Posted on 09/06/2009 1:59:53 PM PDT by greatdefender
Also, things that are blunt are banned, and things that are heavy are banned, and things that are blunt AND heavy are RIGHT OUT AS WELL!!!
Well, lets see... that about cover it then???
they were England when they were an Empire, but then they became meek and became england. Now they are apse'rs and have become undone, they are now UNgland...
If someone got hit with a hammer would they outlaw hammers?
Of course! You dont remember Maxwells Silver Hammer?
PC-ism and nanny-ism run wild hurts Scouting.
This is on the same lines as the gun law. All those who owned guns for sport or recreational purposes were denied them, whilst those, who were meant to be deprived of them, were the very criminals that the law was devised for. Now the only people owning guns and knives are these hooligans and criminals who don't give a fig for the law anyway.- Anthony,
Norfolk,
6/9/2009 3:33...
One of the aims of scouting as I see it is to learn to live with Nature. i.e. Living in the wild. To do this you need a knife to cut wood, carve tools, cut ropes and string, carve your food and many other chores. Its no good being in the middle of the wilderness and then having to go back to base to see the Scout Skip to ask for the use of a knife. If taught to handle a knife properly, then I see no problem with it. Any hoodlum can get a large carving knfe from his Mum's kitchen drawer and carve up his friends in the street.
- Trevor Harvey Morris,
Thrapston, England,
6/9/2009 3:30...
Great, punish the innocent yet again. Why oh why do we not punish the people who commit knife crimes instead?
- NeilB,
Watford, Herts,
6/9/2009 3:01...
So, in the UK "Be Prepared" is no longer the Boy Scout motto; to be replaced by "Let the Government control your actions"?
Learn to tie knots, but you can't cut rope or twine; so odds are this won't help... unless you have conveniently pre-cut rope that is the correct length. Learn to set up a makeshift tent; assuming you can gnaw through the sticks to make your uprights even. Learn to make a snare.. but you'll never actually get to, because you can't cut either the rope or sticks to do so.
So basically learn to do things you'll never get to do. And as you'll never do them, you won't remember how to if you ever need to. So you'll learn nothing, and be prepared for nothing.
Scouting will now help kids feel protected in a bubble, while never letting them do anything... so they'll be unprepared for anything in life. Given that, why bother? Might as well let them play video games.
Congratulations on taking a worthwhile learning experience and stripping it of all value.
- Gekkobear,
Colorado Springs, USA,
6/9/2009 5:11
When our ancestors fled Europe to escape serfdom they did not even know how to hunt.
The English legend I grew up on was Robin Hood. I have two compound bows, one is for lefties and the other is a right handed bow. The ability to shoot the King’s deer is a God given right. I have the same respect for modern illegal laws that Robin Hood had for the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Note: I never violate the laws even if I disrespect them and am not advocating that anyone else do.
They won't get my rock until they pry it from my cold, dead hands.
Lord Baden-Powell must be spinning in his grave over what the British Scouting Association has become, not to speak of his England being no longer “Great”. As the parent of an Eagle Scout and a former adult leader myself, I know the value boys place by earning the privilege of carrying a knife by displaying knowledge and maturity. Taking this away does nothing to address the societal sickness of the “yobs” and foreign elements that have overwhelmed the culture.
The title is greatdefender's. It's not the one on the story.
Ass Red Foreman would say “ Dumb A_s”
Idiots
Not to worry, the liberals will make sure certain parts of their lower anatomy have been cut off to prevent any such violent behavior.
Scout Identified.
good thing this fad happened decades ago and not now
I don't take your point, FRiend. Did something I said offend you?
Lets see, you outlaw pistols and weapons, and thieves use them on the population. When firearms become less available, the thieves resort to using knives - so let’s outlaw knives ... then people will use clubs with a nail sticking out of it.
Meanwhile, the innocent, law-abiding citizen doesn’t have a chance to defend themselves.
The day I was issued my “Totin’ Chip” was a proud one. I was also informed that I was granted “totin’ rights” only for as long I showed maturity and responsibility in the safe handling of knives, hatchets, and axes.
It prepared one for the responsible use of firearms later on.
Anyway, it’s madness in the U.K. Plan a vacation there, and then stay home instead.
Many people forget, or never knew, that one of the first things Hitler did was ban scouting in Germany. Scouting taught children how to be self reliant and that is the last thing a dictatorial government wants children to learn, that includes the modern government in the UK and the US. It is no accident that scouting has been under attack here in the US for quite some time now.
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