Police ask cafe near London attack to evacuate, cafe wants 30 minutes so people can eat

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Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/02/03/police-ask-cafe-near-london-at.html

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If it is a good Reuben then I will take my chances and stay put.

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Why not flee with the Reuben?

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It must be savored. Fleeing would upset that.

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They’ve got a possible IED vest on them,

And you want me to run outside?

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It’s Streatham. Man with IED and machete is probably the fifth scariest thing they’ve seen today

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I’m fleeing right now.

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If you want to stay open for half-an-hour and you want to put people’s lives in danger, be my guest.

Ok, thank you. When you let their actions disrupt your lives, the terrorists win. Just act like they’re not there.

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So it isn’t a good Reuben then.

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You want a good Reuben, you gott’a make it yourself. That’s life kids, you want it done right, do it yourself.

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“Oi, stiff upper lip, lads. Just going to finish my meal and then I’ll clear out.”

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A to go box is the obvious solution.

Or if you already ate half, just carry it out.

(edge case: if you have a half plus a single bite, even if larger then normally polite sized bite, fill your mouth and then proceed to the “if you already ate half” case above)

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I’d wager a Reuben would be much more upsetting to one’s constitution than running in panic… or maybe that’s just my fatty liver disease talking.

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You have my deepest sympathies.

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All of Streatham, as one: “Wot the faak’s a Reuben sandwich?”

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Besides delicious?

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Not particularly portable. A proper Reuben is the good kind of messy.

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I think that for those of you stateside it’s normal to just see another armed police officer but it’s rare here and these are a highly trained rapid response unit (SCO19, i think?) who really don’t fuck around during situations so when they tell you to leave you leave not haggle over an extra 30 minutes!

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Especially as other reports note that his IED vest was pretty much a joke and quickly identified as such after he was shot. I know they can’t take chances in case of subsequent issues and associated blowback but sometimes I do think they overreact a little too much, giving the terrorists a minor victory.

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