British police faced backlash on Tuesday over the case of an 18-year-old student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from stab wounds after his killer falsely alleged a racist attack.
So, at what age do you think someone becomes a man?
Edit: I agree this is an awful thing to happen to a young life… But…
It’s wild that we infantalise people the actual law considers an adult. He was old enough to vote, get married, join the armed forces and serve on a jury.
Also, do you think it’s disrespectful to not allow him the title of, “man”?
This is the thing that should be focussed on. The police have a duty of care to everyone and they failed appallingly here. The worst thing is watching this point being swept under the carpet as the right wing arseholes make racist capital out of it.
Unlike what movies portray, it’s actually possible to sustain a penetrating wound to the heart, particularly the pericardium, that will take time to be fatal
A patient can be standing there, talking to you, with a small red spot on their shirt
I’m not defending the cops, but it’s not as simple as people think
We cant get near that title, American police are significantly more fucked up.
There were 95 deaths directly caused by police in January 2026 alone in the US. There has been 1 in the UK this year so far, 2 if we state this as directly caused by police due to ineptitude.
In an ideal world we wouldn’t have these incompetent fucks running society for the Epstein class, but I’d still take incompetent over bloodthirsty any day of the week.
Even if it were a true statement, they had a man stabbed in the heart handcuffed rather than getting him immediate medical attention. Like WTF
18 year old. A kid really, not a man.
So, at what age do you think someone becomes a man?
Edit: I agree this is an awful thing to happen to a young life… But…
It’s wild that we infantalise people the actual law considers an adult. He was old enough to vote, get married, join the armed forces and serve on a jury.
Also, do you think it’s disrespectful to not allow him the title of, “man”?
Sometime around 25, maybe 27.
Some people catch old a lot sooner than others, though
Mid to late twenties you have enough experience and perspective to be reasonably considered adult.
Somewhere between 50 and 60, I think.
My take is that you’re a full adult when your pre-frontal cortex is fully formed, which happens at around 25 years of age
You know that’s just a myth, right?
Does the brain mature at 25? – Wikipedia
This is the thing that should be focussed on. The police have a duty of care to everyone and they failed appallingly here. The worst thing is watching this point being swept under the carpet as the right wing arseholes make racist capital out of it.
I served in the ambulance service
Unlike what movies portray, it’s actually possible to sustain a penetrating wound to the heart, particularly the pericardium, that will take time to be fatal
A patient can be standing there, talking to you, with a small red spot on their shirt
I’m not defending the cops, but it’s not as simple as people think
He said he couldn’t breathe
Man, I thought American police were fucked up…
The British are always trying to top atrocities.
We cant get near that title, American police are significantly more fucked up.
There were 95 deaths directly caused by police in January 2026 alone in the US. There has been 1 in the UK this year so far, 2 if we state this as directly caused by police due to ineptitude.
In an ideal world we wouldn’t have these incompetent fucks running society for the Epstein class, but I’d still take incompetent over bloodthirsty any day of the week.
They arrest people saying peace to Palistine so yeah, just as bad now
Well, that’s an impressively stupid thing to say