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> People still shoot arrows at each other in urban centres My mother (who is a doctor, although she's retired now) was part of the medical team who worked on t

> People still shoot arrows at each other in urban centres My mother (who is a doctor, although she's retired now) was part of the medical team who worked on this case: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arrow-attack-attempted-rape-in-papua-new-guinea/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arrow-attack-attempted-rape-in-... My mother isn't mentioned in that article, but the "Allan Mason" it mentions is her husband

defrost 17d ago
It's ongoing in both PNG and the Northern Territory (Australia). Northern Territory Police are investigating a series of disturbances in Ngukurr after a 14-year-old boy was speared in the back on Saturday afternoon. ~ (Sept 2026) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/nt-14yo-boy-speared-in-back-airlifted-careflight-ngukurr/107123936 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/nt-14yo-boy-speared-i... Police respond to armed disturbance in Wadeye involving up to 100 people, bows, spears ~ (today) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/nt-100-people-in-wadeye-disturbance-armed-with-bows-spears/107155288 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/nt-100-people-in-wade... Going back to the 1970s and 80s: Kiaps, known formally as district officers and patrol officers, were travelling representatives of the British and Australian governments Kiap Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FK5N_ObFeQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FK5N_ObFeQ
- mapmeld 17d ago
  Maybe they are using traditional weapons for a completely different reason, but I'm reminded of why India and China have their soldiers on the disputed border carry poles and clubs. It looks old school, but it prevents clashes from turning into a larger shooting war where everyone's getting killed.
  - nephihaha 17d ago
    Maybe for the simple reason that a pike doesn't need to be charged up, or stocked up with ammunition. Maybe sharpened.
ActorNightly 17d ago
Im fully on the spectrum, but my first thought when I hear about stuff like this is what would be the moral implication of "recreational gang war" experience. I.e you pay a lot of money, you get guns and armor, you go into gang territory, they shoot arrows at you, you defend yourself. Seems like you would have the right to use deadly force, but you would obviously be at a big advantage.
- BoiledCabbage 16d ago
  Do you have a desire to kill people?
  - ActorNightly 16d ago
    Not at all. But the world we live in is pretty fucked up from that perspective. There are ex military contractor guys on youtube talking about their weapons and how they used a certain rifle to fight off invaders in the middle east. Nobody seems to care that the people on the other end of those bullets may have families. My interest in this is purely philosophical. If you have a what is effectively a lawless country, where native populace has the desire to kill you, to what extent could you engage with that in a moral framework?
- jayGlow 16d ago
  sounds vaguely similar to pirate hunting tours, put yourself in a dangerous situation where you can respond with deadly force. https://www.sail-world.com/USA/Russian-luxury-yachts-offer-pirate-hunting-cruises/58384 https://www.sail-world.com/USA/Russian-luxury-yachts-offer-p...
  - Maxatar 16d ago
    Not that you've explicitly claimed it's authentic, but the very idea of a pirate hunting tour is a hoax that resurfaces across the Internet every so often in different forms: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/somali-pirate-luxury-cruise/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/somali-pirate-luxury-cruis...
- 16d ago

defrost 17d ago

It's ongoing in both PNG and the Northern Territory (Australia). Northern Territory Police are investigating a series of disturbances in Ngukurr after a 14-year-old boy was speared in the back on Saturday afternoon. ~ (Sept 2026) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/nt-14yo-boy-speared-in-back-airlifted-careflight-ngukurr/107123936 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/nt-14yo-boy-speared-i... Police respond to armed disturbance in Wadeye involving up to 100 people, bows, spears ~ (today) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/nt-100-people-in-wadeye-disturbance-armed-with-bows-spears/107155288 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/nt-100-people-in-wade... Going back to the 1970s and 80s: Kiaps, known formally as district officers and patrol officers, were travelling representatives of the British and Australian governments Kiap Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FK5N_ObFeQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FK5N_ObFeQ

mapmeld 17d ago
Maybe they are using traditional weapons for a completely different reason, but I'm reminded of why India and China have their soldiers on the disputed border carry poles and clubs. It looks old school, but it prevents clashes from turning into a larger shooting war where everyone's getting killed.
- nephihaha 17d ago
  Maybe for the simple reason that a pike doesn't need to be charged up, or stocked up with ammunition. Maybe sharpened.

ActorNightly 17d ago

Im fully on the spectrum, but my first thought when I hear about stuff like this is what would be the moral implication of "recreational gang war" experience. I.e you pay a lot of money, you get guns and armor, you go into gang territory, they shoot arrows at you, you defend yourself. Seems like you would have the right to use deadly force, but you would obviously be at a big advantage.

BoiledCabbage 16d ago
Do you have a desire to kill people?
- ActorNightly 16d ago
  Not at all. But the world we live in is pretty fucked up from that perspective. There are ex military contractor guys on youtube talking about their weapons and how they used a certain rifle to fight off invaders in the middle east. Nobody seems to care that the people on the other end of those bullets may have families. My interest in this is purely philosophical. If you have a what is effectively a lawless country, where native populace has the desire to kill you, to what extent could you engage with that in a moral framework?
jayGlow 16d ago
sounds vaguely similar to pirate hunting tours, put yourself in a dangerous situation where you can respond with deadly force. https://www.sail-world.com/USA/Russian-luxury-yachts-offer-pirate-hunting-cruises/58384 https://www.sail-world.com/USA/Russian-luxury-yachts-offer-p...
- Maxatar 16d ago
  Not that you've explicitly claimed it's authentic, but the very idea of a pirate hunting tour is a hoax that resurfaces across the Internet every so often in different forms: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/somali-pirate-luxury-cruise/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/somali-pirate-luxury-cruis...
16d ago