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On the other hand, Britain's obsession with banning knives/sharp objects appears to be unique - many countries have no such restrictions and yet they don't seem
by Nextgrid 4y ago
On the other hand, Britain's obsession with banning knives/sharp objects appears to be unique - many countries have no such restrictions and yet they don't seem to have a stabbing epidemic.
- Dudeman112 4y ago>many countries have no such restrictions and yet they don't seem to have a stabbing epidemic Are you implying there's a stabbing epidemic in Britain? (apologies if I'm misunderstanding that) Britain doesn't have a stabbing epidemic[1]. It's a meme Media attention made the obsession, not whatever actually happens in the real world. Ah, if only people cared as much about heart and brain diseases :( [1] https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/stabbing-deaths-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/stabbing-... (click on Rate per 100k on the last table)
- Nextgrid 4y ago> Are you implying there's a stabbing epidemic in Britain? No, my point is that the insane knife restrictions we have aren't actually necessary since many countries lack such restrictions and still don't end up with a stabbing epidemic as a result.
- jojobas 4y agoThe fact that the police does confiscate sharp objects and arrests and prosecutes people leaves you with two possibilities: 1) There is in fact a need to curb knife crime, without these measures people would die a lot more. 2) There is no significant risk of knife crime, UK uses arbitrary law application to harass undesirable individuals and/or instill a "harmless mindset" into its subjects. Not sure what's worse.