Posted on 01/22/2025 6:31:57 PM PST by fluorescence
Ministers are planning a major overhaul to how knives are bought online after Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana purchased weapons off Amazon before carrying out a sickening rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party.
Rudakubana, who on Monday pleaded guilty to the murder of of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, bought the kitchen knife used in the attack from Amazon when he was 17 despite having a conviction for violence.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told the House of Commons yesterday that it was a 'disgrace' that Rudakubana was able to buy knives on Amazon - including two purchased a fortnight before the attack - so easily despite being under 18.
Rudakubana, who has since turned 18, has admitted carrying a knife more than 10 times.
Under plans being considered by the Home Office, buyers would need to submit an ID document to online retailers and record a live video or selfie to prove their age.
Currently, customers ordering knives on Amazon must enter their date of birth and are told that 'proof of age and signature will be required on delivery'.
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As well as clamping down on knife sales, social media firms were also ordered to take down 'dangerous' online material blamed for fuelling Rudakubana's obsession with violence.
Ms Cooper told the tech giants the Government would not tolerate them 'profiting from hosting content that puts children's lives at risk'.
The Home Secretary said an 'online ecosystem' was 'radicalising our children while safety measures are whittled away'.
Sir Keir Starmer said the Southport murders were 'not a one-off' and that Britain faced a new threat of 'extreme violence carried out by loners, misfits, young men in their bedrooms'.
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If you think this is bad...
Here’s what I want to know...
How did the UK’s Deep State get the perp to plead guilty when a good defense lawyer could have tried an insanity defense.
That pic right there shows the demon within....the eyes...evil.
Around these parts, that is what’s called a “target-rich environment”.
If you think that’s a crazy idea, get this. The Church of England wants to ban pointy knives.
https://reason.com/2019/10/07/the-u-k-must-ban-pointy-knives-says-church-of-england/
The British have perfected the use of mismanagement as a form of societal control.
> How about if I buy a steak knife? <
Just asking that question will get you put on a UK terrorist watch list. So if you were planning on hanging out with the Royal Family later this year, make other plans.
Maybe instead of banning knives they should legalize guns (for non-Muslims).
So over age 18 stabbing is OK? (”Stabbing Age Check”)
UK is so screwed...as mentioned previously “Screwdriver age check”!
Make them use plastic sporks. No metal silverware for the Brits or Irish or any European.
UK to raid all beauty salons and confiscate all pointy nail files including fingernail clippers ...
Bookmark.
Hehehehehe...
“But...but...I was only going to give them a set of steak knives as a castle-warming present!”
Thanks for the word Anarcho-tyranny. I have always just said “Whenever some SOB abuses something, government takes it out on me.”
AKA “Punish the innocent, reward the guilty.”
How about taking a video of the buyer eating bacon to prove he (or she) isn’t a Muslim?
Outlaw envelopes to ensure no one suffers a paper cut, ever again...
All you need is a saw blade and a grinding wheel and you can make knives to your hearts content.
It used to be sarcasm. It’s becoming reality.
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