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Shooting seaman all over a sub
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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:35 amby Rambhutan
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-13014640I 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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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:42 amby Unidox
I wonder what made him go nutters?
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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:42 amby Lordieth
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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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:44 amby Angleter
We should ban the armed forces from having guns.
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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:46 amby Oterro
Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.
We should ban the armed forces.
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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:46 amby Jakaragua
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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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:47 amby Globexanter
Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.
I don't even need to add a text to be understood.
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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:47 amby Oterro
Globexanter wrote:Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.
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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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:48 amby Rambhutan
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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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:48 amby Republicke
Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.
What do people serving in submarines even need guns
for?
Posted:
Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:48 amby Hydesland
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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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:49 amby Angleter
Globexanter wrote:Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.
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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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:49 amby Fionnuala_Saoirse
Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.
Agreed
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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:49 amby Hydesland
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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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:50 amby Globexanter
Hydesland wrote:Republicke wrote:What do people serving in submarines even need guns
for?
Aquatic ninjas.
A new era of Ninjas.
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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:50 amby Republicke
Hydesland wrote:Republicke wrote:What do people serving in submarines even need guns
for?
Aquatic ninjas.
The other other informal term for "Manatee".
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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:50 amby Nulono
Angleter wrote:We should ban the armed forces from having guns.
Then they would just be the forces.
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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:51 amby Oterro
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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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:51 amby South Norwega
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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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:51 amby The Novian Union
hmmm, we all need to vent our frusteration some how I suppose.
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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:52 amby Oterro
South Norwega wrote:Republicke wrote:What do people serving in submarines even need guns
for?
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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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:52 amby Angleter
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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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:53 amby Hydesland
Globexanter wrote:A new era of Ninjas.
Too be fair they're
hardly new.
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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:54 amby Globexanter
You think of the wrong ninjas young skywalker!
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Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:03 amby United Dependencies
Hydesland wrote: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.
lol
