Met says 72 luxury vehicles taken off West End streets as they were unroadworthy or being driven illegally
    • Canadian_Cabinet @lemmy.caEnglish
      6·
      3 days ago

      Yeah I dont know what antisocial is supposed to mean here. The police impounded all the vehicles because of a lack of insurance?

      • Deme@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        91·
        2 days ago

        Antisocial driving is what people complained about, which got the cops to look more closely at the cars in question. This is stated in the first two paragraphs of the article.

        • undefined@lemmy.hogru.chEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          vehicles were taken off the streets in an operation targeting nuisance driving

          I mean I guess antisocial could mean nuisance. It’s still a rather strange term to use in a headline but I’ll consider it a regional difference in language.

          • Deme@sopuli.xyzEnglish
            5·
            2 days ago

            I agree that it’s an interesting choice of word, but I think it fits the bill.

            A web search definition screen for the word "antisocial", with relevant entries highlighted.

            • Hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
              1·
              2 days ago

              Antisocial means being hostile to society, not just being uncomfortable with socializing. Many people assume antisocial means being shy or introverted because the it’s a reasonable conclusion from the two parts of the word, but it really means hostile to others. Especially in a medical context where Antisocial personality disorder is the proper title for Sociopathy.

      • optional@feddit.orgEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        I guess, that in a country where public healthcare and maternity leave are considered communism or socialism, being antisocial might be seen as something positive.