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Postby Rambhutan » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:35 am

A British sailor has shot two officers on a nuclear powered submarine in Southampton during a visit by local dignitaries.

A Royal Navy crewman has been killed and another is in a life-threatening condition after a shooting on board nuclear submarine HMS Astute.

A third Royal Navy serviceman was arrested after police were called to Southampton docks where the vessel has been berthed since Wednesday.

The BBC's Jonathan Beale understands that a crew member shot two of his crew mates before being overpowered.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-13014640

I find this quite weird, given the armed forces have such easier access to weapons but I cannot think of a similar case in the UK.
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Postby Unidox » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:42 am

I wonder what made him go nutters?
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Postby Lordieth » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:42 am

Just saw this on bbc news. Topic title should draw in a few more replies..

Story is a bit vague at the moment; why did he do it?
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Postby Angleter » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:44 am

We should ban the armed forces from having guns.
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Postby Oterro » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:46 am

Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.


We should ban the armed forces.
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Postby Jakaragua » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:46 am

Oterro wrote:
Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.


We should ban the armed forces.

They'll need arms, what kind of force would they be?
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Postby Globexanter » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:47 am

Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.


:palm:

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Postby Oterro » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:47 am

Globexanter wrote:
Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.


:palm:

I don't even need to add a text to be understood.


No, you need to add a sarcasm detector to your inventory though.
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Postby Rambhutan » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:48 am

To be honest being in such confined spaces with the same people for a long time I am surprised more people on submarines don't go a bit mad. I guess that this doesn't seem to happen more often is because of careful screening and good training.
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Postby Republicke » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:48 am

Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.


What do people serving in submarines even need guns for?
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Postby Hydesland » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:48 am

Before this topic gets submerged in sympathetic replies I thought I'd shoot down rumours that my legendary status of making puns way too soon is washed up.
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Postby Angleter » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:49 am

Globexanter wrote:
Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.


:palm:

I don't even need to add a text to be understood.


How else shall we stop such tragedies happening again? We banned civilian guns after Dunblane, so we'll ban armed forces guns after this. It's the only right thing to do- the armed forces can have sharpened melons (blunt outside of combat situations) to fight with if they must.
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Postby Fionnuala_Saoirse » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:49 am

Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.


Agreed ;)
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Postby Hydesland » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:49 am

Republicke wrote:
Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.


What do people serving in submarines even need guns for?


Aquatic ninjas.
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Postby Globexanter » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:50 am

Hydesland wrote:
Republicke wrote:
What do people serving in submarines even need guns for?


Aquatic ninjas.


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Postby Republicke » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:50 am

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Republicke wrote:
What do people serving in submarines even need guns for?


Aquatic ninjas.


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Postby Nulono » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:50 am

Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.

Then they would just be the forces.
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Postby Oterro » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:51 am

Republicke wrote:
Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.


What do people serving in submarines even need guns for?


To shoot the crapauds incase they're boarded, of course.
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Postby South Norwega » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:51 am

Republicke wrote:
Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.


What do people serving in submarines even need guns for?

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Postby The Novian Union » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:51 am

hmmm, we all need to vent our frusteration some how I suppose.
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Postby Oterro » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:52 am

South Norwega wrote:
Republicke wrote:
What do people serving in submarines even need guns for?

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Out of curiosity, what did you search for? I googled ''19th century ship boarding'', but all I got was ones of civilians boarding at docks.
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Postby Angleter » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:52 am

Nulono wrote:
Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.

Then they would just be the forces.


Not so! I propose we take Africa's lead as an example of our apology for colonialism, and fight armed with sharpened melons. Of course, unless we're in an actual war, we should use blunt melons instead.
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Postby Hydesland » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:53 am

Globexanter wrote:A new era of Ninjas.


Too be fair they're hardly new.
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Postby Globexanter » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:54 am

Hydesland wrote:
Globexanter wrote:A new era of Ninjas.


Too be fair they're hardly new.


You think of the wrong ninjas young skywalker!

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