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London Mayor Cracking Down on the Carrying of Knives

posted by Fnord666 on Monday April 09 2018, @05:52AM   Printer-friendly
from the what's-next? dept.

MrPlow writes:

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan is cracking down on the carrying of knives in response to a spate of stabbings that pushed the city's murder rate past New York's for the "first time in modern history."

Khan deployed an additional 300 Metropolitan Police officers over the weekend to work exclusively against knife crime, urging them to be more "confident" in their authority to stop anyone suspected of carrying a weapon.

"What you will see over the course of the next few weeks and months — is what we have seen over the last few weeks and months — which is stop-and-search based on suspicion of carrying an offensive weapon going up, more arrests as a consequence of this intelligence-led stop-and-search going up and hopefully our city becoming safer," the mayor said Saturday, according to The Telegraph.

Khan also issued a warning to would-be knife carriers, saying they should think twice before bringing one out in public — whatever the reason.

"No excuses: there is never a reason to carry a knife," Khan said on Twitter. "Anyone who does will be caught, and they will feel the full force of the law."

Source: http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/08/london-murder-rate-knives/

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 09 2018, @08:15AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 09 2018, @08:15AM (#664289)

    Don't forget pens and pencils. Deadly things .. think of John Wick and The Joker.

  • (Score: 5, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 09 2018, @12:09PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 09 2018, @12:09PM (#664373)

    At the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, an individual later discovered to be a public school teacher was arrested by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) while attempting to board a flight.

    In his possession they found a ruler, protractor, set square and a calculator. Authorities believe he is a member of the notorious al-Gebra movement. He is being charged with carrying weapons of math instruction.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 09 2018, @02:45PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 09 2018, @02:45PM (#664457)

      He was a Mathochist.

    • (Score: 1) by Kalas on Wednesday April 11 2018, @10:02PM

      by Kalas (4247) on Wednesday April 11 2018, @10:02PM (#665575)

      Beyond just modding that funny, I feel the need to say that you made my day with that comment.