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posted by martyb on Friday June 01 2018, @04:04AM   Printer-friendly
from the pointed-question dept.

A judge has proposed a nationwide programme to file down the points of kitchen knives as a solution to the country’s soaring knife crime epidemic.

Last week in his valedictory address, retiring Luton Crown Court Judge Nic Madge spoke of his concern that carrying a knife had become routine in some circles and called on the Government to ban the sale of large pointed kitchen knives.

[...] He said laws designed to reduce the availability of weapons to young would-be offenders had had “almost no effect”, since the vast majority had merely taken knives from a cutlery drawer.

[...] He asked: “But why we do need eight-inch or ten-inch kitchen knives with points?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/27/knives-sharp-filing-solution-soaring-violent-crime-judge-says/


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  • (Score: 2) by snufu on Friday June 01 2018, @08:30AM (1 child)

    by snufu (5855) on Friday June 01 2018, @08:30AM (#687153)

    How else am I gonna terrorize the coeds? Next you'll be telling me I can't wear my hockey mask either.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 01 2018, @11:52AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 01 2018, @11:52AM (#687193)

    Kitchen knives? [mirror.co.uk]