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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?
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Knives are too Sharp and Filing Down their Points is Solution to Soaring Violent Crime, Judge Says
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(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 01 2018, @12:26PM (2 children)
Motorcyles gangs carry ball peon hammers on their belts. It is totally legal still I believe. Want to see tools more deadly that are legal? Check out an electricians tool box.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 01 2018, @04:23PM (1 child)
Is illegal in Australia to carry an object with the intent to use it as a weapon even in self defense.
However. Carrying a large heavy torch is legal. Add is an umbrella. It is possible to carry certain items and be able to claim that there was to intent on using them to inflict damage on an attacker. Just never be caught admitting that you knew someone was after you.
Combat umbrella? That can split watermelons? Oh this is just my normal umbrella officer. Well yes he did attack me. That broken arm must be from the fall he took when he stuck at me and tripped. Oh well. Self Defense? Well he did attack me. Bashed his head in with the strengthened sleeve of my jacket? I have no idea! This is my motor cycle jacket that I just happen to be wearing on our very safe muslim raping free public transport where no man has ever tried to subdue a woman and pack rape her.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 01 2018, @05:10PM
"Is illegal in Australia to carry an object with the intent to use it as a weapon even in self defense."
i guess being a prisoner is in their blood. Aussies should have killed the legislators years ago.