Let’s cut to the chase: blades must be banned

The Times (UK) ^ | 2/12/06 | Katie Grant

[kiriath_jearim]

In the beginning, there were "rum runners"; then there were "gun runners"; soon there will be "blade runners".

[cchandler]

Once this happens, we'll see a new headline:

Let's cut to the chase. We must ban cricket bats.

[AngryJawa]

Great thinking! Let's ban rocks next.

[pabianice]

Onion parody?

[BenLurkin]

We are living in the age of insanity.

[Red Badger]

When rocks are banned only DU will have rocks.........in their heads........

[Holicheese]

How about the shod foot? How many people get kicked in the shin and it really hurts?

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

These half measures will never work.

Since only humans can commit crimes, we need to ban humans.

[SittinYonder]

Never fear. The government will find a way to keep us safe from everything. Soon it will be against the law to leave your home. And as soon as some cabin-fever crazy man kills his family (a la The Shining) it will be against the law to leave your room or interact with other people.

Thank God we have government.

[DM1]

we need to ban fists! for the children!

[trebb]

Yep, first baldes, then cricket bats, then it will be illegal to have any loose stones on your property as they will make handy weapons...

[Supernatural]

Obviously, crime in Scotland is caused by knives. No knives, no crime.

See how simple it is? Good thing there are such intelligent people in the world to come to such conclusions.

[faq]

When knives are outlawed only outlaws will be able to eat steak.

[Mongeaux]

After we get rid of the knives we can go for the pointed sticks next.

[jjm2111]

I think boots and shoes should be banned because it hurts more getting kicked by someone wearing them vice a barefoot kick.

Oooh, ooh. I have another idea. How about just banning attempted murder and robbery?

[End Times Sentinel]

Let's cut to the chase. We must ban cricket bats./rocks

Let's see how funny you think it is when some hooligan stabs you in the cheek with a fork (or maybe your dad does it at the dinner table when you don't finish your peas), eh buddy?  That's the real menace to society, forks!  Once we've got those off the table, so to speak, all will be sweetness and light and the lions will lay with the lambs.

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

[the_Watchman]

I had to tick a box saying I was over 16 and that I should understand that age verification checks might be carried out. I hardly think this rather pathetic stricture would put off any gang member.

This pinhead can clearly see that a tick box isn't going to stop a gang member from purchasing a knife, but she doesn't consider how many gang members are going to succumb to an amnesty to turn in their knives!?

These folks are just not willing to face the problem: gangs, not knives!

[Lexington Green]

Ban Pencils

[ansel12]

"chances are that if you passed 20 young men aged between 15 and 25, almost all would have been carrying a “blade”, as the cool call them, for “protection”

To me, the sub title for concealed gun carry is "to control the young men". CCL makes the elders (grumps?)in a neighborhood able to maintain their calming influence,when youthful exuberance leads to threatening behavior.