Knives are too sharp and filing them down is solution to soaring violent crime, judge says

[Wales-Bales]

A judge has proposed a nationwide programme to file down the points of kitchen knives as a solution to the country’s soaring knife crime epidemic.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...udge-says/amp/

[Wales-Bales]

Is this a good idea? Will it solve the problem? Have your say on the matter ..

[Croesy Blue]

Wouldn't people just sharpen the point again?

Surely the real way of sorting this is addressing the vast inequality in society, stop cutting police funding esepcially in risk areas and provide greater education in deprived areas.

Either legalsing drugs to stop poor people being recruted as foot soldiers for drug gangs or harshly punishing anyone buying cocaine and funding a lot of this.

[Welshcake.]

Wouldn't people just sharpen the point again?

Surely the real way of sorting this is addressing the vast inequality in society, stop cutting police funding esepcially in risk areas and provide greater education in deprived areas.

Either legalsing drugs to stop poor people being recruted as foot soldiers for drug gangs or harshly punishing anyone buying cocaine and funding a lot of this.

The concept of legalising drugs is fairly divisive however the statistics from American states where only cannabis has been legalised is compelling. Washington State: Violent crime down 10%, murder down 14%, $230M tax revenue, other drug related deaths down 6.5%.

Not only would we see reduced crime in the selling of drugs but also hard regulation on the quality of drugs sold preventing deaths such as at the Mutiny festival this weekend.

There is also the huge amount of tax revenue it would generate.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

The concept of legalising drugs is fairly divisive however the statistics from American states where only cannabis has been legalised is compelling. Washington State: Violent crime down 10%, murder down 14%, $230M tax revenue, other drug related deaths down 6.5%.

Not only would we see reduced crime in the selling of drugs but also hard regulation on the quality of drugs sold preventing deaths such as at the Mutiny festival this weekend.

There is also the huge amount of tax revenue it would generate.

What effect does it have on the number of people using and being addicted to drugs?

[lardy]

Good guys with blunt knives.

[Welshcake.]

What effect does it have on the number of people using and being addicted to drugs?

There is obviously the issues of everyone being smacked off their tits 24/7.

In youths under the age of 21 there was an increased usage of 4.2% from 2006 (illegal) - 2015 (legalised).

An increase in traffic related incidents.

Explosions in THC extraction labs.

Overall I think the effect on youths would be mixed as a dealer doesn't care about age but if Tesco were selling it off the shelf you'd be ID'd under 25. Also any underage possession in the US is still treated as possession of an illegal substance.

[BLUETIT]

A judge has proposed a nationwide programme to file down the points of kitchen knives as a solution to the country’s soaring knife crime epidemic.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...udge-says/amp/

Take it he ain't seen this film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhfuuKiTcYQ

Where do they get these people from, what planet is he on. !

[Since64]

What an idiot ,the solution is to only allow plastic knives (recyclable of course)

[Wales-Bales]

Is it time for plastic nails, screws and bolts, so that we can ban metal hammers, screwdrivers and spanners? How about making the under 30's wear oversized boxing gloves in public, so there is less chance of them landing a killer blow? Trucks and vans have to go too.

[Wales-Bales]

What an idiot ,the solution is to only allow plastic knives (recyclable of course)

I believe they use sharpened toothbrushes as a weopon in prison, so cleaning your teeth needs to be outlawed immediately.

[Heathblue]

What an idiot ,the solution is to only allow plastic knives (recyclable of course)

A paper cut across the top of a finger is quite painful #banpaperaswell

[Croesy Blue]

What effect does it have on the number of people using and being addicted to drugs?

In portugal they didn't legalise but decriminalised massively and it has had a positive effect:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/201...orld-copied-it

Prohibition has been proven to basically not work because it leads to cartels. In London at the moment it's as easy to get coke and weed delivered as it is a pizza and with seemingly no reprucussions.

[Since64]

[QUOTE=Wales-Bales;4885427]Is it time for plastic nails, screws and bolts, so that we can ban metal hammers, screwdrivers and spanners? How about making the under 30's wear oversized boxing gloves in public, so there is less chance of them landing a killer blow? Trucks and vans have to go too Still think my plastic knife is the solution but Ok keep metal knives but only if lets say M and S introduce a new line of chain mail protective clothing this would solve the problem overnight and save both lives and more importantly jobs thus increasing shareholders dividends every ones a winner

[GrangetownLurker]

Maybe a bit extreme but in a restless region in China, all knives sold now are barcoded

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyg...017143950.html

[Since64]

I believe they use sharpened toothbrushes as a weopon in prison, so cleaning your teeth needs to be outlawed immediately.

Of course and no flossing after the guy garrotted by a length of Oral b satin tape

[Wales-Bales]

Still think my plastic knife is the solution but Ok keep metal knives but only if lets say M and S introduce a new line of chain mail protective clothing this would solve the problem overnight and save both lives and more importantly jobs thus increasing shareholders dividends every ones a winner

Well said Sir Lancelot, desperate times call for desparation measures

[Harry Monk]

The concept of legalising drugs is fairly divisive however the statistics from American states where only cannabis has been legalised is compelling. Washington State: Violent crime down 10%, murder down 14%, $230M tax revenue, other drug related deaths down 6.5%.

Not only would we see reduced crime in the selling of drugs but also hard regulation on the quality of drugs sold preventing deaths such as at the Mutiny festival this weekend.

There is also the huge amount of tax revenue it would generate.

But everyone says cannabis doesn't cause violence.

[Croesy Blue]

But everyone says cannabis doesn't cause violence.

Smoking it doesn't cause violence, trafficking it and turf wars caused by dealing cause violence. The stats show once it's been legalised violent crime is down.

[Harry Monk]

Smoking it doesn't cause violence, trafficking it and turf wars caused by dealing cause violence. The stats show once it's been legalised violent crime is down.

So, cannabis causes violence.