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Topic History of: Very sad ... isn't it time we had compulsory 20 year sentences for carrying knives .....
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Al |
Why would someone carry hammers, bike chains, screw drivers in the street?
Possibly because they have just bought them, or because they use them in their work. Just two examples.
I often carry my swiss army knife which has many features including a screw driver. It's a useful tool.
I suppose in your world I'd be presumed to have criminal intent. If I carried it in the open I'd be arrested for open posession. If I kept it in a case or other container I'd be arrested for having a "concealed weapon".
I don't think you'd get my vote. |
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In The Know |
It may seem extreme - but I see no other choice. Without stringent measures we are slipping (almost without noticing) into a US style society (where the average murder rate is 20,000 a year).
If you look at my original post, I was also contrasting the frenetic activities of our government, by pushing no-hope measure like ID cards, which will achieve absolutely nothing, with their inability to protect us from more obvious and immediate dangers.
Going back to your post - I cannot see any logical reason why anyone should be carrying hammers, screw drivers, or bike chains in the street (let alone in a school), can you? |
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Al |
If we are to remain a free society, then yes we must take risks. Ban knives, then what next? Hammers? Screw drivers? Bike chains? Tie up people's hands?
Definately not a road we should go down. |
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crisso |
sadly unsurprisingly, both victim and perpetrator are black |
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In The Know |
He may also have a horse at home and may sometimes need the knife to help remove stones from its hoof - but I don't think we should take the risk, do you? |
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