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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) by BsAtHome on Friday June 01 2018, @05:13AM (2 children)

    by BsAtHome (889) on Friday June 01 2018, @05:13AM (#687108)

    So, yes, knives are sharp -> banned
    Nails are sharp -> banned
    Screws are sharp -> banned
    Paper edges are sharp -> banned
    Pointy pliers are sharp -> banned
    Wooden sticks are sharp -> banned
    Screwdrivers are sharp -> banned

    Hey, they are killing each other with hard and heavy items and smashing in their heads. Must solve that one too.
    Hammers are heavy -> banned
    Rocks are heavy -> banned
    [long list truncated]

    We should ban people, problem solved once and for all.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 01 2018, @06:26AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 01 2018, @06:26AM (#687132)

    Best solution (therefore least likely): ban the PC idiots, hang the criminals.

  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Friday June 01 2018, @12:02PM

    by Gaaark (41) Subscriber Badge on Friday June 01 2018, @12:02PM (#687196) Journal

    This is some sharp thinking!

    YOU ARE BANNED!

    Heavy, man...bummer.

    YOU ARE BANNED as well!

    ;)

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