Sarcasm At Its Finest

[Subdeacon Joe]

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3rjuRra1ss

[Tennessee Trapper Tom]

Now I know why I am up all night.

[DocWard]

Brilliant!

[Dantankerous]

Well done!

[Sedalia Dave]

The truly scary part is that some people actually believe he is correct and that it is their duty to protect us from ourselves.

 

BTW the part about the UK banning all knives over 4 inches was actually proposed.

 

A&E doctors are calling for a ban on long pointed kitchen knives to reduce deaths from stabbing.

 

The use of knives is particularly worrying amongst adolescents, say the researchers, reporting that 24% of 16-year-olds have been shown to carry weapons, primarily knives.

The study found links between easy access to domestic knives and violent assault are long established.

French laws in the 17th century decreed that the tips of table and street knives be ground smooth. A century later, forks and blunt-ended table knives were introduced in the UK in an effort to reduce injuries during arguments in public eating houses.

The researchers say legislation to ban the sale of long pointed knives would be a key step in the fight against violent crime.

"The Home Office is looking for ways to reduce knife crime. "We suggest that banning the sale of long pointed knives is a sensible and practical measure that would have this effect."

Government response Home Office spokesperson said there were already extensive restrictions in place to control the sale and possession of knives. "The law already prohibits the possession of offensive weapons in a public place, and the possession of knives in public without good reason or lawful authority, with the exception of a folding pocket knife with a blade not exceeding three inches.

"Offensive weapons are defined as any weapon designed or adapted to cause injury, or intended by the person possessing them to do so. "An individual has to demonstrate that he had good reason to possess a knife, for example for fishing, other sporting purposes or as part of his profession (e.g. a chef) in a public place.

"The manufacture, sale and importation of 17 bladed, pointed and other offensive weapons have been banned, in addition to flick knives and gravity knives."

A spokesperson for the Association of Chief Police Officers said: "ACPO supports any move to reduce the number of knife related incidents, however, it is important to consider the practicalities of enforcing such changes."

[Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172]

We live in difficult times. We don't have to, we just choose to.

[Dawg Hair, SASS #29557]

Bravo!