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Kotya

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17. Because it's worked so well in Britain.

Reply to oneshooter (Reply #12)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 08:54 PM

Apr 2018

Then again, it has encouraged people to switch to acid attacks as an alternative. The legal penalties for blinding someone with acid aren't as harsh as stabbing someone with a knife.

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