World War Collection found and blown up
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swirlytwirl ONLINE (09/12/2015) [-] >they didn't even attempt to donate it to a museum
I'm reading Berserk right now and this **** is NOT what i want to hear about after the eclipse part.
I'm reading Berserk right now and this **** is NOT what i want to hear about after the eclipse part.
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potatorgue (09/13/2015) [-] Im pretty sure they have historians come in and check it out beforehand to make sure they recover all items worth recovering then get rid of the dangerous things like arty shells and whatnot
also im pretty sure this happened at least a year ago
also im pretty sure this happened at least a year ago
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anon (09/13/2015) [-] Ah, Berserk. Let me tell you man; it doesn't get better. Prepare your anus, for the trip is not even close to over, there is no silver lining, and god (at least in the manga) hates you and everything you stand for. Make sure when you can do look up the lost manga that explains a little more just how ****** that world is.
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anon (09/13/2015) [-] "Oi, you Americunts are crazy! Citizens don't need a guns, you silly yanks"
"Oh, no! The government took my gun collection!"
Europe went to **** after WW2
"Oh, no! The government took my gun collection!"
Europe went to **** after WW2
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davidteninch (09/13/2015) [-] This can't be real. Seriously? Are we this brainwashed that we can't even appreciate an item's historical value and deem anything that isn't safe for a two-year-old as too violent?
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kristovsky (09/12/2015) [-] I live in a country where every successive government continues to agree that, apparently "minority report" had the right idea.
It's Orwell's nightmare.
It's Orwell's nightmare.
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cisdroidcommander (09/13/2015) [-] he better get compensation for all the money they just destroyed. It was such a nice collection
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dorg (09/13/2015) [-] "For more than forty years, Mr Tissington lovingly built up his vast collection by spending hours scanning muddy fields with his metal detector.
But yesterday, the father-of-two from St Albans was arrested on suspicion of digging up the weapons without permission, and his beloved museum was taken to a farmer’s field and blown up."
This destroys the man....
But yesterday, the father-of-two from St Albans was arrested on suspicion of digging up the weapons without permission, and his beloved museum was taken to a farmer’s field and blown up."
This destroys the man....
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mushroomwizard (09/13/2015) [-] I saw this up a couple of months ago, at the time, I thought that they had just blown up the shells and ammunition, but now that i've read the actual article, Im really pissed off
I mean, What the hell? Even the uniforms? All those could have been donated to a museum instead!
I mean, What the hell? Even the uniforms? All those could have been donated to a museum instead!
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capshep ONLINE (09/13/2015) [-] Why can't they just not be retarded.
They could have done so much better
I mean all they did in hot fuzz was confiscate them and it was great for everyone
pls be fake
They could have done so much better
I mean all they did in hot fuzz was confiscate them and it was great for everyone
pls be fake
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rollfourexplain (09/12/2015) [-] !!Excerpts from the article:
!!Nearby houses were evacuated while army bomb disposal officers examined Alan Tissington's collection before blowing it all up
For more than forty years, Mr Tissington lovingly built up his vast collection by spending hours scanning muddy fields with his metal detector.
But yesterday, the father-of-two from St Albans was arrested on suspicion of digging up the weapons without permission, and his beloved museum was taken to a farmer’s field and blown up.
Police officers with a search warrant raided Mr Tissington’s semi-detached home in Windmill Avenue, St Albans, at 8am yesterday morning after a tip off.
Inside the garage, officers found heavy artillery shells, gas masks, rifles, bullets, military uniforms, a British flag and a Vickers machine gun. [see picture]
Nearby houses were evacuated while army bomb disposal officers were called in to examine the collection. Yesterday afternoon, all the artefacts were taken to a nearby farmer’s field, where they were destroyed.
Mr Tissington was arrested on suspicion of stealing some of the weapons from fields belonging to English Heritage, including a prisoner of war camp six miles from his home.
Andrew Robertshaw, a military historian, claimed enthusiasts with metal detectors were putting themselves and others in danger by hunting for explosives without permission.
“It’s clear that this is someone who has no idea of what they are dealing with,” he said.
“A year ago, two guys were killed messing around with shells like these.
“After the war, the army simply buried a lot of these weapons in the ground. It’s very easy to find, and these guys turn up, dig it out of the ground and take it away. It’s lunacy.”
Calling themselves the World War History Group, Mr Tissington and a group of friends spent their weekends travelling to sites around the UK and to the battlefields of Europe, searching for armaments hidden in the soil.
On his Facebook page, he proudly displays heavy duty shells, guns and bullets he has detected and dug up.
One of his friends, who did not wish to be named, denied that Mr Tissington’s collection was unsafe, and said the authorities were “killjoys”.
