UK student joins rebel forces in Libya, to be honest with you.

sigma · 5 Apr 2011 at 23:24

Booner! said:
Astonished by some of the views in here. Wouldn't you do the same for your country? Your people? Your family?

No but there would be a lot of threads on here about it.

Dave85 · 5 Apr 2011 at 23:26

Seems like a brave guy wanting to do his part to free his country's people. If half the uk had his balls and patriotism these days it would be a good thing. Some of the comments about him hopefully getting killed are disgusting.

Stewy · 5 Apr 2011 at 23:26

Don't really have a problem with it, ok he's absolutely retarded and probably gonna die but it's better than the 12 people standing on my uni entrance steps chanting doing **** all, at least he's putting his money where his mouth is, so to speak.

cravin penut · 5 Apr 2011 at 23:28

Good on him I say, just until he is killed

jp_bl_68 · 5 Apr 2011 at 23:32

Booner! said:
Wouldn't you do the same for your country? Your people?

lol

trigger-happy · 5 Apr 2011 at 23:34

I'm a British born Pakistani and I would fight for this country. For queen and country.

Robbo · 5 Apr 2011 at 23:35

DAvE18 said:
Seems like a brave guy wanting to do his part to free his country's people. If half the uk had his balls and patriotism these days it would be a good thing. Some of the comments about him hopefully getting killed are disgusting.

Well mine for example was a joke, I wouldn't really wish death on an innocent person.

However, you have to laugh at him. He's stood there in Libya in an ebayed flak jacket with an AK-47 he's never fired, and his shades on trying to look like a hero.

I dont think he's there to fight, he just wants some attention.

Mark A · 5 Apr 2011 at 23:38

Looks more like a stab-proof vest, that the police use. They're about £100 or less.

Von Smallhausen · 5 Apr 2011 at 23:53

Police vests won't stop a 7.62x39 round. 9mm and .357 is what they are designed to stop.

Not a hope in hell of stopping an assault rifle round.

Castiel · 5 Apr 2011 at 23:58

Robboftw said:
Well mine for example was a joke, I wouldn't really wish death on an innocent person.

However, you have to laugh at him. He's stood there in Libya in an ebayed flak jacket with an AK-47 he's never fired, and his shades on trying to look like a hero.

I dont think he's there to fight, he just wants some attention.

That AK will give him a sore arm/shoulder when he does, if he doesnt spray everyone first.

If he has no experience at all, then he is a fool.

Castiel · 6 Apr 2011 at 00:00

Von Smallhausen said:
Police vests won't stop a 7.62x39 round. 9mm and .357 is what they are designed to stop.

Not a hope in hell of stopping an assault rifle round.

Quite. He should get on the first flight home frankly, he will only get himself or someone else on his side killed.

Westyfield2 · 6 Apr 2011 at 00:02

To be honest with you basically I would fight for Queen and Country, for Commonwealth and Nation.

What's the average UK student doing? Getting wasted, lobbing fire extinguishers at Police and trashing Fortnum's :rolleyes:

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*Chris · 6 Apr 2011 at 00:05

To be honest with you, basically...

Robbo · 6 Apr 2011 at 00:05

Westyfield2 said:
To be honest with you basically I would fight for Queen and Country, for Commonwealth and Nation.

What's the average UK student doing? Getting wasted, lobbing fire extinguishers at Police and trashing Fortnum's .

Indeed.

I would fight for the good people of this country, but unfortunately they seem to be rapidly diminishing in number (due to foreign spongers, or student thug protesters, etc).

Tefal · 6 Apr 2011 at 00:07

better than al lthe "oh look i'm such a rebel with my placard" students.

still lol @HIM though.

Tefal · 6 Apr 2011 at 00:08

Strife212 said:
Does that mean I can travel the world taking part in civil wars and that? Sounds fun!

I wouldn't trust my life to a £100 bulletproof jacket though...

iirc the dragon scale ones cost £2k + :eek:

Westyfield2 · 6 Apr 2011 at 00:17

Robboftw said:
Indeed.

I would fight for the good people of this country, but unfortunately they seem to be rapidly diminishing in number (due to foreign spongers, or student thug protesters, etc).

Yep

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synixx · 6 Apr 2011 at 00:49

It's a good thing he's going to fight for democracy and what he believes in. I hope he has an impact on the rebels even if it is just a humorous morale boost lol.

EvilDreams · 6 Apr 2011 at 01:15

Skillmister said:
He said 'to be honest' like 57 times

Basically, to be honest with you, I was waiting for him to basically say "at the end of the day, fair play to em." to be honest with you.

UK-AL05 · 6 Apr 2011 at 01:17

To be honest with you I think he needs a few days training with that rifle, basically. Otherwise basically he will be useless to be honest with you, basically. I remember when I was in the cadets even holding the rifle in prone position made my arm ache, I was about 14 at the time though. Got a nice grouping after few practise sessions though =P