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FWIW, and knowing not whether anything about this incident is remotely as it seems to anyone, I can absolutely imagine a scenario in which a perfectly well-adjusted adult films little girls doing stupid shit in order to gather evidence of their misbehavior to present to their parents or to the police. The adult in question repeatedly demanding "Show the knife!" would fit in with that.
I can't even imagine how I would explain having a video of little girls on my phone, let alone recording it, not even to the police, not even if they mugged me, so maybe I'm typical minding my misogyny.
I should have gone with my real objection, which was something like "how do you define statism if modern Britain doesn't count? Do they have to go full on nineteen eighty-four?"
Short of like an active assault or murder attempt I can't really imagine trying to film a low-grade violation with any pathway to reporting it to anybody.
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"Officer, these kids were waving around what looked like sharp weapons, and threatening me directly. I don't want to have to kick them in the face, so can you please make them stop this bullshit?"
Who ever said Britain was not statist?
Hell, which state on Earth isn't statist?
Man I don't even like reporting people on the motte. The amount of self loathing I would need to swallow to 1. Get in the altercation and end up in such a tizzy I decide I have to film it. 2. Watch the video back so I can be sure I didn't shoot four minutes of my thumb. 3. Drive down to the police station rehearsing how I'm going to ask people - people probably smaller and more female than me - to protect me from little girls. No, the little girls can call me a pedo and waggle their weapons at me, I'm capable of moving past it alone thanks.
As for statism, @Hoffmeister25 implies it isn't statist, if it was those little kids wouldn't be bothering productive adults like this guy.
In my country the cops evidently have enough time to trawl through manga and decide which titles offend family values and which don't. I'm more than glad to give them actual work that benefits me, such as grabbing rabid children off the streets. Sadly, the supply of rabid children is low and even if there were some, it would be too much of a hassle to go through the process of reporting.
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Have you been to the planet Earth? Is he sending this through to 911 via telepathy, or somehow this police officer is standing near enough to watch the video and yet not already intervening?
I dunno, if my interactions with police are anything to go by: You call them, they come by, you explain the situation and show them your footage, and then they nod gravely and tell you that unfortunately nothing can be done but hopefully you're insured, have a nice day.
Edit: And to clarify, I meant "stop this bullshit" as in "prevent them from repeating it".
I mean this is why I wouldn't film an incident like this since it feels like the percentage of it prompting a stabby escalation is greater than the police accomplishing anything
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