How stupid is this?`

[slavetoabunny]

But I just wanted to slice my tomato!!!

Knife Ban

 

[irishlops]

im in the uk. but really thats just plain rediculous

 

[Michaela]

I get why they are doing it, knife crime is awful awful awful and so out of control in the UK. But it won't work.

 

[irishlops]

i understand aswell.
but what about people on street coners..

 

[Flashy]

Ha ha, that's my area! Score!

Yeh, I heard about that, and I do understand the reasonsing behind it, but it seems weird to sell what will presumably be sets of cutlery without the knives.

I personally think there are different and more effective ways to tackle knife culture.

Maybe the Post Offices could sell knives because they are losing all the things they used to do, and are being closed. They could become the Post and Knife Office

 

[Sabine]

My question is: What are people supposed to use for cutting their food???

 

[mouse_chalk]

Flashy wrote:

I personally think there are different and more effective ways to tackle knife culture.

Maybe the Post Offices could sell knives because they are losing all the things they used to do, and are being closed. They could become the Post and Knife Office

LOL! That made me chuckle....

I totally agree with the first statement though. If people can't buy them from Co-op they will just go elsewhere- i.e their own kitchens??!

Stricter laws on selling maybe- but not selling them altogether doesn't really adress the problem. :expressionless

 

[slavetoabunny]

I suppose my thinking that this is utterly ridiculous is that the US is more gun related crime than knife related crime. Isn't owning guns illegal in the UK?

 

[Flashy]

Yeh, it's quite hard to get guns here. Knife crime is our major problem. So many people get stabbed every day it's scary. Although... Not really in this area :|

 

[mouse_chalk]

Yeah knife crime is a huge problem over here. It is quite rife in Bristol, although not so much the suburb where I live luckily.

A friend of mine was stabbed in the neck in the centre of town one night about 7 years ago? He was very lucky to avoid any serious injuries but it changed him so much- he went from being outgoing and pretty annoyingly arrogant to withdrawn and terrified to go out on his own...

 

[Numbat]

slavetoabunny wrote:

I suppose my thinking that this is utterly ridiculous is that the US is more gun related crime than knife related crime. Isn't owning guns illegal in the UK?

Yes, that's ridiculous! But they can't change the gun law because it's in the democracy rule thing.

I can see why they've done it but where are you meant to get knives now? It's only going to make problems for people wanting to eat with them, there'll be some kind of illegal black market.

Aww that's a sad story Jen. Maybe he'll become more himself with time.

 

[MyLOVEABLES!!]

Haha no offence but its dumb!
they aren't really going to do it are they..??
You better stock up now, before they even ban plastic knifes

- prisca

 

[Sabine]

Or practice cutting your steak with a spoon

 

[Elf Mommy]

OK, so, they were having problems with guns, so they banned them. Now they're having problems with knives, so they're restricting sales on them. What weapon will people go to next? Taking away one weapon will just lead to another. I wish all people weren't violent...but...well, there will always be those that are.

 

[MyLOVEABLES!!]

Sabine wrote:

Or practice cutting your steak with a spoon

thats not bad either!

 

[pinksalamander]

I'm pretty sure there are many other areas other than East Anglia that have far more issues with knife crime....

 

[pinksalamander]

Elf Mommy wrote:

OK, so, they were having problems with guns, so they banned them. Now they're having problems with knives, so they're restricting sales on them. What weapon will people go to next? Taking away one weapon will just lead to another. I wish all people weren't violent...but...well, there will always be those that are.

Guns aren't banned?

 

[Elf Mommy]

Guns aren't banned in the US. I thought they were in England. No?

 

[kherrmann3]

Elf Mommy wrote:

OK, so, they were having problems with guns, so they banned them. Now they're having problems with knives, so they're restricting sales on them. What weapon will people go to next? Taking away one weapon will just lead to another. I wish all people weren't violent...but...well, there will always be those that are.

Not to be too dark or anything, but you can kill or injure anyone with almost anything. You can't stab your ex-girlfriend with a knife? Go break a toothbrush and use that! Can't stab your neighbor? How about a ball-point pen? Ugh.

Seriously, what are you supposed to do? Go gnaw on your slightly-overcooked steak until you and bite through it? Come on!

There are too many people who cling to their guns in the USA. I think they should ban handguns and let rifles stay legal. It's kind of hard to conceal a shotgun in public... (as compared to a handgun).

I own a rifle, I've never shot it, but yeah. I have a feeling I am going to inherit all of my dad's guns when he goes. I just know it. Don't break into my apartment, ever! h34r2

 

[slavetoabunny]

I'm not big on guns, but I know how to shoot. My husband has a carry permit and is always armed. We each have a weapon in our nightstand. Laws banning weapons, whether they are guns or knives, only benefit the criminal.