He said: “Alan’s collection was worth thousands and now they’ve gone and blown it all up in a bloody field. It’s ludicrous. What is good is it just rotting in the ground?
“I go out with Alan all the time, and we’re almost always in a site where we’ve got permission.”
The friend claimed Mr Tissington had been “shopped” to the police by fellow collectors who were jealous about the size of his museum.
“Alan’s got the best collection in Europe I reckon, and people don’t like it,” he said.
“On his Facebook page, people were posting pictures of themselves trying to deactivate live ammunition, so he banned them. It’ll be one of those who called police. I’ve heard of it happening before.”
A spokesman for English Heritage claimed the blowing up of Mr Tissington's collection sent out a “clear message” to other would-be illegal metal detectors.
But Mr Tissington’s wife of 22 years, Helen Tissington, 48, claimed the authorities had gone “way over the top”.
She said: “It’s just his hobby, he’s not hurting anyone. He’s been collecting since he was ten years old.
“Alan has his children and his pets in the house. He’s not going to risk their lives for the sake of his hobby.
“Personally, I have no interest in it at all. He comes in and shows me something shiny and I say ‘That’s lovely dear’, and go back to watching EastEnders.”
![!!Excerpts from the article:
!!Nearby houses were evacuated while army bomb disposal officers examined Alan Tissington's collection before blowing it all up
For more than forty years, Mr Tissington lovingly built up his vast collection by spending hours scanning muddy fields with his metal detector.
But yesterday, the father-of-two from St Albans was arrested on suspicion of digging up the weapons without permission, and his beloved museum was taken to a farmer’s field and blown up.
Police officers with a search warrant raided Mr Tissington’s semi-detached home in Windmill Avenue, St Albans, at 8am yesterday morning after a tip off.
Inside the garage, officers found heavy artillery shells, gas masks, rifles, bullets, military uniforms, a British flag and a Vickers machine gun. [see picture]
Nearby houses were evacuated while army bomb disposal officers were called in to examine the collection. Yesterday afternoon, all the artefacts were taken to a nearby farmer’s field, where they were destroyed.
Mr Tissington was arrested on suspicion of stealing some of the weapons from fields belonging to English Heritage, including a prisoner of war camp six miles from his home.
Andrew Robertshaw, a military historian, claimed enthusiasts with metal detectors were putting themselves and others in danger by hunting for explosives without permission.
“It’s clear that this is someone who has no idea of what they are dealing with,” he said.
“A year ago, two guys were killed messing around with shells like these.
“After the war, the army simply buried a lot of these weapons in the ground. It’s very easy to find, and these guys turn up, dig it out of the ground and take it away. It’s lunacy.”
Calling themselves the World War History Group, Mr Tissington and a group of friends spent their weekends travelling to sites around the UK and to the battlefields of Europe, searching for armaments hidden in the soil.
On his Facebook page, he proudly displays heavy duty shells, guns and bullets he has detected and dug up.
One of his friends, who did not wish to be named, denied that Mr Tissington’s collection was unsafe, and said the authorities were “killjoys”.
He said: “Alan’s collection was worth thousands and now they’ve gone and blown it all up in a bloody field. It’s ludicrous. What is good is it just rotting in the ground?
“I go out with Alan all the time, and we’re almost always in a site where we’ve got permission.”
The friend claimed Mr Tissington had been “shopped” to the police by fellow collectors who were jealous about the size of his museum.
“Alan’s got the best collection in Europe I reckon, and people don’t like it,” he said.
“On his Facebook page, people were posting pictures of themselves trying to deactivate live ammunition, so he banned them. It’ll be one of those who called police. I’ve heard of it happening before.”
A spokesman for English Heritage claimed the blowing up of Mr Tissington's collection sent out a “clear message” to other would-be illegal metal detectors.
But Mr Tissington’s wife of 22 years, Helen Tissington, 48, claimed the authorities had gone “way over the top”.
She said: “It’s just his hobby, he’s not hurting anyone. He’s been collecting since he was ten years old.
“Alan has his children and his pets in the house. He’s not going to risk their lives for the sake of his hobby.
“Personally, I have no interest in it at all. He comes in and shows me something shiny and I say ‘That’s lovely dear’, and go back to watching EastEnders.”](http://2static2.fjcdn.com/comments/Excerpts+from+the+article+nearby+houses+were+evacuated+_07320231ac70139bc4e2fab316e16fcc.jpg)
!!Nearby houses were evacuated while army bomb disposal officers examined Alan Tissington's collection before blowing it all up
For more than forty years, Mr Tissington lovingly built up his vast collection by spending hours scanning muddy fields with his metal detector.
