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Scottish Man in Custody for Carrying Potato Peeler in Public Place
Breitbart ^ | May 3, 2018 | Oliver JJ Lane

Posted on 05/03/2018 10:58:46 AM PDT by C19fan

A man was arrested in Dunfermline, Scotland, on Saturday for carrying a potato peeler in a public place “without reasonable excuse” and faces up to four years in prison. The Dunfermline Sheriff Court confirmed to Breitbart London that Scott Walker, 39, of the James Bank Hostel, James Street had appeared Monday, charged under the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, for carrying “an article which had a blade or which was sharply pointed, namely a potato peeler”.

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: guns; knives; uk
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To: mountn man

not anymore...


61 posted on 05/03/2018 3:19:28 PM PDT by reed13k
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To: bgill

No, but your peeler was made for taking a eye out (potatoe eye).


62 posted on 05/03/2018 3:35:28 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's62 fore sure)
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To: C19fan
You know where else you can’t have a shank? Yeah, the parallels are before us.
63 posted on 05/03/2018 3:45:11 PM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

He had it holstered...


64 posted on 05/03/2018 5:12:23 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ads for Chappaquiddick warn of scenes of tobacco use. What about the hazards of drunk driving?)
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To: C210N

He probably dropped the SPUD GUN and the ammo before capture.


65 posted on 05/03/2018 7:12:03 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (This Space for Rent)
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