The end of pointed knives?

[sy247]

What happened in Southport is obviously an absolute tragedy and i very much sympathise with the trauma that the lady in this article is experiencing but is the answer to ban everything in society that is dangerous?

Southport survivor Leanne Lucas 'can't unsee' kitchen knife risks

Leanne Lucas wants people to consider using kitchen knives with blunt rather than pointed tips.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[opticron1]

As you've said, I have a huge amount of sympathy for anyone who has lost someone due to knife crime.......but, if it wasn't a knife it would be a bottle or a cosh or a brick or (all too frequently) a screwdriver - the latter can be hidden down a sock far too easily and does as much damage as a knife.
Trying to ban pointed knives won't solve the underlying problems!

 

[HonestJohn]

We’ll have to ban axes and cars and lighters and matches, rocks can be used to clobber someone, rocks over ascertain size must be banned, bricks must be banned. Buckets can be used for drowning - buckets must be banned. Scissors to be banned. Yiu can strangle someone with a belt- belts should be banned, in fact, hands should be banned

 

[Dragonfly Ordnance]

Agree Southport was an absolute tragedy.

Regrettably, banning and taxing seems to be the easiest solution requiring minimal effort by .gov and of course never tackles any root cause.

I’ve seen this referenced a few times in the news over recent years and it seems to be gathering momentum.

https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/63633/blunt-knives-campaign-and-knife-crime-awareness

 

[maximus otter]

It’s the “Something must be done!” syndrome.

Ban something l don’t use! Restrict an activity that l don’t enjoy! Take something away from someone else!

Hopefully it will pass.

maximus otter

 

[enfieldspares]

Hard cases make bad laws.

Be that knives, compulsory identity cards, or anything else. Usually to satisfy the readers of the Daily Mail, Daily Express, The Sun or sometimes even The Daily Mirror.

Alas they also attract the belief that "they" are "doing something" which deflects attention form the fact that "they" have failed and/or the source of that failure.

Dunblane? Plymouth? We as shooters have see this all too often that hard cases then lead to a Government reaction to make bad laws.

 

[VSS]

Banning things is the standard British response to any kind of unpleasantness.

I mean, crikey, I've even seen posts on here, of all places, in support of banning fireworks! And that's from people who expect to be allowed to detonate gunpowder and make big bangs in the countryside!

Ban, ban, ban.

 

[Mountain Bug]

Better yet, they should pass a law against stabbing people....wait..what..they already did? ...well then by all means lets ban all pointy and hurty things.


Scott