[Texas Songwriter]

I keep one to clean my fingernails. What is this? Did he threaten anyone with it? We strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.

[YOUGOTIT]

As you can see individual freedom in Europe is a thing of the past.

[AngloSaxon]

This country is feckin nuts sometimes.

[JeeperFreeper]

Thanks for post BB. Keep us appraised of the developments, please....."remanded on unconditional bail" means what? Set free on bail???

He's publicly embarrassed the authorities, deservedly so, now he'll be public enemy no.1 for the bureaucrats.

[PAR35]

Crosslinking to earlier stories:


The policeman found my penknife; 'You're going down, mate,' he said (Good Read)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1289948/posts

Duplicate post here:
The policeman found my penknife. 'You're going down, mate,' he said
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1290609/posts

Original Spectator story here:

New Labour's police state -
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1288424/posts

[Bahbah]

Your police would not be pleased with my Buck Knife.

[PAR35]

Update to stories posted by you all.

[prion]

I took out a pocket knife to open a bottle of sherry in the UK once, and a gasp went around the room. No kidding. It was a little thing, too, but I was told it would be illegal because the blade locks.

Oh no! A knife with a safety feature!

[fredhead]

This is what can happen if we lose our right to keep and bear arms. The Libs take away our guns, then our knives, then our fingernail clippers....

[Sender]

Possessing a bladed or pointed instrument in a public place? What do they eat with in British restaurants...spoons?

[OldCorps]

gotta admire this man spitting into the wind of British socialism.