First 'Stab-Proof' Knife to Go on Sale in the U.K.

foxnews ^ | June 16, 2009

[JoeProBono]

The first "anti-stab" knife is set to hit store shelves in the U.K., designed to work as normal in the kitchen but ineffective as a weapon. The knife has a rounded edge instead of a point and will snag on clothing and skin to make it more difficult to stab someone. It was invented by industrial designer John Cornock, who was inspired by a documentary in which doctors advocated banning traditional knives.

[JoeProBono]

[Big_Monkey]

Well, the absolutely idiotic idea of “banning knives” aside, that actually looks like a great knife for your kids to use if you like to have them help out in the kitchen.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

Too bad it's not SLICE PROOF. Why stab in the heart when you can slice the jugular or carotid? Those Brits are BRILLIANT!

[MtnClimber]

It would take only 5 minutes with a grinder to put a regular point on those things. Slightly longer if you used a file.

[omega4179]

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Liberalism is a mental disorder, so to them, this makes perfect sense.

[JoeProBono]

[Robert357]

Looks like it would still be good for slashing throats, if share enough.

[PzLdr]

When will the British ban traditional germs and viruses?

[SteamShovel]

doctors advocated banning traditional knives

Well, to be PERFECTLY safe, they need to also ban.....

.....pointy sticks

.....fishing hooks

.....meat hooks

.....nails

.....2x4's with nails in them

.....2x4's

.....baseball bats

.....hockey sticks

.....scythes

.....broken pieces of glass

.....duct tape

.....rope

.....shoe laces

.....tie wraps

.....stiletto heels

.....automobiles

.....tractors

.....matches

.....cigarette lighters

.....gasoline

.....diesel fuel

One can kill with almost anything. If you were able to ban one weapon, then bad people will simply use another. There is no way to stop it by banning things used as weapons. You must prosecute criminals to get them off the street and as a deterrent.

[Domandred]

Guy of Gisborne: Why a spoon, cousin? Why not an axe?

Sheriff of Nottingham: Because it's DULL, you twit. It'll hurt more.

[kempster]

This is the kind of stupidity we have to look forward to?

[elcid1970]

“What about pointy sticks?

“Shut up!

;^)

[eclecticEel]

It still slices, and if someone wants a stabbing weapon how hard would it be to make you’re own shank? It’s not a complex machine; even an idiot could figure out how to make something that’s sharp.

[catnipman]

Now all the UK government needs to do is to buy all the criminals stab-proof knives and get them to trade in all their old stabbing kinds. That should work, right?