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[pantheman]

we have many friends who are policemen here in the north. only last night we had dinner with one. we feel much safer here than in london.

In the 'TRNC' police forces are under the military forces of mainland Turkey and not the local government minister. Frolicking with the enemy are we?

Oh, and dinner? Bribery?

I've never felt unsafe in London, not even on my own 3am in places like Soho or King's Cross area. I'm sure I'd feel safe in the 'TRNC' as well. But who knows? Perhaps the police would lock me up for wearing the Cyprus national football team shirt?

In Soho and Kings Cross, you would hardly be alone mate

You are a naughty boy aren't you ??

[Feisty]

tee hee hee

[Feisty]

Anyone can feel safe anywhere and usually you would be but it only takes one nutter, and they exist all over the world, to change that perspective irretrievably.

[denizaksulu]

we have many friends who are policemen here in the north. only last night we had dinner with one. we feel much safer here than in london.

In the 'TRNC' police forces are under the military forces of mainland Turkey and not the local government minister. Frolicking with the enemy are we?

Oh, and dinner? Bribery?

I've never felt unsafe in London, not even on my own 3am in places like Soho or King's Cross area. I'm sure I'd feel safe in the 'TRNC' as well. But who knows? Perhaps the police would lock me up for wearing the Cyprus national football team shirt?

Stop being silly Ag. Ionas. The least you could say, is that Cyprus is a small island. This results in everybody knows everybody. It happens all over Cyprus. As we always say, its who we know that matters.

Like when we got a parking ticket in front of MacDonalds on the Larnaca sea front. My Greek Cypriot friend took the ticket and said it was 'sorted' because he knew the Inspector. Please dont tell me it was 'illegal'. This was in the RoC.

[Novus]

Kafenio, gambling in plain sight, sounds like Harringay in London, and police, always dignified walking by and doing nothing. Are they on the take too?

An American, asked why he has a license for a concealed carried weapon answers: cause a cop is too heavy on my belt. Response time in most American cities is about 30 minutes. A lot can happen in 30 minutes. So this monopoly of force and limiting citizen's rights to defend themselves is relegated to theory.

We have a saying here among some of us in America, it goes like this: "when seconds count, the police are only minutes away"

Response time for emergency calls or of a violent crime in progress in big cities in America is less than ten minutes, not thirty. This slightly faster response time means nothing to someone if they are dead though.
I am a proponent of allowing permitted concealed or open carry of handguns here where I live in America.

[denizaksulu]

Kafenio, gambling in plain sight, sounds like Harringay in London, and police, always dignified walking by and doing nothing. Are they on the take too?

An American, asked why he has a license for a concealed carried weapon answers: cause a cop is too heavy on my belt. Response time in most American cities is about 30 minutes. A lot can happen in 30 minutes. So this monopoly of force and limiting citizen's rights to defend themselves is relegated to theory.

We have a saying here among some of us in America, it goes like this: "when seconds count, the police are only minutes away"

Response time for emergency calls or of a violent crime in progress in big cities in America is less than ten minutes, not thirty. This slightly faster response time means nothing to someone if they are dead though.
I am a proponent of allowing permitted concealed or open carry of handguns here where I live in America.

On a lighter note, would you feel safe carrying a 'Bowie' knife?

[Novus]

Kafenio, gambling in plain sight, sounds like Harringay in London, and police, always dignified walking by and doing nothing. Are they on the take too?

An American, asked why he has a license for a concealed carried weapon answers: cause a cop is too heavy on my belt. Response time in most American cities is about 30 minutes. A lot can happen in 30 minutes. So this monopoly of force and limiting citizen's rights to defend themselves is relegated to theory.

We have a saying here among some of us in America, it goes like this: "when seconds count, the police are only minutes away"

Response time for emergency calls or of a violent crime in progress in big cities in America is less than ten minutes, not thirty. This slightly faster response time means nothing to someone if they are dead though.
I am a proponent of allowing permitted concealed or open carry of handguns here where I live in America.

On a lighter note, would you feel safe carrying a 'Bowie' knife?

Lol, I am pretty sure the men the city I live in were named after were related to Jim Bowie who the knife is named after.
The pronunciation is the same and is nothing like how David Bowie pronounces his. As a matter of fact his stage name "Bowie" was named after Jim Bowie of the Alamo and the knife fame. Too bad no one told him in time how to say it properly.

Yes, I am allowed to carry a Bowie knife openly here in Bowie, but since I do not know how to fight with a knife, it won't help me much for self defense.

[GorillaGal]

Kafenio, gambling in plain sight, sounds like Harringay in London, and police, always dignified walking by and doing nothing. Are they on the take too?

An American, asked why he has a license for a concealed carried weapon answers: cause a cop is too heavy on my belt. Response time in most American cities is about 30 minutes. A lot can happen in 30 minutes. So this monopoly of force and limiting citizen's rights to defend themselves is relegated to theory.

We have a saying here among some of us in America, it goes like this: "when seconds count, the police are only minutes away"

Response time for emergency calls or of a violent crime in progress in big cities in America is less than ten minutes, not thirty. This slightly faster response time means nothing to someone if they are dead though.
I am a proponent of allowing permitted concealed or open carry of handguns here where I live in America.

On a lighter note, would you feel safe carrying a 'Bowie' knife?

Lol, I am pretty sure the men the city I live in were named after were related to Jim Bowie who the knife is named after.
The pronunciation is the same and is nothing like how David Bowie pronounces his. As a matter of fact his stage name "Bowie" was named after Jim Bowie of the Alamo and the knife fame. Too bad no one told him in time how to say it properly.

Yes, I am allowed to carry a Bowie knife openly here in Bowie, but since I do not know how to fight with a knife, it won't help me much for self defense.

why would you need to fight for self defence? this is america, for the most part, we are civilized!

[Agios Ionas]

In Soho and Kings Cross, you would hardly be alone mate

You are a naughty boy aren't you ??

I knew those comments would bite me in the arse.

To my defense I must add that I stayed at a dodgy hotel at Argyle Street next to King's Cross when I visited London for a concert. And Soho... well, I was drunk and on my way to the Regent Palace. I'd been to a club, but none of those strip clubs. I'm not as naughty as you think.

Oh, and I did feel very alone at King's Cross. Crackheads and prostitutes... I wasn't afraid, but I sure felt alone. For some reason the prostitutes wouldn't bother me (I guess I'm so handsome they didn't expect me to be interested, lol) but some black guys asked me if I wanted some charlie or E's. I didn't even know what charlie was and I'd never touch dodgy chemicals so I politely said 'no thanks' and ran off to the hotel.

[Agios Ionas]

Stop being silly Ag. Ionas. The least you could say, is that Cyprus is a small island. This results in everybody knows everybody. It happens all over Cyprus. As we always say, its who we know that matters.

Like when we got a parking ticket in front of MacDonalds on the Larnaca sea front. My Greek Cypriot friend took the ticket and said it was 'sorted' because he knew the Inspector. Please dont tell me it was 'illegal'. This was in the RoC.

I know Deniz, I was just funnin' some with her.