he had a mental health crisis happening) confronted by four police. they tried all the usual de-escalation techniques but ended up tasing after minutes of trying to talk to him. so they didn't start out pointing things or hands on taser and yelling, just trying to talk.
Most people in the UK take driving lessons in a instructors car which has duel controls for the break and clutch (the clutch is for changing gear in a manual car 😂)
Mall across the UK there is cameras both Government run and private. Most of us have got used to them and years ago when there was privacy issues the government stepped in and produced protect policies. The UK have a very strong sense of justice and fairness and if any camera operators over stepped over the mark the people would soon react
It was due to CCTV that two young ten yo boys were seen taking a very young child away from where his mother was shopping in a butcher's in a mall, and abducted him, (going on to commit heinous crimes against him and killing him) quite some years ago ...the images were back then, blurry and indistinct, but were sufficiently clear to help find (belatedly, sadly) the two boys responsible.
All UK cities have street cameras - not just London. They are monitored to focus the emergency services where they are required if an incident arises. There’s no UK city I’d be afraid to walk through at night - yes problems can occur but it’s very rarely a life or death situation like in the US. I have a friend who lives in Atlanta and he drives a 20mile detour every day rather than drive through certain neighbourhoods on his way to work - that would be considered ridiculous in the UK. The US is dominated by guns and it makes everyone scared of strangers, the police and even angry neighbours. The number of online videos where a simple US police traffic stop gets out of hand and results in a shooting is depressing.
In England,Scotland and wales we have two known police forces that routinely patrol with firearms and those are M.O.D police (ministry of defence) police and the civil nuclear constabulary. And I think both police forces do have small documentaries on RUclips for anyone who is interested most is the training and kit. Our standard police officers carry pepper spray asp baton handcuffs leg restraints and tasers if they choose to carry a taser, some forces it’s mandatory for the police officer to carry a taser.
The street racing thing..we had a similar thing with bikers (i ride) at a place called Boxhill. After a biker had a spectacular crash pulling a high speed wheely, injuring some pedestrians. The police had the bike crushed and left at the stretch of road as a warning. There's usually a police car posted there now as a deterrent. It's a great bike meet, but it definitely had some issues with people pushing the limits
14:22 They’re called the firearms unit. In addition, if one of the MANY cameras catch a firearm (a control centre monitors them) on camera, the firearms unit/s will be deployed immediately to hunt down the weapon and the person…usually a police helicopter is deployed and many areas have police drones to send up before the helicopter gets there.
Thank-you for your recognition of that fact. Whilst not any particular 'fan' of tennis nor even of Andy Murray himself - though am not against him either, (I just am not in the habit of thinking of him) - except for Dunblane, for which I freely respect his experience with regards to that awful day, and felt complete sympathy for him and all the children so horribly affected, and the teachers there. Often, when people speak of Dunblane, they forget (or neglect) to mention Andy being there too.
The CCTV stuff is interesting partly because while I've certainly heard some American's reject it, they tend to be exactly the same types who like to record cops, have dash-cams, etc. Because of that, one can only conclude that they actually do feel far more secure having stuff on camera, and don't believe that *others* generally have a right to privacy when out in public, but fear that it might capture their own bad actions. There is absolutely no doubt at all that anyone owning a smartphone is willingly and happily giving up far more privacy than any amount of CCTV coverage can rival. CCTV has been hugely effective in reducing thefts, burglaries, and muggings, but also help with all kinds of other crime, including disputes over who was at fault in traffic incidents, etc.
Fun Fact: Regarding gun or even weapons use, the police in the majority of cases HAVE to shout “I have taser” or “I’m armed” and they also have to state when used in the moment such as “shots fired” or “taser taser taser”. You also have to be approved to use a taser - you can’t just walk in one day and pick one up as an officer
The issue everyone has regarding our MOT is that our cars have to be safe and in a certain condition to be on the roads but ( especially these days ) the roads don't need to be safe or in a condition to be driven on, our roads are getting worse and causing a lot of damage to our car's, which we then have to repair for them to be allowed on the roads which damaged them in the first place. Our potholes are becoming more like canyons and because of how many fields are being built on there's more and more flooding, for a country that gets a lot of rain you would think there would be strict rules regarding drainage when building houses especially when building on fields because you are taking away massive area's of natural drainage. Where i live flooding is becoming a big problem because of more houses being built anywhere they can and the past couple of year's the roads that access my town ( there's 5 ) have flooded so bad that at 1 time the only 1 road that wasn't blocked was the 1 that is a steep hill.
In January 2022 the Times newspaper here carried two separate reports on the same day. The first was deaths by firearm in the EU (so excluding the UK) including accidental deaths by firearm for the previous year and the second was deaths by shooting in New York State on New Years day that year. The two numbers were 418 for the EU for a year and 408 in NY state in one day. The case rests.
There's a good documentary on Dunblane on RUclips explaining how handguns were banned. Guns are not totally banned, but they are strictly controlled, you need a licence so have to have a good reason to have one
Though, the shooter at Dunblane was licenced to own guns... Those gun rules were 'lax' until Dunblane, as they didn't allow for such heinous crimes to be prevented in the case of such determined wrongdoing to take place by the 'scoutmaster' ... Other shootings here (UK) that I've heard of: Jeremy Bamber 'White House' (farm...?) The Hungerford 'Incident' The Whitehaven 'Incident' And, a shooting in a farmhouse/ mansion where a husband shot his wife and daughters (& animals) before 'unaliving' himself...but I don't remember where that mansion was.
It’s worth noting that although Dunblaine caused a tightening of the laws, particularly around the checks and storage of guns in Scotland, England and Wales (Northern Ireland is a lot more permissive), we’ve had various forms of gun licensing since the Victorian era and a big crackdown on sales and ownership that started shortly after WWI. (Ironically given the current balance of gun ownership, in part to try and limit the flow of guns in Irish Rebellion.) There have been a series of tightening of the laws since then, and since Dunblaine too.
And importantly, in the UK, a licence would be denied straight away if the reason was "for personal safety"; I imagine the police would then investigate you pretty seriously if you gave that as a reason for owning a gun!
That amazes me that you can pass your driving test without really driving on a proper road. The first time I drove a car I couldn't drive in a straight line and had no coordination. It would have been a nightmare if as soon as I passed my test I went out driving in busy traffic.
I was 20 when Dunblane happened. It was shocking and devastating, all the more so in that it involved very young children 😢. Plus, it was in Scotland, where I am, and it was unfathomable something like that could even happen here. It was so huge that the gun laws were changed soon after, and there was a gun amnesty in which thousands of guns were surrendered. It just took one tragedy and the UK responded. There are videos about the story on RUclips. As others have said, Andy Murray the tennis player was at the school and had to hide with his class.
MOT car bodywork must not have any sharp areas that can injure a pedestrian.Tyres must have legal depth of tread and windscreen wipers must be up to scratch apart from the other areas tested.
Don’t worry, my grandad was given a 10 minute instruction on how to drive the army jeep during WW2 & was given a driving license. He drove until he was 88! My dad also got his back in the ‘60s without taking any lessons or tests!
In the UK we just had new knife laws that from 24th September 24 it's illegal to own, sell, or import certain types of knives and machetes. Hopefully this will help with are knife crime . Also on the gun laws it's so strict here in the UK that I don't know anyone who owns a gun. The police have to be well trained and special police to carry gun. Oh and thank you for this video it's reminded me I need to get my MOT done on my car next month haha 🤣
@@JJLAReacts we try to get it right but the country still has it's problems. Oh and I love your thoughts on the Brits and I am making my way through your videos with a smile . Just finished the communication American don't understand and it did make me laugh. Keep the videos coming there fab 😄
The banning of machete's and "Zombie" knives wont stop knife crime as most of those committing the crimes are using kitchen knives. The sort of people involved in committing these crimes would just turn to other weapons even if every knife was melted down e.g. hammers, screwdrivers etc. It really needs a change in culture.
@docsmellyfella I would say in regard to this. There isn't a lot more we can do about knife crime in the UK, there's already age restrictions to buy knives, it is illegal to carry a knife longer than 3 inches in public unless it's in packaging. We've now passed laws prohibiting the sale and import of Zombie knives and machete's. What more can we do? We can't ban knives completely because otherwise we wouldn't be able to use them to prepare food or eat with. We're bound to have a lot of knife crime because of the fact we have so very little gun crime, and as you say even if we did outright ban knives, which we can't people would just turn to other means
@@JCS370 I had a look at my toolbox and saw that I have a couple of tools which would be illegal if I walked around with them, not illegal to own but the kind where you’d have to give a good reason for having them if you were seen with them. It’s a weird feeling, but I would never carry them in public anyway. Whether the new law will have much effect on knife crime is something we will have to watch, because most knife crime is committed with kitchen knives and those can’t be banned.
To understand only a tiny bit, the paranoia of the CCTV in London, and how the concerns really invaded our lives, politically and culturally for a while, try and watch the first season of The Capture (BBC thriller drama series), which came out not long after CCTV had been a hot topic in the UK.
CCT doesn't seem to deter many people, but it does make it easier to convict criminals. Very few people in the UK are concerned about related privacy issues.