But yesterday, the father-of-two from St Albans was arrested on suspicion of digging up the weapons without permission, and his beloved museum was taken to a farmer’s field and blown up.
Police officers with a search warrant raided Mr Tissington’s semi-detached home in Windmill Avenue, St Albans, at 8am yesterday morning after a tip off.
Inside the garage, officers found heavy artillery shells, gas masks, rifles, bullets, military uniforms, a British flag and a Vickers machine gun. [see picture]
Nearby houses were evacuated while army bomb disposal officers were called in to examine the collection. Yesterday afternoon, all the artefacts were taken to a nearby farmer’s field, where they were destroyed.
Mr Tissington was arrested on suspicion of stealing some of the weapons from fields belonging to English Heritage, including a prisoner of war camp six miles from his home.
Andrew Robertshaw, a military historian, claimed enthusiasts with metal detectors were putting themselves and others in danger by hunting for explosives without permission.
“It’s clear that this is someone who has no idea of what they are dealing with,” he said.
“A year ago, two guys were killed messing around with shells like these.
“After the war, the army simply buried a lot of these weapons in the ground. It’s very easy to find, and these guys turn up, dig it out of the ground and take it away. It’s lunacy.”
Calling themselves the World War History Group, Mr Tissington and a group of friends spent their weekends travelling to sites around the UK and to the battlefields of Europe, searching for armaments hidden in the soil.
On his Facebook page, he proudly displays heavy duty shells, guns and bullets he has detected and dug up.
One of his friends, who did not wish to be named, denied that Mr Tissington’s collection was unsafe, and said the authorities were “killjoys”.
He said: “Alan’s collection was worth thousands and now they’ve gone and blown it all up in a bloody field. It’s ludicrous. What is good is it just rotting in the ground?
“I go out with Alan all the time, and we’re almost always in a site where we’ve got permission.”
The friend claimed Mr Tissington had been “shopped” to the police by fellow collectors who were jealous about the size of his museum.
“Alan’s got the best collection in Europe I reckon, and people don’t like it,” he said.
“On his Facebook page, people were posting pictures of themselves trying to deactivate live ammunition, so he banned them. It’ll be one of those who called police. I’ve heard of it happening before.”
A spokesman for English Heritage claimed the blowing up of Mr Tissington's collection sent out a “clear message” to other would-be illegal metal detectors.
But Mr Tissington’s wife of 22 years, Helen Tissington, 48, claimed the authorities had gone “way over the top”.
She said: “It’s just his hobby, he’s not hurting anyone. He’s been collecting since he was ten years old.
“Alan has his children and his pets in the house. He’s not going to risk their lives for the sake of his hobby.
“Personally, I have no interest in it at all. He comes in and shows me something shiny and I say ‘That’s lovely dear’, and go back to watching EastEnders.”
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zeref (09/13/2015) [-] How do they even **** up this badly?
''For more than forty years, Mr Tissington lovingly built up his vast collection by spending hours scanning muddy fields with his metal detector. ''
“It’s clear that this is someone who has no idea of what they are dealing with,”
This ***** has spend his life doing that **** , i am pretty sure he knows what he is doing.
''For more than forty years, Mr Tissington lovingly built up his vast collection by spending hours scanning muddy fields with his metal detector. ''
“It’s clear that this is someone who has no idea of what they are dealing with,”
This ***** has spend his life doing that **** , i am pretty sure he knows what he is doing.
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alalalalal (09/13/2015) [-] They only blew up the munitions he had.... everything else was saved you poop stains
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someofficer [OP](09/13/2015) [-] Yesterday afternoon, all the artefacts were taken to a nearby farmer’s field, where they were destroyed.
Excerpt from article
Excerpt from article
#29
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galanorth ONLINE (09/13/2015) [-] And the Britbongs don't even have guns to revolt with. Honestly, they better pray that they get invaded again, because the only way they well get better is a complete reboot.
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loopymoomoo (09/13/2015) [-] >thousands of dollars worth
>blown up in a bloody field
>he collected them for a hobby and they were all properly store
"uhh yeh hurr durr lets blow up a collection of ******* clothing because there was a disable machine gun in the same room
>blown up in a bloody field
>he collected them for a hobby and they were all properly store
"uhh yeh hurr durr lets blow up a collection of ******* clothing because there was a disable machine gun in the same room
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hakujin (09/13/2015) [-] I wonder if they only blew up the weapons or if they destroyed the whole lot.
If they included things like uniforms in the explosion, then I have lost the last sliver of hope I had for England.
If they included things like uniforms in the explosion, then I have lost the last sliver of hope I had for England.
