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TIL During the London Olympics, the Military placed anti-aircraft missiles on the tops of apartment buildings (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 3 months ago by partybot@lemmy.ca to c/til@lemmy.ca

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[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Good call. Really common sense anymore 🤷‍♂️

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

So what was the ultimate outcome here? Does the uk government have leave to turn private property into military installations? How’d it go in the courts?

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Lol of course they do. "In the national interest" clears every hurdle every time.

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago

Bro think his "private property" is above the land from the country