I was a member of a Range when the shooting at Dunblain happened, everyone was shocked beyond belief and no one was surprised with what was proposed with regard to banning hand guns, a few people weren't happy about it, but everyone signed the petition as shooting was not a necessity, the lives lost would never be brought back, that was many families devastated forever, I continued shooting nationally until 2005 (legal weapons obviously). In the video it was mentioned that many guns are banned in the UK, some are yes, but not some which were mentioned, take a look at what guns are available to own in the UK, I guarantee that you will be surprised at what can be owned, also take a look at how many shots are fired in the US and UK (by the police) the numbers will astound you, also in the UK if a police officer draws his weapon "snigger" he has to undergo fresh training and submit written reports as to why it felt necessary, no shots need to be fired and he is not allowed to continue to carry on in the armed response unit until the investigation is completed and he has gone through more training and passed everything necessary, the rules are incredibly tight and for good reason.
Sad fact about the Dunblane tragedy it was where Tennis champion Andy Murray went to School with his brother and was a survivor of that terrible incident.
60,000 gun deaths last year in the states, Gun deaths in the UK last year Exactly 28. There Were 600,000 shotgun firearms licences issued last year in the UK. Most towns and most small towns have CCTV Even some small villages
Police here in England, each force would have tactical firearms units, these often have armed response vehicles patrolling set areas for quick deployment to calls. Often they will be there before or very soon after unarmed police. If unarmed police are there first they will get public to safety and feed back information for the armed units. As well as the response vehicles there are also usually armed units within the HQ as well as set areas such as airports.
BTW: Regarding below rambling about the driving lesson system, even a person who takes to it naturally will usually need, at least, 12 lessons costing between £25 and £50 per hour, depending on a number of factors, such as driving instructor’s success, age of driver (for their insurance) and location. That’s before the test costs and these days it’s rare for only 12 lessons to be needed, and most people are going to need at least £1,000 really, before they pay for tests and licenses. As for their insurance costs… holy crap. The youngsters these days, even if they’re driving only a one-litre basic small vehicle, it’s very common for the insurance to cost WAAAAY more than the car they’re driving.
I'm 49 and British and have fired guns here in England. This was in the 80's before the Hungerford incident so got to fire a couple of revolvers at the local gun range. I can say at 14 firing a 357 Magnum was pretty cool but hit nothing but sand. Also had a go on 44 black powder percussion revolver which was more scary im case it didn't fire.
Just a correction on gun ownership in the UK you can have just about any gun you like in the UK including handguns (in northern Ireland and the channel Islands) however you need a defence for owning firearms and gaining a license includes a phycological evaluation I used to have shotguns and an AR-15 style firearm I stopped using these (clay pigeon shooting and target shooting as the club I was a member of disbanded) so lost my defense for owning these and had to sell them. Now I just have Airsoft guns 🙂 as the laws aren't as strict for obvious reasons
The very beginning of the video said a lot . I doubt that most Europeans thinking to move to another European country would ever put personal safety even in the top ten reasons to think about. Pretty sure from what is said by RUclips commentators and posters ,that every American would include that as something to consider.
We have dual operated cars for driving lessons . The UK has they theory and a driving test … that’s hard … 3 point turns; emergency stops, parallel parking; motorways
Some people in Britain - especially in London and some other parts of England - do not take a driving test, they may have a forged licence and no insurance - this last one used to be a custodial offence, but it seems to be being treated more leniently in recent years.
I’ve travelled a little in the US, New York for a week, LA, San Francisco, Route 66 (all 15-20 years ago) and I have to admit I felt safe in all these places. in fact seeing country-USA on Route 66 was a delight. BUT I never went out at night, always was in ‘nice’ neighbourhoods, and am 6’ 4’’ bloke. As an Englishman there are DEFINITELY areas of urban UK I’d never go to. But I suspect in general the UK is generally safer…
With regard to the comments on guns and police ...... I understand that in the USA the Police are called a 'Force' whiile in UK and here in Australia they are referred to as The Police Service.
On getting to a firearms situation it depends on ware you live in London or a big city I would think it would be a matter of minutes, in the country a lot longer. Firearms officers are taught to fire for the largest target ,the torso this is to hopefully prevent unintended casualties if a police officer fires his weapon it is to stop the target and is responsible for ware any missing rounds end up firing at limbs is inherently hard.
I was hungover to the point of sub-drunkeness when I got my Driving License. I could hardly focus, but just enough that when the driving instructor asked me to call out nearby license plates (to check my eyesight) I got them right. I did a hill start, trying to find the biting point on the clutch for far too long, until I realised I hadn't put the car in gear. Long story short, I actually got my license back then but I no longer drive so I would have to get it again, but that is not happening.
UK Armened responce usually carry Glock 9mm pistol, the Heckler and Koch MP5SF 9mm carbine and the H&K G36C 5.56mm carbine. and Walther P99 by some in midlands
Number of mass shootings this year in America 400+, number of mass shootings in the UK since 1997 zero. In America you can own a gun but get a ticket for crossing a road, in the UK better gun control and the ability to know how to cross a road without getting run over.
Unfortunately even knife crime is higher in America, knife crime is one of the most difficult to combat simply because a sharpened weapon is easy to make for yourself, guns can be regulated if it wasn’t for the amount of money they give to some governments in “donations”, most places call them bribes but who knows 💙💙🇬🇧💙💙
Not-fun fact: Wimbledon and Olympic tennis champion Andy Murray was at Dunblane during the massacre; he has refused to talk publicly about it (or at least when he was a newbie, dunno if in recent times hes ever spoken about it - I dont think he has as it would be quite newsworthy).
its funny when she says that having police without guns could make americans feel unsafe when for me i feel super unsafe when i see police with a gun because it implies some serious crime might happen that they are prepared for
It depends on your perception. I was in Germany for 3 years where every cop had a gun, but also a very straight forward & relaxed attitude. It was never a thing that you thought about. If anything, Germany is safer than the UK. In London, I don't mind seeing Armed Police. I feel there though it is necessary in the places where they are usually seen. I have been exposed to guns, in the forces, so maybe that training altered the way I feel. I would be horrified to live in a nation where anyone with no real regulation and absolutely no training can walk around with a deadly weapon. Also, the UK population at large, trusts our police. They aren't some aloof quasi military, and you can ask them directions without them going for a gun.
@@memkiiiGermany is not a safe place. I’d rather live here than there and I currently have half the UK angry that I’m here. ‘Relaxed attitude’ towards you, not necessarily everyone else. Definitely not towards everyone else.
By the way, JJLA ..... 'M.O.T.' in relation to annual testing and certification refers to "Ministry Of Transport". MOT status for every valid vehicle in the country is kept on a Government database and is automatically checked by insurance companies in real time when processing insurance policy purchases. You cannot get car insurance approved unless you have a valid MOT certificate. And, it is against the law to drive a car on UK roads if your vehicle is not insured, has no up-to-date MOT certification, or (I think this is correct) if annual 'Road Tax' has not been paid.
I was recently at a music festival with a friend who isn't from the uk, she lived in america for several years. Some commotion happened in the crowd and people started hurrying away from the area. My instinct was to nonchalantly move away, trying to figure out what was happening assuming someone projectile vommed everywhere or a fight had kicked off. Her instinct was to run for her life assuming someone had a gun
I have been subscrobed for at least a cpl years to her ... I do find it rather interesting to see these reaction videos. Fyi former chef, former dock worker former civil servant former something else , current NHS.
in the Highlands where there are a lot of guns (farming, shooting estates etc.) one in five police are routinely armed. theres very very little gun related crime though
I have had a driving licence for 39 years and I have driven all over the UK a LOT. I am confident driving in Central London, on the M25 London orbital motorway, on twisting country lanes, in all manner of weather and traffic conditions etc etc. I have also driven in many states of the USA, mostly in Florida and California and the other SW states. I have never been scared driving like on the California freeways. The lanes are narrow, the inappropriate speeding, being overtaken on both sides is ridiculous! I think next time I go, I'm going to rent a Hummer!
The MoT is annual for cars over 3 years old. The focus is safety, especially things like brakes, suspension, steering, chassis corrosion, seatbelts, lights, tyres. Re: guns - much of the concern is terrorism, moreso than other crime. Hence why Northern Ireland police were armed since the so-called Troubles. In London police are armed in places terrorists might target - Parliament, big railway stations, airports etc.
Our local cops used to carry semi automatic carbines (HK I think) but that was because our MP was in a high profile role in the British Government. Otherwise, not a thing.
6:41 British, living in the US - I definitely do not feel safe on the roads here. Did the NC driving test, 200m down the road, turn around and go back. People drive absolute shitheaps here, no break lights, no headlights in the rain, debris everywhere. Miss the peace of mind from MOTs and comprehensive driving test. “Road deaths per year 100,000 population: UK 2.9; US 12.9.”
Northern Ireland had "The Troubles" for 30 years -- an armed civil war. Total dead 3,500 for a population of 1.6 million. Which compares favourably with many parts of the USA.
