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Knives are too Sharp and Filing Down their Points is Solution to Soaring Violent Crime, Judge Says

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

An Anonymous Coward writes:

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, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday June 01 2018, @08:07PM (4 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Friday June 01 2018, @08:07PM (#687423) Journal

    Someone with an extremely small penis. I mean, large ego. Maybe both? :D

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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday June 01 2018, @11:39PM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Friday June 01 2018, @11:39PM (#687512) Homepage Journal

    I have got to start turning my webcam off...

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 02 2018, @01:13AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 02 2018, @01:13AM (#687535)

    So, you are saying that Big Dick Daddy has never served time for a violent crime? All violent criminals have tiny penises? You seem to have a recurring theme with the tiny penis thing. More daddy issues?

    • (Score: 3, Touché) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday June 02 2018, @04:09AM (1 child)

      by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Saturday June 02 2018, @04:09AM (#687570) Journal

      No, it just triggers a bunch of morons like you and I'm in the mood for some cheap lulz.

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      • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 02 2018, @08:44PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 02 2018, @08:44PM (#687805)

        Though you often claim to be a crack snacker, the fixation you have on the phallic seems to indicate your true desire. Do you secretly wish to be cured of your mental aberration? Perhaps you have a face that only a mother could love and even then only on payday. Is your life choice a choice of practical necessity?