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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: 2) by AssCork on Friday June 01 2018, @01:36PM
I would advise you not to test the courage of your convictions on certain streets in Los Angeles "owned" by certain organized groups of economically disenfranchised youths. They would jump at the chance to educate someone with no visible signs of self-protection on the fallacy their position begets.
To wit; A bull still charges at a vegan, caring not for his dinner plans.
Just popped-out of a tight spot. Came out mostly clean, too.