A couple of extra things that might surprise you. (Although, Wow. I’ve spent many months in the US and, though I know the driver’s ed. and test isn’t what it should be, I had NO idea that you could basically drive a car that might have worn brake pads, bad oil, tyres that aren’t inflated to regulation standard and must even have cracks in the walls, which I might’ve been really concerned about when driving over there, so good job I didn’t, frankly)… the CCTV thing. Let’s say you live near a decent sized town or city. And let’s take London as an example.. From leaving my flat, to going to my workplace half a mile away, the minimum numbers of CCTV cameras I’ll be on, even if I don’t go into a store, will be around 65-125. It feels excessive to be honest and the facial recognition that has started coming in is slightly concerning since there have been mistakes, leading to a few distressing imprisonments, and arrests for crimes caused by others… To drivers, though. Oh my goodness. The camera situation is off the charts. Not only do a HUGE percentage of speed cameras get set so low that 1mph over the limit gets you points and a fine, but they also have ANPR. So, your number plate is automatically registered by the camera, meaning that your entire route can be traced indefinitely. Yes, this has great plus points. If a car is stolen, not taxed, not insured, or not MOT’d the system automatically fires into looking up every registration it can, and ensures that this is registered and the infraction letter sent out automatically. This is good of course, but can lead to people being pulled over simply because the person driving may be male, and the owner female. This is not uncommon as we have a system where you can have an owner if the car, but a different registered keeper. The owner may be female and the registered keeper male and that can sometimes cause police stops that are not necessarily helpful. However; again, you could say this is good, because it may be that they realise a car is stolen, or driven by a banned or uninsured driver before even the owner is aware it has gone. ALSO, police cars (driven by traffic cops) now mostly have an ANPR on the dashboard which automatically logs and checks every registration plate it sees. It can feel a little uncomfortable. The increase in speed cameras, year on year is actually causing tailbacks and accidents due to variable speed limits on motorways also, where a fairly empty and free-flowing motorway suddenly shows (the normal speed limit would be 70 on these carriageways) suddenly displaying 30mph, causing harsh braking and then causing the traffic to slow suddenly and therefore, if the motorway is on an incline and the sudden braking and tailback is out of sight until the last minute, or around a corner, or the vision blocked by vans and HGVs, this can cause problems. The difference in various vehicles’ braking distances can cause pile ups of several vehicles which push into each other and, occasionally, jack-knifing HGVS. It’s controversial here. Very controversial. As for getting a license, we have no drivers’ ed here. You have to book and pay for as many lessons, on the road, as it takes to get you to the standard where, even with nerves, you have a good chance of passing and are considered safe on the road. The theory test alone is HARSH. Very harsh. Extremely thorough and sometimes the most difficult part to pass before you even get an actual in-car test. You also now have a section of the test where they test you on what the tire pressures should be on the vehicle you’re driving. If you can competently fuel the car. If you can check and top up all the fluids and identify all the key components under the hood. Sorry. That was long and boring, but I had no idea that the US was so different on these points. Regarding personal safety, I would say that we have a HUGE problem growing here with knife attacks. Over the last 5 or 6 years it has become more and more common for serious life-threatening injuries and murders among teenagers and the under-25s. Even in what people would call rural and gentrified areas, this is getting crazy. The gun problem of the 80s and 90s is not as bad as it was, but the stabbings are crazy.
She doesn't know UK gun laws at all, but private ownership of handguns is essentially illegal. People just don't bother to get a firearm licence unless they really need one, a surprising amount of rifles are legal here (assuming you're licensed).
Hi there it's John from England again as I said before I love your videos yeah MOT is a really important because you know at the end of the day if your car's got something wrong with it especially underneath that you can't see and then it goes for an MOT say the exhaust is about to drop off and they come to you and say well it's not parsley MOT you have to get that fixed before it can pass the MOT I think it's a good thing you know or if there's a pipe that's a bit cracked or something else is going wrong all the brakes are not right they won't pass it until you get an MOT sorry they won't pass it until you fix that problem
I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this in the comments, but to really understand the changes, laws etc that have taken place in the UK in recent times, you should really look up the tragic incidents that happened in Hungerford (1987) and Dunblane (1996).There are some really good documentaries that are on RUclips about these events.
In the last 100 years the UK has had one School Shooting of children during school hours. Just ONE! That one in Dunblane, Scotland in 1996. And what did we do after that outrage? We tightened up our already strict Firearms Laws even further so that handguns are now almost impossible to legally hold.
In the USA firearms ownership is a "right". Here in the UK it is a "privilege ". And long may we continue with that attitude. 🙂
And Andy and Jaimie Murray were at the school that day. I often wonder how that must have affected them to this day..
The solution put forward in the US seems to be "more guns" (giving the teachers guns). One satirical comedian even persuaded members of the public in the USA to favour giving guns to children of 3 years of age and upwards to protect themselves!
The solution in the UK has always been "fewer guns" and the statistics speak for themselves.
@@MrBulky992
I thought the whole of the American population existed out of three years old children.
I defend the right not to bear arms. The Firearms Act 1968 is a blessing.
@@martyn420
Agreed! 👍😃
Living with the chance your child could die by being shot at school must be horrendous. Knowing your government won't do anything about it must be worse
ONE school shooting in the UK in 1996, we chose our kids. FIFTY in the US so far THIS YEAR (according to CNN), they continue to choose their guns.
@@FayeSless-di3jg Insane.
Australia made the same decision 😊👍🏼
Totally.
I think the reality is actually worse - certainly, recent Democratic governments at least have tried to do *something* about it, even if it's only assault rifles. They've not been able to do so because the gun lobbys are so powerful - buying the politicians they need to stop it even being discussed. The CDC, who look after public health, are not even allowed to study the topic. What all that means is that it's not that the US Gov won't do something about it, they can't, because half of them are owned by the companies that make guns and the members of organisations that buy those guns. That's worse.
Difference between UK and US. UK have a Police Service. US have a Police Force... it explains a lot
And the US has over 18,000 police forces.
Nicely put.
From what I can see there can be four types of cops in one place - police, sheriffs, troopers and bureaus of investigation (i.e. Federal. B I as well as states such as GBI Georgia b i etc ). And multiply that through out towns and cities it seems like overkill. Also American police are so militarised !
I'm English, never heard the Police called the Police service.
@@JGG3345they are the police service in Northern Ireland PSNI for short
I'm 62, British, never seen a real gun, except those carried by armed security police at airports.
I've only ever seen one and it was an uncle's air rifle that he hunted with and I was strictly supervised, barely able to touch it and absolutely didn't see any ammunition
I'm 47 and I had a teacher at school when I was 12 (1989) who taught my class how to use a shotgun for hunting. TBF I thought it was a bit big for taking down rabbits. But I've done clay-pigeon shooting, even though I missed every time! This was before the Dunblane massacre and the subsequent law changes.
My dad taught me how to shoot. Also how to make bullets. They were all handed in after Dunblane
I have seen real firearms and have shot shotguns. I agree with gun control though I think the types of guns allowed in the uk are too restrictive. Though if you were to have semi automatic firearms I think it should be hard to have.
I'm Canadian and had my own shotgun at age 16. I had to take a safe gun handling seminar and pass a test first , all conducted by the local police.
She wasn't threatening to throw the boiling water at him, she took it off the stove and was moving sideways for two steps to put it down on the sink draining board and he started yelling for her to put it down, over and over again, she was 36 years old and slight, she was carrying it by the handle with two hands, she looked over her left shouldet and chuckled at him for being so animated, he shouted even louder to put it down, she turned to face him and he head shot her! There was no way she could have thrown the pot of water over him from that distance, 10 to 12 feet(?), he told this really elaborate story to his partner about how she was threatening to throw the pot of water, the partner, who never saw her as a threat, had left the room, luckily both their BWC"s were on and at no point did she make any such movement or utterence, but I suppose they will investigate themselves, again, and find that she was a shot putter who had just retired from the sport and throwing a 12 pound pot of boiling water over a distance of 12 feet was entirely feasable!
He was fired and arrested for 1st degree Murder!
Oh my gosh, thank you for pointing that out. I must have heard the made-up story. It's so sad.
thanks. shocking that the lie had managed to spread so effectively.
It’s on the Audit the Audit or Lackluster channels on YT.
@@JJLAReactsEven I saw the true story and I wasn't paying attention.
Just before that she was praising Jesus and saying the officer needed to be saved. He started getting aggressive after that, demonic.
My daughter failed her driving test twice in the UK. She moved to the States and after a while took a test. She called me and said; "Dad, I passed my driving test." "Great, now you can drive." "No, it was 20 minutes, I didn't get into traffic. I'm not safe to drive." She took several more lessons specifically on driving in traffic before she was ready to go on the road.
Eek!
That's ridiculous and frightening.
Evan Edinger, dual-citizen US & UK, (originally from New Jersey) said he took his 'driving test' in a car park (parking lot) in his home town, it took about 20 minutes, he didn't go out onto a road in traffic - if I recall correctly - and passed. I don't drive but that whole thing sounds fearsome to my mind. How can that test for adequate skills to drive in any / all US roads?!
Evan says he doesn't drive here in the UK as he doesn't need to. Our public transport is more than effective for getting around, though expensive on trains... Evan says he wishes it was more acceptable to walk in the US, and that American public transport was better.
What a sensible daughter you have!
