Welcome to F * CKED up Britain! If you are British and have a machete in your back, or acid on your face, then you are not on the priority list of the British police.
I honestly don't understand the logic of our police force. This is just one of the many rules they've put in place that makes absolutely no sense what so ever. It just feels like our own government are intentionally trolling us for a laugh.
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