'Stupid law': Rodney Knowles, who walks with the aid of a stick, poses with the penknife found in his glove compartment
Posted on 04/24/2010 9:28:15 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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Caravanner, 61, prosecuted for having Swiss Army knife in his glove box... to cut up fruit on picnics
By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:53 PM on 15th April 2010
Rodney Knowles
'Stupid law': Rodney Knowles, who walks with the aid of a stick, poses with the penknife found in his glove compartment
A disabled caravanner who kept a penknife in his glove compartment to use on picnics has blasted the authorities after being dragged through court for possessing an offensive weapon.
Rodney Knowles, 61, walks with the aid of a stick and had used the Swiss Army knife to cut up fruit on picnics with his wife.
Knowles yesterday admitted possessing an offensive weapon at Torquay Magistrates Court. He was given a conditional discharge.
But speaking after the hearing, he said: 'It's a stupid law. Now I have a criminal record.'
Prosecutor Philip Sewell told the court that Knowles was stopped by police when he left a pub on February 24.
He was arrested for suspected drink-driving but a breath test showed he was under the legal limit, the court was told.
But Knowles was charged with possession of the knife, which was found in its pouch in the car glove compartment.
Mr Sewell told the court: 'He told officers that he had the knife for caravanning. He is not working and had no malicious reason for carrying the blade'
Defence solicitor Jolyon Tuck said Knowles, who is a carer for his wife, had used the knife to cut up fruit on picnics with his wife.
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'Stupid law': Rodney Knowles, who walks with the aid of a stick, poses with the penknife found in his glove compartment
Next time he should carry a pointed stick.
The U.K. is insane. Pretty soon they’ll ban kitchen knives in kitchens.
“What happened to Britain? The petty officials are mind-dead, the kids binge-drink and stab each other, and atheism is the new cool philosophy.”
I used to feel sorry for them but then it occurred to me that they continue to vote Labour as if there is no alternative.
At this point, anything other than the Labour party would get my vote.
They have brought it on themselves.
Truly, just unbelievable. I cannot believe the people in Britain just sit there and take it. What absolute laughingstocks they’ve made of themselves and their once amazing empire. Of course, we probably shouldn’t laugh too hard, look at what we’re doing to ourselves right here.
Good thing he didn’t have toenail clippers!
Dumbing down it’s not just for America.
I believe the lesson is there are so many laws that one is certain to be breaking one of them at any time......
And the US is following in the U.K.’s footsteps.
Not if one is honest.
We're not far behind!
The Brits have gone insane, completely!
I hope every single one of you understands that this is exactly where we are heading in the USA. If we can’t find a way to stop the communists who backed Clinton and who backed Obama make us a socialist nation, this WILL be our nation.
Americans read this and think “stupid idiots” in a disassociated fashion as if this is not our immediate future.
Sounds to me like a case of “we couldn’t get you on what we wanted to get you on, so we’ll search around for something else just to harass you.”
Or a banana.
Arrest the judges. Someone’s head could be beaten in with their gavels.
Makes just as much sense as this. Maybe more.
Socialists are also convinced to a man that there is a limited amount of money. They then spend their time trying to get their piece of it before anyone else does. There is no limit to money.
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