Passed my test in the UK , well in West London on 4th attempt. My friend passed her test in the US I really don’t think she’d pass one in UK
MOT - Brakes, lights, tyres, suspension, steering, general integrity (rust on structural members), bodywork needs to be safe - no sharp edges, horn works, seatbelts working, visibility, no major window cracks, windscreen wipers, washer pump/fluid, number plate and VIN plate. Oh and yes emissions test, exhaust noise
The UK driving test has 2 parts:- 1) A theory test, examining your knowledge of the Highway Code. You have to pass part 1) to proceed to part 2) The practical test is conducted by a Ministry of Transport Examiner (not your driving instructor) with no financial incentive to pass or fail you. The 40 minute test includes driving on a variety of roads with speeds up to 70 mph on dual carriageways, reversing, 3-point turns and parallel parking. Being permitted to drive a 1.5 ton potential killing machine demands thorough testing.
The UK Driving Test has 3 parts. The Theory Trst, The Practical Test and a Hazard Perception Test
@@polychromide The HPT is a fairly recent thing. Anyone who passed before 2002 probably have never heard of it unless they know someone who had to take it. Even without it, we are still clearly better at testing than America from what I can see.
The hpt is part of the theory@@polychromide
We don't do 3 point turns in test anymore. Tbh, they're super easy once you've learned to reverse
@@ekatep6362 Thanks for the info :)
What a lot of US gun owners/gun rights advocates forget is what the Second Amendment actually says and means; it's intended to allow the people of the US to form a militia and take arms against a tyrannical government, it's not intended to allow the people to massacre schoolchildren, or customers at the movies, in a mall or at a casino.
...not to mention written at a time when firearms would have meant flintlock pistols and muskets...not semi-automatic assault weapons. Sure, have as many muskets as you like, go head, knock yourself out...AR15s maybe not so much.
They always seem to conveniently forget the part where it says WELL REGULATED too
Actually, if we look at the Virginian Declaration of Rights, we find Section 13, then we can see what the Second Amendment was really all about:
"Section 13. That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state, therefore, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power."
Note the wording. In places, it's literally word-for-word the same as the Second Amendment.
The state of Virginia had the idea to create a "bill of rights". The newly formed United States liked the idea and then amended the Constitution to add its own federal "bill of rights" as well.
The similar wording is not coincidence - the Virginian Declaration of Rights inspired the amendments to the Constitution to add a "Bill of Rights" to it. They saw a good idea and copied it.
The Second Amendment is a concise version of Virgina's Section 13. They thought "good idea" and took it - but just trimming down the language.
But we can see, with Virginia's Section 13, what the principle actually was. As Section 13 is more verbose and actually names its motivation.
The bit that was dropped is most crucial: "that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power".
The real worry was that the standing army of the United States, who'd just seen off the British, might attempt a military coup. They might attempt to become a junta. That factions could split off and lead to "warlordism" or gangsterism.
Standing armies in a time of peace are dangerous to liberty. Section 13 states that explicitly. And it demands that military power be under the strict subordination of the civil power. Which, you know, means the Virginian government.
Section 13 - and the Second Amendment it inspired - are all about avoiding standing armies trying to mount coup or seize control. It was all about breaking them down - we don't need standing armies, as the citizens and civil power can take care of our protection. You can stand down and disband. We do not need an army in a time of peace.
The hilarious irony is that Second Amendment "gun rights" advocates frequently talk about it being about fighting the government. But read that last part of Section 13: "the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power". The motivation was the exact opposite. To break down and stand down standing armies, so that the civil power - the state or federal government - has strict control. So that there are no coups.
It's actually about breaking down any potential opposing power - like the standing army of the United States - attempting a coup against them. No, no. We will have small decentralised citizen militias and individuals arming themselves. We will break it down to have no opposition or threats to the civil power.
It's not about protecting yourself from the government. It's about the government protecting itself from you - utilising a decentralising "divide and conquer" strategy. To break down any conspiracies against them.
I've given you the sources. Read the passages yourself and what Section 13 is actually saying.
@@klaxoncowThat’s not the 1776 version. That version must date from after the Second Amendment because it incorporates it. But in any case, the bit about the "Right to Bear Arms" is not an individual right.
@@klaxoncowIt's not about protecting yourself from the Government -- It's about protecting the State from the Federal Government.
I saw a video where police officers tasered an elderly lady because she wouldn’t cooperate with the police. If two cops can’t get an elderly lady under control using gentle force, they need to go back to training and learn why tasering the elderly is a bad idea. The lady died days later.
a caveat to that is the amount of training that either police force gets
Some of those elderly ladies are dangerous, a local shop was held up by a guy with a knife. He was picked up by the cops at the local hospital because she used he metal walking stick to break his arm.
Very true - and also their background before joining the police. In the UK, they get far more training, and usually join straight from full-time education. In the US, they get much less training, and many are recruited from the military, sometimes with undiagnosed PTSD from combat situations. So they are much more likely to react aggressively than a UK police officer, who has far more training in how to patiently de-escalate a situation, as opposed to the US training that emphasises using intimidation and maximum force to eliminate the perceived threat as quickly as possible.
Step out of the vehicle SIR !!
(Raise voice several levels within a split second)
NOW SIR !
(Next level)
SHOW ME YOUR HANDS……… *NOW*
he’s got something in his hand
(his glasses)
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG.
Justifiable force.
Livin in America?
Nah,I’ll stay here thanks.
@@TheCornishCockney Ditto!
Whats the point being armed in US. If I am waiting to pick my kid up at school, & a random guy starts shooting at the kids, I respond firing at the perp, but other parents mistake me for the perp, then they start shooting at me! Atishoo! Atishoo! we all fall down. Madness!
Thank you for repeatedly saying phenomena in your video. Now all I'm humming is phenomena, Do doo be-do-do, phenomena, Do do-do do!!! I suppose that makes me a right Muppet.
Did you watch Ru Paul's Drag Race - Global Allstars? They had a lip sync battle to that muppet song. (Sweden vs Mexico) I won't tell you who won but it was very funny 😅
I think you have to break these things down step by step to really see the differences. For examples....
Going to the shop in the UK
1) Walk into Shop
2) Pick up can of Coke
3) Complain that it's over £1 and used to be 50p
4) Buy it anyway
5) Go home
In the USA however
1) Walk into Shop
2) Pick up can of Coke
3)Complain that it's over $1 and used to 50 cents
4) Get shot
There is a slight difference here. Let's try another one.
Walking to work in the UK
1) Leave the house
2) Notice you've got a slight cough
3) Arrive at work and book an appointment at the doctor's.
4) After work go see a doctor, find out your fine and go home.
But in America
1) Leave the house
2) Notice you've got a slight cough
3) Arrive at work and book an appointment at the doctor's
4) After work go see a doctor but they won't see you because you can't afford $500 to see him
5) On the way home get shot.
oh my! i really shouldn't have laughed at this comment as it is very disturbing... but i did...sorry
@@eilidhwatson8406 Same here I'm afraid.........
Naww. The cough thing would go more like :-
3: Arrive at work, be too afraid to phone doctor or take a sick day. Give Fatal virus to everyone in the office because you refused to vaccinate, and so did they. Absolutely don't think about that ripoff Doctor who just wants your $500.
4: Spread fatal virus to everyone you encounter on the way home, because they didn't vaccinate either. Get Shot, (but not the sort that stops you dying).
A very telling statistic:
In 2021, 361 pedestrians were killed on the road in the UK. In the US, in the same year, it was 7,485 deaths. That's 20x more pedestrian deaths and only 5x higher population!
Also must be remembered that in the USA 'jaywalking' is an offence so pedestrians don't generally try and cross roads at random places like in the UK.
And since we have a country where nearly everyone walks, and crosses roads daily, it probably is an equivalence of far less than 1/5th if you take the exposure into account. Plus we "jaywalk all the time".
@memkiii I 'jaywalk' even though there's a pelican crossing literally less then 100m further down the road from the bottom of my street. As yet, I've remained un-knocked down as I remember my green cross code lol.
And far more of America is less densely populated, too.
"Policing By Consent" is at the core of British policing.
And that 'consent' shall be granted by Parliament. Which in turn answers to the UK's absolute authority the monarchy. Who's powers are apparently granted by god ?
It's all so very consensual ?
Unarmed and not drunk.
That is long dead.
@@clubkinetic1 tell me you don't know how politics works lol
Parliament's authority
Parliamentary sovereignty is a principle of the UK constitution. It makes Parliament the supreme legal authority in the UK, which can create or end any law. Generally, the courts cannot overrule its legislation and no Parliament can pass laws that future Parliaments cannot change. *Parliamentary sovereignty is the most important part of the UK constitution*
I guess "Operational Independence" isn't in your vocabulary either? it's been a thing since 1285
"Operational independence
A fundamental principle of British policing that dates back to the Statute of Westminster of 1285. This principle states that no one can direct a police officer to arrest someone, and that it is the officer's decision to apply the law in any given situation"
@@clubkinetic1 also, if you really went to Club kinetic, you'll be able to tell me who made a special guest appearance at Helter Skelter 95 when it was at club Kinetic.....
-"What the time you have the dread" _
Did a good man back you up around the corner?
Now I realise why visiting Americans in the UK complain SO much about having to drive on “the other side” of the road. They haven’t been thoroughly trained to drive on any road in their own country.
