No laws against, however it would depend on who was carrying. Example 1, 48 year old gentleman, slightly portly, 5'10", grey suit, brown dress shoes. Example 2, 22 year old man, track suit, gold chain around his neck, 6'2", athletic build. Both of these men get mugged, example 1 cracks the mugger round the head & makes off, the mugger( 5' 8" proportional build, 19 years old first time offender ) get picked up by the police & tells the police he is pressing charges for assault against example 1. The case goes to court, the court finds example 1 had no intention for the cane to be used as a weapon. Example 2 goes to court in the same scenario, but the court finds against ,him, the jury decided that the only reason example 2 was carrying the cane was as a weapon. As you all should know by now, any object that is carried for the express purpose of self defence that can inflict injury to another person is a punishable offence.
UK: 14,000 knife victims a year
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Irwin
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Here we go from uk bashing to leo bashing lol, on the whole the police are generally great guys and gals and you get the odd exception to the rules and England is part of Britain its like only refering to Alabama as America. Irwin
Ok, i was at work & in the morning we all have to go to a meeting, well there is only about 7 of us there. After 5-10 minutes other folks start to roll in. We all ask what happened, it seems the police had set up a dragnet on the train station to catch we don't know who. Take into account it is approx 07:20, most of the, no all of the people they stopped were on their way to work & the station is in the middle of nowhere only a bunch of large factories & warehouses. The reason my colleagues were late, the police were taking their names & addresses whilst confiscating their safety knives.
By the way these knives do not have any exposed blades the knife looks like the letter "P" with a tiny gap ( 2mm ) so card & plastic sheet can be cut.
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So what could Example 2 carry? I really am curious. I suppose the camera on a strap in my example would pass muster if it were at functional.
Was there any explanation as to why they were confiscating tools?
I'm really having a hard time wrapping my mind around the concept that a criminal can press charges against his victim for defending himself. Does not compute....
ZombieHunter
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I'm not sure which version of V for Vendetta I liked more...but both were great.
Wow...I'm not sure if I'd want to visit the UK anymore. I used to have such romantic ideas of it and whatnot...but I guess the 1960s UK is long gone and dead. Paul Simon should be sad >.>
Wow...I'm not sure if I'd want to visit the UK anymore. I used to have such romantic ideas of it and whatnot...but I guess the 1960s UK is long gone and dead. Paul Simon should be sad >.>
Old Grump
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Knives with points
www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-05/bmj-adc052505.php
Will be banned for everybody if the lawmakers can get it passed. They claim they have interviewed professional chefs who assured them that kitchen knives with points have no use in the kitchen. One of the chef's quoted said he never said such a thing and the idea was ludicrous.
www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-05/bmj-adc052505.php
Will be banned for everybody if the lawmakers can get it passed. They claim they have interviewed professional chefs who assured them that kitchen knives with points have no use in the kitchen. One of the chef's quoted said he never said such a thing and the idea was ludicrous.
Irwin
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Lol nearly fell for lol.
Well, this one's gone in the dumper.
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