Re: turn in your knives!

["David Lodge" <dave () cirt net>]

On Wed, 24 May 2006 20:24:29 +0200, <Blanchard_Michael () emc com> wrote:
>   I don't have time to check out the new law right now, but are they  
> expecting chef's knives, steak knives and butter knives to be turned in  
> along with Machetes, swords, etc as well?

It's not a new law. There's been an outcry over a 15 year old who carried  
a knife stabbed to death in London (therefore it's more important than the  
other people stabbed to death in other cities - you've got to love us for  
our South-East centric view). There is apparently a big problem with  
underage children buying knives illegally and illegally carrying them.

So... The Police are offering a Knife amnesty for people to turn in  
illegal knives - we're talking Butterfly knives, machetes, flick knives ad  
nauseam.

The bit that pissed me off, when listening to the interviews on the radio  
on my way into work, is that they are comparing knives to firearms, saying  
that there should be the same restrictions. That is stupid, they are  
significant differences 'twixt use of a knife and use of a firearm (e.g.  
dehumanisation of action and potential for collateral damage that is  
achieved with a firearm, but not with a knife).

dave
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