Couple of points, in London, mini cab drivers now have to be licenced, and their vehicles checked twice a year. They cannot pick up a fare from the street, and a passenger cannot change destination once in the cab.
Police officers who discharge their firearms are immediately suspended until an investigation is carried out. If found they can be prosecuted as they don't have Qualified Immunity like US police.
So In the uk guns aren’t illegal it’s just illegal to carry one you can go to ranges and with the right paperwork get one for the home but it must be secured in a gun safe and police are allowed to check it anytime they want no exceptions.
UK police officers are trained to de-escalate situations verbally; rather than go in aggressively with guns drawn.
You could have stopped that after the first four words "UK police officers are trained". Initial training can take a year followed by a further year before their confirmation.
@@briangates6707I read that in some states, hairdressers receive longer training than police officers.
Because they only have a stick. I preferred Bobbies with truncheons. They were proper sticks.
UK police officers patrol the street and if they see a crime they say "Now then, what's all this about?"
One of the big problems with US police is the number of them that are recruited straight out of the military at the end of their service there. When they get into a tricky or stressful situation, a lot of them automatically revert back to their military training with the "shoot first and ask questions if they survive" culture that they are trained to have there.
Can I recommend a documentary called Gun no. 6. One of the side effects of fewer guns is that the guns that are out there, being used for criminal activities, can be traced more easily. This documentary follows the crimes where the police know one particular gun was used. Different criminals, same gun.
We are so used to cctv cameras in the UK we forget about them being there
I saw a report of a woman in the US who had phoned the police because she had heard noises that made her concerned that someone was trying to break into her home. I think she was in her nightwear when the police arrived and she had been cooking. One of the officers asked her to remove the pan from the hob/stove top and when she went to do it, the officer pulled his gun on her. She then pleaded that she wasn’t going to do anything but he sh*t her, I think twice and in the head. She obviously didn’t survive but he then tried to create a scenario that he felt that both he and his partner were at risk but it was all caught on their cameras. This incident was in the last month or so but it seemed very similar to the one you mentioned but the idea that you can call the police because you’re scared and instead of them doing their job and making you feel safe, they take your life because you carried out their instructions…it’s just terrifying.
@@lynnejamieson2063 - I'm pretty sure that's the same incident.
@@pinkpolly88 that’s what I thought. Maybe he had only heard the report before the bodycam footage was released.
They would not have shot a white woman.
In the last ten years, in the US, there have been 5575 deaths caused by the police, both wrongful and justified deaths.
The US has on average, a population that is 5 times higher than the UK.
So, if deaths involving the police were at a similar rate in both countries, we would expect there to have been around 1115 deaths caused by Police in the UK (again, both justified and wrongful) in the same period of time.
Instead there have been only 35
So you are 31.8 times more likely to be killed by the police in the US than the UK
The US police denied being racist by pointing out that they shoot more white people than black people...
Same with gun murders in the USA compared with knife murders in the UK. In 2023 nearly 19,000 people in USA were murdered by people using guns compared to about 250 people murdered in the UK by people using knives. That's a ratio of 76 to 1...
@@B-A-L And don’t forget that in the US approximately 1600 people are killed with knives (in addition to those who are shot).
ESPECIALLY if you're not white.
In Northern Ireland they carry firearms due to the risk to them from paramilitaries, but not really an issue anymore, just the legacy of the troubles
It's more a historical legacy: the Royal Irish Constabulary were armed. In reaction to that, in the Republic, the uniformed Garda are not armed. Plain clothes detectives, however, are armed!
I’ve just got back from driving in Miami and was absolutely petrified, people on the road there are crazy! The amount of times per day someone pulled into my stopping space without indicating (I thought the UK was bad for not indicating!) people on mopeds weaving in and out of 65mph traffic with no helmet on, there were at least 3 times in the 6 days I genuinely thought I was going to crash because of people pulling into my lane and slamming their brakes on, there was one occasion I actually said ‘thank god for the dvla!’ I am so grateful for our level of driving lessons and was so thankful when the time came to return the car 😂
I’m a Brit who shoots clays for sport, which is a niche pastime in the UK. We can have some kinds of guns but we have to go through a time consuming and thorough process to get a shotgun certificate or firearms licence. My “sporting equipment” is locked up securely, when I take it to a shooting ground it is in a locked case, out of sight in the boot (trunk) of my car. I also enjoy live music, typically I’ll travel to venues across London by public transport, bus/tube/train and come home late at night after having had a couple of drinks. I have never considered carrying any kind of implement for personal safety. I feel safe pretty much anywhere but I’m a 5’11” man so of course I do, but I do consider it wise for women to develop their “street smart”/observation because there is still some risk of sexual assault (the risk is low but definitely non-zero, most rapes and sexual assaults in the UK are perpetrated by people we know, not attacks by strangers). There is violent crime in London and there is a special police operation that has been running for several years to counteract gun crime, but it is mostly between criminal gangs and the great majority of us can live our entire lives in London without ever coming into any contact with it.
Hiii, i used to be the person releasing clays - dont know about your local shoot but when i went too interview, we had to go hours before opening, to be shown everything about the rifle including shooting it too fully understand the power of the weapon. Im so glad I done that job ( i was 13 😂) it gave me a different understanding on the power and damage they can do, i never felt fear around anyone on site! Cant say id feel the same if everyone had one
@@rebeccaradbourne5651 my personal experience is that I first learned to shoot in the Army Cadets as a teenager. Our instructors were very strict and we were under no illusions about how dangerous a badly handled gun can be. I stopped shooting when I left the Army Cadets. So when I started clay shooting I got an introductory session with an instructor for a couple of hours, and after my second session with an instructor I started going out with friends in small groups. For about a year I was borrowing a gun from one of my friends, technically under his supervision (his SGC and insurance) until I got my own SGC and insurance. TBH, my group of friends are very fun and relaxed, one of them brings his grandson along (who is 12), my son sometimes comes and he’s in his 20s, and safety is something that we take seriously.
@@rebeccaradbourne5651 I’m pretty certain you weren’t shown a rifle for clay shooting. 😉
My dad does historical reenactment as a hobby (17th century). He’s required to have a gun license for his musket, even though he doesn’t use shot (just the bang and smoke). Not clued up on it, but I think he needs another license for the gunpowder, or if it’s an add on to his gun license. He’s required to do routine interviews and home visits to ensure he remains compliant, even after 15+ years of musket ownership
@@jennifergibbard8782 yes, he has to have a firearms licence for that, the gunpowder will be a separate line on the firearms licence (with a limit on how much he’s allowed to possess at any time) and reenactment is considered a good reason. Firearms licences last 5 years, so we get the police visit every five years to renew it. The police can come along and check our security and that what we have matches what we are licensed for at any time, but most forces don’t have the staff to do very often that unless a reason comes up for them to do so.
Following this year's US election cycle quite closely and I have to say...one candidate's supporters I would not trust to get their pants on the right way round in a morning without them having a cartoon diagram and assistance from a responsible adult...let alone trust them to have a gun.
She wasn't threatening to throw boiling water at him. She was just taking it off the cooker.
I saw that video with the elderly coloured lady with the pot of water. It was horrific. She was in the kitchen, he was standing in the adjoining sitting area. She couldn't have flung the water that far if she tried. She didn't threaten to do it, she was just saying "I denounce you" or words like that and he drew his gun and threatened to shoot her in the face. Those words. She immediately put the pot down and was pleading and cowering down and THEN he shot her - in the face. An unarmed, elderly lady. 😢😢😢
*Black
Take an Uber to the 21st century
Saying coloured in 2024 is wild
She seemed to be having a mental health episode and ge was always going to shoot her. Shameful.
@@Mark-Haddownot all black people want to be called people of colour, what is that describing as every race is a person of colour? If you had to give a description of a person to the police you have to be more specific than saying a person of colour
@@Cleow33She wasn't.
The police officer was having an episode of some sort.
I have been to nearly 40 countries. Walking through Hong Kong or Singapore at midnight I felt safer than I ever did in San Francisco when we took a wrong turn up a side street during the day!
In Pennsylvania, our car inspections are strict. Besides an emissions test, there are brake tests, wiper tests, indicator tests. Cars must have bumpers front and rear, no jagged metal edges, etc. etc.
Handguns are banned in the UK, however they can be owned for sporting use (ie not hunting or home defence) and then they have to meet a very stringent set of criteria regarding barrel length, overall weapon length, magazine capacity, round diameter and firing action - for example a single-shot revolver holding 6 x .22 rounds with a barrel length over 30 cm or 12 inches, or overall length over 60 cm (24 in) could be owned as long as you manage to obtain the appropriate firearms licence. On paper it's even possible to own an Uzi in the UK, but again the criteria for doing so are incredibly stringent...
On armed police, there's actually lots more in London than most other places, and she'd probably be quite shocked at how many armed police are driving around her anytime she's in Central London. The main, best-known, armed police unit, the UK equivalent of SWAT, is SO-19 (Special Operations Unit 19) but in addition to full-time members of that Unit on standby, there are *reserve* firearms officers who have firearms secured away in their car rather than openly carried. Then there's certain members of the Diplomatic and Embassy Police , there's the City of London Police, there's Counter Terrorism Units, and also there's quite a number of Military Police driving around at any moment.
