How stupid is this?`

[seniorcats]

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.

Yep, just wait until cars are banned because so many accidents happen a year, not to mention drunk drivers.

Wouldn't it be better to deal with the cirminal than any implement thay may choose to use - knifr, tire iron, base ball or cricket bat, rock?

Oh, I forgot, ban socks because they can be used as a weapon if filled with a few rocks.

 

[myLoki]

Wow! I thought this was a parody or something....Seriously?! Knives?! I guess I can't possibly know how bad the knife crime is, but come on. Guns are very obviously weapons. Knives... that's when you get a little hazy because you can't cut a steak with a gun. Guns have one purpose. Knives have many.


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[kherrmann3]

seniorcats wrote:

Oh, I forgot, ban socks because they can be used as a weapon if filled with a few rocks.

Don't forget to ban bras, too! You can put rocks in them and use them like a bola. ... Now I have something to try tomorrow! I am curious as to how far one would fly... *scampers off to find some rocks and an open field*

 

[Hazel-Mom]

:laugh:

kherrmann3 wrote:

seniorcats wrote:

Oh, I forgot, ban socks because they can be used as a weapon if filled with a few rocks.

Don't forget to ban bras, too! You can put rocks in them and use them like a bola. ... Now I have something to try tomorrow! I am curious as to how far one would fly... *scampers off to find some rocks and an open field*

OMG, I'd LOVE to watch you try that! :roflmao:

 

[Jenson]

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.

That is EXACTLY what has happened with dog breed bans in the UK. Dog bites haven't changed at all since Pit Bulls etc. were banned, bad people didn't stop owning dogs, they just chose a different breed.

It's ridiculous, and this "Ban everything that's bad, because that will solve the problem!" attitude we have in the UK is one of the main reasons I want to move to another country eventually.

 

[naturestee]

AHHHHH hahahahahahahaha!

Know how to stop knife crime? Let people have guns. Seriously, if someone wants to commit a violent crime they'll find a way to do it. While we're at it, shall we ban forks, baseball bats, rolls of coins (put in the bottom of a purse to whack people with)? How about hands? You can kill someone with your hands.

Two words: nanny state.

 

[Elf Mommy]

you'll have to ban trees, ya know...

people can make clubs out of tree limbs

 

[Jenson]

naturestee wrote:

Two words: nanny state.

:yeahthat:

...And I hate it.

 

[kherrmann3]

On the roll-of-coins topic; I know that some hoodlums here get rolls of pennies and carry them around when they think they are going to get into a fight. They put the roll of pennies in their fist so when they punch, their hand doesn't squish back as much, therefore making it a harder punch.

 

[Jenson]

kherrmann3 wrote:

On the roll-of-coins topic; I know that some hoodlums here get rolls of pennies and carry them around when they think they are going to get into a fight. They put the roll of pennies in their fist so when they punch, their hand doesn't squish back as much, therefore making it a harder punch.

I have heard of people doing the same trick with packets of Polos!

 

[undergunfire]

Jenson wrote:

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.

That is EXACTLY what has happened with dog breed bans in the UK. Dog bites haven't changed at all since Pit Bulls etc. were banned, bad people didn't stop owning dogs, they just chose a different breed.

Pits are banned in the UK ? That is just too sad, I love the bully breeds.

 

[kherrmann3]

Jenson wrote:

kherrmann3 wrote:

On the roll-of-coins topic; I know that some hoodlums here get rolls of pennies and carry them around when they think they are going to get into a fight. They put the roll of pennies in their fist so when they punch, their hand doesn't squish back as much, therefore making it a harder punch.

I have heard of people doing the same trick with packets of Polos!

Not to sound silly, but what the heck is a packet of Polos? :?

 

[JadeIcing]

Maybe Rollos?

 

[naturestee]

My hubby told me to put rolls of quarters in my purse so I could smack someone with it in an emergency. lol I almost never carry a purse anyway.

 

[Jenson]

undergunfire wrote:

Jenson wrote:

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.

That is EXACTLY what has happened with dog breed bans in the UK. Dog bites haven't changed at all since Pit Bulls etc. were banned, bad people didn't stop owning dogs, they just chose a different breed.

Pits are banned in the UK ? That is just too sad, I love the bully breeds.

Yeah, they've been banned for about ten years now I think. But they still have a HUGE following of dedicated people who love the breed. They may be illegal but no one will stop us Brits loving these dogs. Love isn't breed specific and no one is going to tell me who I can and can't love.

 

[Hazel-Mom]

naturestee wrote:

My hubby told me to put rolls of quarters in my purse so I could smack someone with it in an emergency. lol I almost never carry a purse anyway.

Carry a bar of soap in a sock, that works too

Guess they'll ban soap too, next :disgust:

But, then I guess you could drive people away by just lifting your arm, LOL:faint:

 

[kherrmann3]

Hazel-Mom wrote:

But, then I guess you could drive people away by just lifting your arm, LOL

:laugh:

 

[mouse_chalk]

kherrmann3 wrote:

Jenson wrote:

kherrmann3 wrote:

On the roll-of-coins topic; I know that some hoodlums here get rolls of pennies and carry them around when they think they are going to get into a fight. They put the roll of pennies in their fist so when they punch, their hand doesn't squish back as much, therefore making it a harder punch.

I have heard of people doing the same trick with packets of Polos!

Not to sound silly, but what the heck is a packet of Polos? :?

Polos are little round mints with holes in! They are the BEST things ever..... Never heard of them being used for that though lol.....

 

[kherrmann3]

We have something like that here. I'll be darned if I can't remember the name, though. They are like Lifesaver's Mints or something like that. Delicious, minty punch! :biggrin2:

 

[mouse_chalk]

kherrmann3 wrote:

We have something like that here. I'll be darned if I can't remember the name, though. They are like Lifesaver's Mints or something like that. Delicious, minty punch! :biggrin2:

Oh yeah, lifesavers? I think I got some of those when we were in San Francisco! They were nice! We loved going round the store and looking at all the different brands and stuff lol. I think lifesavers are bigger than our polos though- polos are about the size of a penny, unless I just happened to buy a bumper bag of them.....