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?
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 01 2018, @01:31PM (1 child)
Your right, he doesn't get the point.
(Score: 3, Funny) by AthanasiusKircher on Friday June 01 2018, @08:25PM
He really needs to get a grip, pare down his petty claims, and bolster them with better arguments. Let's not mince words: reading such nonsense really sets me on edge; I could give him a tip or two. It's good he's already retiring, otherwise he might be on the chopping block.