Elsewhere in the UK, the Armed Police take pride in their rapid-response, rapid deployment times, and aim to be as swift and reliable as any other emergency service (e.g. ambulance, paramedics, or fire brigade). Most people, even Brits, are blissfully unaware of how many armed police are _potentially_ within 10 minutes of them because it is just so rare that firearms are ever needed, and rarer still that they actually discharge those weapons in the line of duty (rather than training).
"There is a phenom... phenuma... phenomena.... phenomenon..."
DO-DOO-DA-DO-DO!
Me too. Got it stuck in my head now!
I live 21 miles south of London in the countryside and when i pop into London yes the amount of cameras is crazy but like this young lady i prefer it.
@@22seanmurphy yeah, I don't understand why people are against it, they aren't there to police your movements, they are there to deter people from committing the crime in the first place
@@harlequinems exactly
And that's not counting all the car dashcams, doorbell cams, private CCTV for homes and commercial premises too. We are on camera a heck of a lot usually without realising.
We are allowed certain guns in the UK but the checks are very strict but on the whole we don't see the need for guns.. only 8% of the UK's police officers are trained in using guns and are usually used to protect major transportation hubs and govt buildings...and fast response units if called upon...
Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought I heard in passing recently that a number of armed officers had quit or something
Yep, americans love to tell us we have no guns so we aren't free, but in reality we are allowed most non-automatic firearms IF WE HAVE A REASONABLE need for it, such as sports, target shooting, hunting and pest control
@harlequinems but never handguns. They are totally illegal. I used to work in a firm of solicitors (US attorneys) when the senior partner was actually the chairman of the British National Rifle Association. Members used to go shooting on farmland in winter and there were always pheasants for us staff to buy at very good prices for Christmas. I miss them.
we will need em soon eith this cm dictatorship destroying the nation putting million at risk , there many eery zist here , ghls with no morals from the east etc
They quit because another officer was being named publicly and put on trial for murdering an innocent man during a traffic stop. Previously, every time they'd shot an innocent person, they'd got away with remaining anonymous on "security grounds" and just getting a token slap on the wrist. So they didn't like that they were finally being held publicly accountable for their actions. In a way, it's a good way of weeding out those who shouldn't really be there, as those with a genuine sense of the responsibility of the job will have no issues about being held accountable. Only those who just see it as some sort of perk or status symbol to brag about to their mates in the pub will have an issue with it.
There are also car meets in Britain. Some of them are relatively innocent and involve gatherings on retail park car parks. These can be very noisy.
However there are other meets which involve much the same stuff as you described and occur on industrial parks and other places that are empty at night. Donuts, racing and sometimes crowd injuries happen at those.
There are regular meets at night on a public roundabout near me, just outside a Surrey village
@billyhills9933 - my nephew and I accidentally drove through a road race meet one night driving home from Birmingham. The cars were racing along a bit of dual carriageway between two roundabouts, and the road was lined with people watching. It was terrifying!
As a recently retired UK police officer, the use of CCTV in our towns is usually controlled by the local council who monitor this 24/7, this allows us to be in contact. When a known shop thief etc enters the town we can follow them from entering the town right observing their movements contacting the major shops on route to be wary. Regarding weapons, we have firearm officers driving around who are available soon as there is an incident called. These officers can be recognised by a large DOT on the side of their vehicle. Many officers are now carrying tasers which is more than enough for most incidents although the use is restricted and has normally to be approved by the force control officer on duty.
We’ve already done the whole car meet/doughnut thing here. That’s old school 😊
ah the MOT (Ministry of Transport) test. i saw a man with a hammer (he had a mental health crisis happening) confronted by four police. they tried all the usual de-escalation techniques but ended up tasing after minutes of trying to talk to him. so they didn't start out pointing things or hands on taser and yelling, just trying to talk.
Emissions tests are also part of the MOT
Most people in the UK take driving lessons in a instructors car which has duel controls for the break and clutch (the clutch is for changing gear in a manual car 😂)
Mall across the UK there is cameras both Government run and private.
Most of us have got used to them and years ago when there was privacy issues the government stepped in and produced protect policies.
The UK have a very strong sense of justice and fairness and if any camera operators over stepped over the mark the people would soon react
It was due to CCTV that two young ten yo boys were seen taking a very young child away from where his mother was shopping in a butcher's in a mall, and abducted him, (going on to commit heinous crimes against him and killing him) quite some years ago ...the images were back then, blurry and indistinct, but were sufficiently clear to help find (belatedly, sadly) the two boys responsible.
All UK cities have street cameras - not just London. They are monitored to focus the emergency services where they are required if an incident arises. There’s no UK city I’d be afraid to walk through at night - yes problems can occur but it’s very rarely a life or death situation like in the US. I have a friend who lives in Atlanta and he drives a 20mile detour every day rather than drive through certain neighbourhoods on his way to work - that would be considered ridiculous in the UK. The US is dominated by guns and it makes everyone scared of strangers, the police and even angry neighbours. The number of online videos where a simple US police traffic stop gets out of hand and results in a shooting is depressing.
Yeah, it's put us all on edge more than we were about twenty years ago. You never know who's carrying and who's having one of those days.
In England,Scotland and wales we have two known police forces that routinely patrol with firearms and those are M.O.D police (ministry of defence) police and the civil nuclear constabulary. And I think both police forces do have small documentaries on RUclips for anyone who is interested most is the training and kit. Our standard police officers carry pepper spray asp baton handcuffs leg restraints and tasers if they choose to carry a taser, some forces it’s mandatory for the police officer to carry a taser.
One of the reasons, originally, for Cctv in London in the early days was terrorist attacks during the troubles.
The street racing thing..we had a similar thing with bikers (i ride) at a place called Boxhill. After a biker had a spectacular crash pulling a high speed wheely, injuring some pedestrians. The police had the bike crushed and left at the stretch of road as a warning. There's usually a police car posted there now as a deterrent. It's a great bike meet, but it definitely had some issues with people pushing the limits
14:22 They’re called the firearms unit. In addition, if one of the MANY cameras catch a firearm (a control centre monitors them) on camera, the firearms unit/s will be deployed immediately to hunt down the weapon and the person…usually a police helicopter is deployed and many areas have police drones to send up before the helicopter gets there.
Scottish tennis hero Andy Murray was a survivor of the Dunblane massacre.
Thank-you for your recognition of that fact.
Whilst not any particular 'fan' of tennis nor even of Andy Murray himself - though am not against him either, (I just am not in the habit of thinking of him) - except for Dunblane, for which I freely respect his experience with regards to that awful day, and felt complete sympathy for him and all the children so horribly affected, and the teachers there. Often, when people speak of Dunblane, they forget (or neglect) to mention Andy being there too.
I didn't know that. Thanks
Also his younger brother Jamie was there on that fateful day.
@@williamdom3814 I think Jamie's older
@@eddisstreetyes his brother is a year older 👍🏻
The CCTV stuff is interesting partly because while I've certainly heard some American's reject it, they tend to be exactly the same types who like to record cops, have dash-cams, etc. Because of that, one can only conclude that they actually do feel far more secure having stuff on camera, and don't believe that *others* generally have a right to privacy when out in public, but fear that it might capture their own bad actions. There is absolutely no doubt at all that anyone owning a smartphone is willingly and happily giving up far more privacy than any amount of CCTV coverage can rival.
CCTV has been hugely effective in reducing thefts, burglaries, and muggings, but also help with all kinds of other crime, including disputes over who was at fault in traffic incidents, etc.
Fun Fact: Regarding gun or even weapons use, the police in the majority of cases HAVE to shout “I have taser” or “I’m armed” and they also have to state when used in the moment such as “shots fired” or “taser taser taser”. You also have to be approved to use a taser - you can’t just walk in one day and pick one up as an officer
The issue everyone has regarding our MOT is that our cars have to be safe and in a certain condition to be on the roads but ( especially these days ) the roads don't need to be safe or in a condition to be driven on, our roads are getting worse and causing a lot of damage to our car's, which we then have to repair for them to be allowed on the roads which damaged them in the first place. Our potholes are becoming more like canyons and because of how many fields are being built on there's more and more flooding, for a country that gets a lot of rain you would think there would be strict rules regarding drainage when building houses especially when building on fields because you are taking away massive area's of natural drainage. Where i live flooding is becoming a big problem because of more houses being built anywhere they can and the past couple of year's the roads that access my town ( there's 5 ) have flooded so bad that at 1 time the only 1 road that wasn't blocked was the 1 that is a steep hill.
In January 2022 the Times newspaper here carried two separate reports on the same day. The first was deaths by firearm in the EU (so excluding the UK) including accidental deaths by firearm for the previous year and the second was deaths by shooting in New York State on New Years day that year. The two numbers were 418 for the EU for a year and 408 in NY state in one day. The case rests.
There's a good documentary on Dunblane on RUclips explaining how handguns were banned. Guns are not totally banned, but they are strictly controlled, you need a licence so have to have a good reason to have one
Though, the shooter at Dunblane was licenced to own guns... Those gun rules were 'lax' until Dunblane, as they didn't allow for such heinous crimes to be prevented in the case of such determined wrongdoing to take place by the 'scoutmaster' ...
