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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: 3, Informative) by Hartree on Friday June 01 2018, @05:18PM (1 child)

    by Hartree (195) on Friday June 01 2018, @05:18PM (#687327)

    There are a few Macgregors in the Scottish part of my family tree so this is hardly new to me:

    "Macgregors were forbidden to wear armor or to use any weapons except a blunt knife to carve their food with"

    (All the Year Round, by Charles Dickens)

    So, "Back to the future." we go.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Friday June 01 2018, @06:03PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday June 01 2018, @06:03PM (#687361) Homepage Journal

    Well, yeah, but Macgregors, right?

    Some people think this story is just a joke:

    In the old days the English and Scottish armies used to fight by gathering their armies on top of the hills and at day break they would run down the hillside into the deep gorge below to fight.

    One morning at dawn there was a fog (as thick as pea soup) and the two generals decided to refrain from fighting that day. Whilst the two armies were resting a voice, with a scottish accent came from within the dense fog.

    "Any one scotsman can beat any 10 englishmen".

    With this, the english general sent down 10 of his soldiers. There was a hell of a fight and NO ONE returned. An hour later, the same voice was heard.

    "Any one scotsman can beat any 50 englishman".

    With this the english general sent down 50 of his soldiers. The same thing, a terrible fight ensured and again NO ONE returned. An hour later the same voice.

    "Any one scotsman can beat any 100 englishman".

    Same same, down went 100 of the best. NO ONE returned. An hour later.

    "Any one scotsman can beat any 1,000 englishman".

    By this time, the english general had enough and was about to send down his elite soldiers, when he saw a lone englishman crawling up the hill. He was battered to a pulp. As he reached his general he said, "Don't send any more troops down, its a trap, THERES TWO OF THEM".

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