▲ 855 ▼ Murder victim Kelly Wilkinson repeatedly visited police in fear. They said she was ‘cop shopping’ (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/news@lemmy.world 212 comments fedilink hide all child comments Exclusive: Family calls for inquest, saying Wilkinson visited police ‘almost every day’ before she was murdered by her husband in 2021
[–] spyd3r@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) When seconds count police are only minutes away not coming to save you. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Buy a gun, learn to shoot. Nobody is coming to save you, take agency for your own safety. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Entropius@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wasn't she a resident of Australia? They have some pretty strict gun laws, so there's almost no chance she'd have been able to get one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_of_Australia A person must have a firearm licence to possess or use a firearm. Licence holders must demonstrate a "genuine reason" (which does not include self-defence) (emphasis mine) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago She was, it’s a shame she didn’t have access to all the tools she needed to escape that deadly situation. Depending on others is never a good plan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Buy a gun, learn to shoot. Nobody is coming to save you, take agency for your own safety. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Entropius@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wasn't she a resident of Australia? They have some pretty strict gun laws, so there's almost no chance she'd have been able to get one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_of_Australia A person must have a firearm licence to possess or use a firearm. Licence holders must demonstrate a "genuine reason" (which does not include self-defence) (emphasis mine) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago She was, it’s a shame she didn’t have access to all the tools she needed to escape that deadly situation. Depending on others is never a good plan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Entropius@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wasn't she a resident of Australia? They have some pretty strict gun laws, so there's almost no chance she'd have been able to get one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_of_Australia A person must have a firearm licence to possess or use a firearm. Licence holders must demonstrate a "genuine reason" (which does not include self-defence) (emphasis mine) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago She was, it’s a shame she didn’t have access to all the tools she needed to escape that deadly situation. Depending on others is never a good plan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago She was, it’s a shame she didn’t have access to all the tools she needed to escape that deadly situation. Depending on others is never a good plan. permalink fedilink source parent