Other shootings here (UK) that I've heard of:
Jeremy Bamber 'White House' (farm...?)
The Hungerford 'Incident'
The Whitehaven 'Incident'
And, a shooting in a farmhouse/ mansion where a husband shot his wife and daughters (& animals) before 'unaliving' himself...but I don't remember where that mansion was.
It’s worth noting that although Dunblaine caused a tightening of the laws, particularly around the checks and storage of guns in Scotland, England and Wales (Northern Ireland is a lot more permissive), we’ve had various forms of gun licensing since the Victorian era and a big crackdown on sales and ownership that started shortly after WWI. (Ironically given the current balance of gun ownership, in part to try and limit the flow of guns in Irish Rebellion.) There have been a series of tightening of the laws since then, and since Dunblaine too.
And importantly, in the UK, a licence would be denied straight away if the reason was "for personal safety"; I imagine the police would then investigate you pretty seriously if you gave that as a reason for owning a gun!
That amazes me that you can pass your driving test without really driving on a proper road. The first time I drove a car I couldn't drive in a straight line and had no coordination. It would have been a nightmare if as soon as I passed my test I went out driving in busy traffic.
I was 20 when Dunblane happened. It was shocking and devastating, all the more so in that it involved very young children 😢. Plus, it was in Scotland, where I am, and it was unfathomable something like that could even happen here. It was so huge that the gun laws were changed soon after, and there was a gun amnesty in which thousands of guns were surrendered. It just took one tragedy and the UK responded. There are videos about the story on RUclips. As others have said, Andy Murray the tennis player was at the school and had to hide with his class.
MOT car bodywork must not have any sharp areas that can injure a pedestrian.Tyres must have legal depth of tread and windscreen wipers must be up to scratch apart from the other areas tested.
Seems logical!
Don’t worry, my grandad was given a 10 minute instruction on how to drive the army jeep during WW2 & was given a driving license. He drove until he was 88! My dad also got his back in the ‘60s without taking any lessons or tests!
If your dad was British, living in Britain, he would have taken a driving test. They started in Britain in 1936 or thereabouts.
In the UK we just had new knife laws that from 24th September 24 it's illegal to own, sell, or import certain types of knives and machetes. Hopefully this will help with are knife crime . Also on the gun laws it's so strict here in the UK that I don't know anyone who owns a gun. The police have to be well trained and special police to carry gun. Oh and thank you for this video it's reminded me I need to get my MOT done on my car next month haha 🤣
Get that MOT! 😂 Those knife laws sound reasonable too. Y'all are doing it right, Congrats!
@@JJLAReacts we try to get it right but the country still has it's problems. Oh and I love your thoughts on the Brits and I am making my way through your videos with a smile . Just finished the communication American don't understand and it did make me laugh. Keep the videos coming there fab 😄
The banning of machete's and "Zombie" knives wont stop knife crime as most of those committing the crimes are using kitchen knives. The sort of people involved in committing these crimes would just turn to other weapons even if every knife was melted down e.g. hammers, screwdrivers etc. It really needs a change in culture.
@docsmellyfella I would say in regard to this. There isn't a lot more we can do about knife crime in the UK, there's already age restrictions to buy knives, it is illegal to carry a knife longer than 3 inches in public unless it's in packaging. We've now passed laws prohibiting the sale and import of Zombie knives and machete's. What more can we do? We can't ban knives completely because otherwise we wouldn't be able to use them to prepare food or eat with. We're bound to have a lot of knife crime because of the fact we have so very little gun crime, and as you say even if we did outright ban knives, which we can't people would just turn to other means
@@JCS370 I had a look at my toolbox and saw that I have a couple of tools which would be illegal if I walked around with them, not illegal to own but the kind where you’d have to give a good reason for having them if you were seen with them. It’s a weird feeling, but I would never carry them in public anyway. Whether the new law will have much effect on knife crime is something we will have to watch, because most knife crime is committed with kitchen knives and those can’t be banned.
To understand only a tiny bit, the paranoia of the CCTV in London, and how the concerns really invaded our lives, politically and culturally for a while, try and watch the first season of The Capture (BBC thriller drama series), which came out not long after CCTV had been a hot topic in the UK.
CCT doesn't seem to deter many people, but it does make it easier to convict criminals. Very few people in the UK are concerned about related privacy issues.
I was a member of a Range when the shooting at Dunblain happened, everyone was shocked beyond belief and no one was surprised with what was proposed with regard to banning hand guns, a few people weren't happy about it, but everyone signed the petition as shooting was not a necessity, the lives lost would never be brought back, that was many families devastated forever, I continued shooting nationally until 2005 (legal weapons obviously). In the video it was mentioned that many guns are banned in the UK, some are yes, but not some which were mentioned, take a look at what guns are available to own in the UK, I guarantee that you will be surprised at what can be owned, also take a look at how many shots are fired in the US and UK (by the police) the numbers will astound you, also in the UK if a police officer draws his weapon "snigger" he has to undergo fresh training and submit written reports as to why it felt necessary, no shots need to be fired and he is not allowed to continue to carry on in the armed response unit until the investigation is completed and he has gone through more training and passed everything necessary, the rules are incredibly tight and for good reason.
Sad fact about the Dunblane tragedy it was where Tennis champion Andy Murray went to School with his brother and was a survivor of that terrible incident.
60,000 gun deaths last year in the states, Gun deaths in the UK last year Exactly 28. There Were 600,000 shotgun firearms licences issued last year in the UK. Most towns and most small towns have CCTV Even some small villages
Police here in England, each force would have tactical firearms units, these often have armed response vehicles patrolling set areas for quick deployment to calls. Often they will be there before or very soon after unarmed police. If unarmed police are there first they will get public to safety and feed back information for the armed units.
As well as the response vehicles there are also usually armed units within the HQ as well as set areas such as airports.
BTW: Regarding below rambling about the driving lesson system, even a person who takes to it naturally will usually need, at least, 12 lessons costing between £25 and £50 per hour, depending on a number of factors, such as driving instructor’s success, age of driver (for their insurance) and location. That’s before the test costs and these days it’s rare for only 12 lessons to be needed, and most people are going to need at least £1,000 really, before they pay for tests and licenses. As for their insurance costs… holy crap. The youngsters these days, even if they’re driving only a one-litre basic small vehicle, it’s very common for the insurance to cost WAAAAY more than the car they’re driving.
I'm 49 and British and have fired guns here in England. This was in the 80's before the Hungerford incident so got to fire a couple of revolvers at the local gun range. I can say at 14 firing a 357 Magnum was pretty cool but hit nothing but sand. Also had a go on 44 black powder percussion revolver which was more scary im case it didn't fire.
Just a correction on gun ownership in the UK you can have just about any gun you like in the UK including handguns (in northern Ireland and the channel Islands) however you need a defence for owning firearms and gaining a license includes a phycological evaluation I used to have shotguns and an AR-15 style firearm I stopped using these (clay pigeon shooting and target shooting as the club I was a member of disbanded) so lost my defense for owning these and had to sell them.
Now I just have Airsoft guns 🙂 as the laws aren't as strict for obvious reasons
The very beginning of the video said a lot .
I doubt that most Europeans thinking to move to another European country would ever put personal safety even in the top ten reasons to think about.
Pretty sure from what is said by RUclips commentators and posters ,that every American would include that as something to consider.
We have dual operated cars for driving lessons . The UK has they theory and a driving test … that’s hard … 3 point turns; emergency stops, parallel parking; motorways
Some people in Britain - especially in London and some other parts of England - do not take a driving test, they may have a forged licence and no insurance - this last one used to be a custodial offence, but it seems to be being treated more leniently in recent years.
I’ve travelled a little in the US, New York for a week, LA, San Francisco, Route 66 (all 15-20 years ago) and I have to admit I felt safe in all these places. in fact seeing country-USA on Route 66 was a delight. BUT I never went out at night, always was in ‘nice’ neighbourhoods, and am 6’ 4’’ bloke.
As an Englishman there are DEFINITELY areas of urban UK I’d never go to. But I suspect in general the UK is generally safer…
There are some good videos explaining all the tests they do during an MOT. Worth checking out
I couldn't cope with living in a country where you send your child to school and you cannot guarantee that the child will come alive
It really is bizarre, but somehow we all keep letting it happen.
Northern Ireland has problems with Terrorist groups from so called Paramilitary groups IRA Republican, UVA, UDF Protestant.
It's not as common as the media makes it out. There's hundreds of thousands schools in US and you just hear a few school shootings.
With regard to the comments on guns and police ...... I understand that in the USA the Police are called a 'Force' whiile in UK and here in Australia they are referred to as The Police Service.
On getting to a firearms situation it depends on ware you live in London or a big city I would think it would be a matter of minutes, in the country a lot longer. Firearms officers are taught to fire for the largest target ,the torso this is to hopefully prevent unintended casualties if a police officer fires his weapon it is to stop the target and is responsible for ware any missing rounds end up firing at limbs is inherently hard.
Yeah, especially with a handgun, aiming is surprisingly inaccurate.
