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Corvos
15hr ago
To go viral, one assumes. Then you sell the story, plus when you sell your services as a content creator you can point to when one of your videos was literally world famous, etc.
ActuallyATleilaxuGhola
Axolotl Tank Class of '24
15hr ago
...in his mind, before suddenly snaps back to reality and realizes he's still parked in front of the Circle-K and hasn't even put the keys in the ignition yet. Whoa. Shit... wait, where are the keys...?
ArjinFerman
Tinfoil Gigachad
15hr ago
BLM2 electric boogaloo. Or just raising your profile as a Stunning And Brave artist, which I think worked quite well, if that was the goal.
Stefferi
Chief Suomiposter
15hr ago
Okay, but paying for what purpose? What's the exact business case for a video showing yourself being threatened with an axe and a knife by an underaged girl?
Southkraut
The rain fell gentlier.
15hr ago
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.
"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?"
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?"
Who ever said Britain was not statist?
Hell, which state on Earth isn't statist?
Corvos
15hr ago
The majority of people accused of witchcraft were men, and it wasn't organised, it was local disagreements and hatreds escalating into lynchings. These were almost always halted when anyone with any authority outside the village found out what was going on and put a stop to it.
self_made_human
amaratvaṃ prāpnuhi, athavā yatamāno mṛtyum āpnuhi
15hr ago
The only real blondes I've seen up here are the Golden Retrievers. They've usually got better, silkier lashes too.
Fruck
Lacks all conviction
15hr ago
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?"
ArjinFerman
Tinfoil Gigachad
15hr ago
I would like to get the other side of the story, but preferably not from internet randos.
Corvos
15hr ago
Gentlemen can buy knives, chavs can't. No need for ID. Class discrimination is what made Britain great.
FistfullOfCrows
15hr ago
Being born on the magic soil doesn't make them Bulgarian, no more than Mexicans born in the US makes them Americans.
FistfullOfCrows
15hr ago
That mf definitely sounded like a gypsy and not a Bulgarian. (The gypsies from EE LOVE to identify as citizens of whichever country they came from, see also Romanian gypsies)
FistfullOfCrows
15hr ago
It has been alleged that the camera man perved on the the 12yo sister and when rebuffed hit her and planted her on the ground, then the older sister went and got her dual wielding setup.
4bpp
Now I am become a Helpful, Honest and Harmless Assistant, the destroyer of jobs
15hr ago
I think the "wanted to impress friends" story from some parallel comments is the most likely, but the "break-in in the making" one is at least like 5%.
"Up to no good" does not imply "extremely dangerous". Without firearms in the picture, a 12 year old girl is not going to be dangerous enough to warrant unconditional avoidance. Note that even if your preferred response would indeed be as you say, it is enough if some people would think as I do (this is a situation where you should confront while filming) to reduce the probability of the scenario the culture warriors wish for ("this video depends a rape by brown immigrant being narrowly averted") precipitously.
Fruck
Lacks all conviction
15hr ago
It seems fair to me.
The rest of your post deals with the specifics of the video itself, and I couldn't give less of a shit about what actually happened if I tried, so I apologise if this seems like I'm picking on you, but my intention is to point out that Sunshine made a phenomenally excellent point. Smuggling in 'official statements' with facts and logic, like they are even in the same universe, is beyond ignorant. The difference between smh and the telegram chuds he scoffs at is that the misinformation printed on those telegram channels is written by someone who actually believes it.
An official source is written by a professional. The writers aren't concerned with the truth of a situation, they are concerned with its management. They will omit details, use careful wording ("no evidence to substantiate claims") and construct a story that serves their interests first and foremost. They aren't necessarily lying, but they are absolutely not telling you the whole truth. They are spin doctors, and to take their word as gospel is profoundly naive. Just like trusting a random dude on social media, trusting official sources is just outsourcing your critical thinking to people that have repeatedly proven themselves unworthy of that trust.
Also lol at the idea distrusting the authorities is the modern equivalent of a witch hunt. Was it Matthew Hopkins Witchfinder Footsoldier? Who ran the Spanish inquisition again?
I know everyone wants to talk about this shit, because it's currently popping off. So I don't expect everyone to adhere to my 'wait at least a week before I even consider judging the facts of the situation' stance. But it would be nice if the people who brag about epistemic humility actually employed it.
Corvos
15hr ago
The transcript in that video is really weird, though. Her words are aggressive, but he keeps saying variations on, 'yes, yes, show the knife'.
It could be 'get the knife again, I want the world to see what you were threatening me with' but coupled with the weird way she's holding them (face on to the camera, maximum display, minimum threat) and his background as a 'digital artist' I would not be at all surprised if he's paying her.
Southkraut
The rain fell gentlier.
15hr ago
Minus the extreme browning, that seems to be the current beauty standard among young German women.
Are they all fake blondes with fake eyebrows, too?
self_made_human
amaratvaṃ prāpnuhi, athavā yatamāno mṛtyum āpnuhi
16hr ago
There are very brown secretaries, almost guaranteed to have fake lashes and nail extensions alongside lips that look like an anaphylactic reaction! Scottish beauty standards for women are wack, some of them are more bronzer than water by body weight.
Southkraut
The rain fell gentlier.
16hr ago
are there any rationalist discords/meetups etc in NYC?
Just for a laugh: Are there any in southern Germany?
Corvos
16hr ago
I was all ready to be impressed with the Mail for actually doing some investigative journalism & finding some facts, and then
Despite rabble rousers such as Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk suggesting that the man who filmed it was a small boat illegal migrant, we can reveal Fatos has lived in the UK for four years
Oh gosh. Four years. How could we be so mistaken?
Southkraut
The rain fell gentlier.
16hr ago
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.
Corvos
16hr ago
At least in the UK, things were kept reasonably orderly in part because the police were usually local and knew everybody, and because they were freer to make assumptions about who was up to no good.
When you have to apply the laws completely equally and show no evidence of prejudice, the laws are going to have to get a lot more onerous and specific.
You will be unsurprised to be reminded of the fact that the years prior to ubiquitous handheld cameras were also the years of greater ethnic homogeneity and stronger Leitkultur.
Would if I could! This is a law and order country, and everyone needs to do their part.
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