Cadets Banned From Parading With Rifles, or why we will lose next time.

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The spirit of Neville Chamberlain lives on! And they probably were just wooden rifles anyway....


National Post News Services · Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010

Army cadets preparing to march in a Remembrance Day parade in Plymouth, western England, have been told they cannot carry rifles because this "glamorizes weapons." The ban was imposed after members of the public complained, the Daily Mail reported. Organizers said it was another example of Britain's nanny statism. 'It's political correctness gone mad," said Basil Downing-Waite, chairman of the Federation of Plymouth & District Ex Services Associations, which organized the event. The cadets, aged 12 to 18, were reportedly disappointed after the ruling as they had spent months practising their drill for the parade.
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