I was hungover to the point of sub-drunkeness when I got my Driving License. I could hardly focus, but just enough that when the driving instructor asked me to call out nearby license plates (to check my eyesight) I got them right. I did a hill start, trying to find the biting point on the clutch for far too long, until I realised I hadn't put the car in gear. Long story short, I actually got my license back then but I no longer drive so I would have to get it again, but that is not happening.
We call it Policing by consent, and yes I do feel a lot safer with it when compared to my travel in the US
UK Armened responce usually carry Glock 9mm pistol, the Heckler and Koch MP5SF 9mm carbine and the H&K G36C 5.56mm carbine. and Walther P99 by some in midlands
Number of mass shootings this year in America 400+, number of mass shootings in the UK since 1997 zero. In America you can own a gun but get a ticket for crossing a road, in the UK better gun control and the ability to know how to cross a road without getting run over.
Unfortunately even knife crime is higher in America, knife crime is one of the most difficult to combat simply because a sharpened weapon is easy to make for yourself, guns can be regulated if it wasn’t for the amount of money they give to some governments in “donations”, most places call them bribes but who knows 💙💙🇬🇧💙💙
Not-fun fact: Wimbledon and Olympic tennis champion Andy Murray was at Dunblane during the massacre; he has refused to talk publicly about it (or at least when he was a newbie, dunno if in recent times hes ever spoken about it - I dont think he has as it would be quite newsworthy).
its funny when she says that having police without guns could make americans feel unsafe when for me i feel super unsafe when i see police with a gun because it implies some serious crime might happen that they are prepared for
It depends on your perception. I was in Germany for 3 years where every cop had a gun, but also a very straight forward & relaxed attitude. It was never a thing that you thought about. If anything, Germany is safer than the UK. In London, I don't mind seeing Armed Police. I feel there though it is necessary in the places where they are usually seen. I have been exposed to guns, in the forces, so maybe that training altered the way I feel. I would be horrified to live in a nation where anyone with no real regulation and absolutely no training can walk around with a deadly weapon. Also, the UK population at large, trusts our police. They aren't some aloof quasi military, and you can ask them directions without them going for a gun.
@@memkiiiGermany is not a safe place. I’d rather live here than there and I currently have half the UK angry that I’m here.
‘Relaxed attitude’ towards you, not necessarily everyone else. Definitely not towards everyone else.
By the way, JJLA ..... 'M.O.T.' in relation to annual testing and certification refers to "Ministry Of Transport". MOT status for every valid vehicle in the country is kept on a Government database and is automatically checked by insurance companies in real time when processing insurance policy purchases. You cannot get car insurance approved unless you have a valid MOT certificate. And, it is against the law to drive a car on UK roads if your vehicle is not insured, has no up-to-date MOT certification, or (I think this is correct) if annual 'Road Tax' has not been paid.
I was recently at a music festival with a friend who isn't from the uk, she lived in america for several years. Some commotion happened in the crowd and people started hurrying away from the area. My instinct was to nonchalantly move away, trying to figure out what was happening assuming someone projectile vommed everywhere or a fight had kicked off. Her instinct was to run for her life assuming someone had a gun
Tennis player Andy Murray his brother and mum were at Dunblane on the day of the shooting and are lucky to be alive.
They lived in dunblane
Good point. I'll stick to the lumpy peanut butter, thank you very much :) 👍
I have been subscrobed for at least a cpl years to her ... I do find it rather interesting to see these reaction videos. Fyi former chef, former dock worker former civil servant former something else , current NHS.
They are also bringing in facial recognition with the cctv here in the UK
in the Highlands where there are a lot of guns (farming, shooting estates etc.) one in five police are routinely armed. theres very very little gun related crime though
I have had a driving licence for 39 years and I have driven all over the UK a LOT. I am confident driving in Central London, on the M25 London orbital motorway, on twisting country lanes, in all manner of weather and traffic conditions etc etc. I have also driven in many states of the USA, mostly in Florida and California and the other SW states. I have never been scared driving like on the California freeways. The lanes are narrow, the inappropriate speeding, being overtaken on both sides is ridiculous! I think next time I go, I'm going to rent a Hummer!
The MoT is annual for cars over 3 years old. The focus is safety, especially things like brakes, suspension, steering, chassis corrosion, seatbelts, lights, tyres.
Re: guns - much of the concern is terrorism, moreso than other crime. Hence why Northern Ireland police were armed since the so-called Troubles. In London police are armed in places terrorists might target - Parliament, big railway stations, airports etc.
Our local cops used to carry semi automatic carbines (HK I think) but that was because our MP was in a high profile role in the British Government. Otherwise, not a thing.
6:41 British, living in the US - I definitely do not feel safe on the roads here. Did the NC driving test, 200m down the road, turn around and go back. People drive absolute shitheaps here, no break lights, no headlights in the rain, debris everywhere. Miss the peace of mind from MOTs and comprehensive driving test. “Road deaths per year 100,000 population: UK 2.9; US 12.9.”
Northern Ireland had "The Troubles" for 30 years -- an armed civil war. Total dead 3,500 for a population of 1.6 million. Which compares favourably with many parts of the USA.
A couple of extra things that might surprise you. (Although, Wow. I’ve spent many months in the US and, though I know the driver’s ed. and test isn’t what it should be, I had NO idea that you could basically drive a car that might have worn brake pads, bad oil, tyres that aren’t inflated to regulation standard and must even have cracks in the walls, which I might’ve been really concerned about when driving over there, so good job I didn’t, frankly)… the CCTV thing. Let’s say you live near a decent sized town or city. And let’s take London as an example.. From leaving my flat, to going to my workplace half a mile away, the minimum numbers of CCTV cameras I’ll be on, even if I don’t go into a store, will be around 65-125. It feels excessive to be honest and the facial recognition that has started coming in is slightly concerning since there have been mistakes, leading to a few distressing imprisonments, and arrests for crimes caused by others…
To drivers, though. Oh my goodness. The camera situation is off the charts. Not only do a HUGE percentage of speed cameras get set so low that 1mph over the limit gets you points and a fine, but they also have ANPR. So, your number plate is automatically registered by the camera, meaning that your entire route can be traced indefinitely. Yes, this has great plus points. If a car is stolen, not taxed, not insured, or not MOT’d the system automatically fires into looking up every registration it can, and ensures that this is registered and the infraction letter sent out automatically. This is good of course, but can lead to people being pulled over simply because the person driving may be male, and the owner female. This is not uncommon as we have a system where you can have an owner if the car, but a different registered keeper. The owner may be female and the registered keeper male and that can sometimes cause police stops that are not necessarily helpful. However; again, you could say this is good, because it may be that they realise a car is stolen, or driven by a banned or uninsured driver before even the owner is aware it has gone. ALSO, police cars (driven by traffic cops) now mostly have an ANPR on the dashboard which automatically logs and checks every registration plate it sees. It can feel a little uncomfortable. The increase in speed cameras, year on year is actually causing tailbacks and accidents due to variable speed limits on motorways also, where a fairly empty and free-flowing motorway suddenly shows (the normal speed limit would be 70 on these carriageways) suddenly displaying 30mph, causing harsh braking and then causing the traffic to slow suddenly and therefore, if the motorway is on an incline and the sudden braking and tailback is out of sight until the last minute, or around a corner, or the vision blocked by vans and HGVs, this can cause problems. The difference in various vehicles’ braking distances can cause pile ups of several vehicles which push into each other and, occasionally, jack-knifing HGVS. It’s controversial here. Very controversial. As for getting a license, we have no drivers’ ed here. You have to book and pay for as many lessons, on the road, as it takes to get you to the standard where, even with nerves, you have a good chance of passing and are considered safe on the road. The theory test alone is HARSH. Very harsh. Extremely thorough and sometimes the most difficult part to pass before you even get an actual in-car test. You also now have a section of the test where they test you on what the tire pressures should be on the vehicle you’re driving. If you can competently fuel the car. If you can check and top up all the fluids and identify all the key components under the hood.
Sorry. That was long and boring, but I had no idea that the US was so different on these points. Regarding personal safety, I would say that we have a HUGE problem growing here with knife attacks. Over the last 5 or 6 years it has become more and more common for serious life-threatening injuries and murders among teenagers and the under-25s. Even in what people would call rural and gentrified areas, this is getting crazy. The gun problem of the 80s and 90s is not as bad as it was, but the stabbings are crazy.
She doesn't know UK gun laws at all, but private ownership of handguns is essentially illegal. People just don't bother to get a firearm licence unless they really need one, a surprising amount of rifles are legal here (assuming you're licensed).
Hi there it's John from England again as I said before I love your videos yeah MOT is a really important because you know at the end of the day if your car's got something wrong with it especially underneath that you can't see and then it goes for an MOT say the exhaust is about to drop off and they come to you and say well it's not parsley MOT you have to get that fixed before it can pass the MOT I think it's a good thing you know or if there's a pipe that's a bit cracked or something else is going wrong all the brakes are not right they won't pass it until you get an MOT sorry they won't pass it until you fix that problem
I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this in the comments, but to really understand the changes, laws etc that have taken place in the UK in recent times, you should really look up the tragic incidents that happened in Hungerford (1987) and Dunblane (1996).There are some really good documentaries that are on RUclips about these events.
If you want to see the state of some cars on the road in the US look on RUclips for the ‘Just Rolled In’ videos.