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Usually, we don’t cover the UK much here at Can America News. Our focus is on Canada and the USA, after all. But here’s the thing—Britain is like Canada’s slightly ahead older sibling, generally about five years ahead in the chaos department. So what happens there? Often, it’s a crystal ball for what’s just around the corner for us.
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Take Dundee, Scotland, for example. A 12-year-old girl, quickly crowned “Dundee’s Braveheart” by the meme lords of the internet, went viral brandishing a knife and a hatchet during a street confrontation with a man filming her and her sister. The wee lass took it upon herself to defend family honor, wielding tools more common to a lumberjack than a typical street spat.
Now, the official authorities say the girls were the ones who approached a Bulgarian couple, and only the 12-year-old earned a brush with the law for carrying these “offensive” weapons. But of course, social media, that great amplifier of drama, spun this into a tale of immigrant menace and heroic resistance. Elon Musk even retweeted the story, fueling the fire.
The family insists the girls were protecting themselves from harassment, with allegations that the younger sister suffered a serious concussion from the incident. Police investigations, however, found no wrongdoing by the couple, and have cautioned against the wildfire spread of misinformation.
Here’s the kicker—if a 12-year-old feels the need to brandish a hatchet to keep safe on the streets, perhaps we’re letting this whole “community safety” thing slip through our fingers. Freedom of speech and, more importantly, the freedom to defend yourself and your family, should never be slapped with handcuffs.
So while the internet is busy turning this young lass into a folk hero, remember: the real power lies in the right to stand your ground and speak your mind without being silenced by political correctness or oppressive laws.
Will Canada face this exact drama in five years? Probably. So buckle up. Meanwhile, subscribe to our newsletter for razor-sharp takes on freedom, family defense, and those underreported stories that matter.