And signs! Lot'sa signs!
Posted on 06/18/2019 12:18:59 PM PDT by PROCON
It’s pretty difficult (though clearly not impossible) to get a gun in England, even for criminals. Has that stopped crime, included attempted murder? Well, it’s definitely slowed it down a bit, but no… there are still people trying to kill each other and the weapon of choice is usually the knife. What’s an oppressive government to do? Easy answer, boys and girls. We’ll just make sure all the knives are duller. (NY Times)
In an attempt to tackle domestic violence, the police in a British county came up with a startling plan: Replace the sharp knives in victims’ kitchens with blunt-tipped instruments to prevent their partners from stabbing them to death.
While the blunt-knives proposal was only one among many by the Nottingham City Council to tackle knife crime, it was immediately singled out for criticism by medical experts and advocates for domestic abuse survivors, who called it “ludicrous” and ill conceived.
The proposal by the Nottinghamshire Police, in the East Midlands of England, comes as Britain struggles with an epidemic of knife crime outside the home, which some analysts say is fueled by reductions in the nation’s police forces under austerity and cuts to social service programs.
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From what I’ve been reading about British police lately, it is obvious they aren’t the sharpest knives in the drawer.
It is, in fact, a VERY British thing to do.
Back in the days of sail, a knife was part of every sailor’s toolkit and they carried them constantly.
On long voyages, where tempers might wear thin, the captain of the ship would have the tip cut or broken off every knife with a blade over 4 inches long.
The logic was that a 4 inch knife could stab all the way to the heart.
Next they’ll ban the assault sharpening stones. Those things are just pure madness anyway!
My old Peter Wright has a depression in the base for shooting the anvils.
And signs! Lot'sa signs!
I don't think it's the edge of the knife they're wanting to dull, just the tip - the pointy, stabby part.
Think kindergarten safety scissors - same concept.
Well, they need to ban bench grinders. I mean, that’s a no brainer. Or maybe a background check to purchase one. :D
I’m surprised that they have not outlawed and confiscated all knives and issued government approved “sporks”.
Only allow plastic knives made in Pockistahn.
While they’re at it, they’d better ban those nasty Cricket bats, too.
No, it did not slow it down.
Murder rates were lower before the gun laws were enacted.
Nottingham needs a new Sheriff.
What are they shooting with? I don’t think an eight gauge could make that much noise, let alone send an anvil into the air.
What about less acidic acid while they’re at it? Less “hammery” hammers?
UK is stupid. My guess is they will devise a Sharpness Index for knives.
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They will form multiple committees of highly paid morons to devise the index.
There already exists a sharpness index for knives, I think the acronym is something like’BESS’.
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