Posted on 11/19/2014 8:32:36 PM PST by smokingfrog
The news out of the United Kingdom almost reads like a satire piece from The Onion. But as strange as it may sound to people around the world, and especially in the United States, the British police push to ban knives is no joke.
The new “Save a Life – Surrender Your Knife” program is in full swing and police are telling us that they have joined forces with an already growing trend in the United Kingdom to ban “pointy” knives.
Lancashire Police tell us that an “amnesty” program began at the end of August, and “more than 800 knives have been handed in across the county – including swords, machetes and commando knives.”
“The amnesty was extended for a further week owing to its success,” Lancashire Police representatives explained.
The Lancashire department explains that their “officers have now given their backing to a national initiative designed to raise awareness of knife crime and encourage the surrender of dangerous weapons.”
In spite of the amnesty ending this week, police tell us that “people can continue to hand in any knife at any police station with a front counter as well being able to drop them into the designated bins.”
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Idiocracy.
un-Amazingly, you finally cop to your view. Make some cookies. You little moron, why would you even talk here? Still, a lonely twit? Make another threat, shorty. Nah, you can’t. Hey, try gashin’ me. Give it a try, bet you can’t tiny teenie. Throw your trash, unto my yard, lil pissy pants.
When screwdrivers are outlawed everyone will have a screw loose.
That doesn’t appear to be an M-4 bayonet. LoL.
Already has :D
One day all that will be left in the UK is sporks and muslims.
Perhaps I missed a critical element of the story, but how is this knife turn-in going to reduce “knife violence”?
Has there been a rash of break-ins involving the theft of knives - that were later used during an attack?
Oh - you mean it just makes the police look like they are doing “something” but they are actually doing NOTHING with this initiative to minimize knife attacks?
Never mind...
Fawn Liebowitz? What a tragic story.
First it was guns, and now knives. What’s next; hammers?
The Brits have gone ‘round the bend. They’re as crazy as the gun control idiots in the US, who want to disarm citizens so they can’t defend themselves against armed criminals.
"Forget about Glocks, surrender your rocks."
No more slicing veggies there folks. Sorry its for your own good...
Make love not war./s
My apologies
Was enywon kilned?
Arya sez: “stick ‘em with the pointy end”
See the FReeper post after this one.
Police: Man crawled into sunken car, saved baby
Depends on what your definition of “ Knife “is
Throw out sharia law
see Australian Law for “knife” definition
consult Mick Dundee
And I guess no one in GB owns a grinder....
How about “get a gun, make ‘em run”?
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