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This is what happens when you let your government run wild. You can't carry a pocketknife in the UK, you can't carry a Flipper in Canada. Insane. I genuinely h

This is what happens when you let your government run wild. You can't carry a pocketknife in the UK, you can't carry a Flipper in Canada. Insane. I genuinely hope the US does not become even more of a farce of a democracy like these two. Soon our own fingers will be banned "for our own safety."

defrost 3y ago
UK knife law allows you to carry non-locking pocket knives with a blade length up to 3 inches (7.62 cm) without any need for a valid reason. https://www.knivesandtools.com/en/ct/uk-knife-laws.htm https://www.knivesandtools.com/en/ct/uk-knife-laws.htm If you've got a job related need to carry a mofo knife (cane cutting with a machete) there's no drama. Yes, it's regulated - but it's not what you claim it to be. Next you'll be claiming there's no guns in Australia.
- xvector 3y ago
  There is nothing wrong with locking knives. They are much safer to use for most tasks, including cutting thick cardboard, difficult food (cheeses), etc. I've brought >3in locking knives to picnics[1]. They are quite useful. The law against locking knives is probably responsible for a few Briton fingers being chopped off and has stopped precisely zero violent criminals. "Gravity knives" are banned too. Why? They are simply easier to open. As easy to open as flipper knives, which are legal. And you don't even have to open fixed blades - also legal. Butterfly knives are harmless. It is literally easier to kill someone with a legal knife than a butterfly knife, because with a butterfly knife you're forced into a ridiculous opening animation. But it looks spooky, so banned. Pathetic. You can't even own some of these items in your own house. Imagine not being able to buy a decorative shuriken or whatever. How many people have been killed to shurikens, again? But if you put one on your wall it's 4 years in prison. More importantly, what criminals will even care to follow this law? Do you really think a criminal interested in stabbing another person will go "geez, well, I guess the law says I can't use this 3.5 inch locking knife!" Fuck no, worst case they'll grab a kitchen knife and get stabbin'. Stop trying to justify this ridiculousness. The UK is a surveillance state clown show where things are banned for fun. More cameras per capita than China and you can't own a decent box cutter because some politician is trying to justify their worthless existence. [1]: https://www.victorinox.com/us/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/Large-Pocket-Knives/Special-Picknicker-Damast-Limited-Edition-2022/p/0.8301.J22 https://www.victorinox.com/us/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/... Imagine being sent to prison for 4 years and having your life literally ruined because you used this at a picnic. lol.
  - defrost 3y ago
    > There is nothing wrong with locking knives. I'm fine with them. > Stop trying to justify this ridiculousness. I haven't tried to.
  - Der_Einzige 3y ago
    I love to clown on Brit’s over their government. Every time I read about the current UK I’m even more happy for the events of 1776 and 1787. There’s a reason that the UK is slowly losing its 1st world nation status. Self inflicted wounds due to among other things a people who want a nany state. Reap what you sow.
    - xvector 3y ago
      Fully agreed. I just hope we don't get the same thing in the US.
- tailspin2019 3y ago
  Yep, I’ve never personally seen a problem with this law. We’ve made plenty of dumb decisions as a country but I’d say trying to keep knives off the streets is not one of them.
  - xvector 3y ago
    Your laws aren't keeping any knives off the streets. Your knife laws are contradictory, nonsensical, and result in normal people being hurt more than stopping any actual criminals: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39310586 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39310586
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- maxglute 3y ago
  You can't carry cool pockets knifes with fast open mechanisms/methods, which doesn't make much sense to me outside of panic other than maybe gives people 0.2 seconds to run. I remember being sorely disapoitned that Jack Bauer's Microtech Halo III was illegal in my country.
userbinator 3y ago
And yet, cannabis is legal.

defrost 3y ago

UK knife law allows you to carry non-locking pocket knives with a blade length up to 3 inches (7.62 cm) without any need for a valid reason. https://www.knivesandtools.com/en/ct/uk-knife-laws.htm https://www.knivesandtools.com/en/ct/uk-knife-laws.htm If you've got a job related need to carry a mofo knife (cane cutting with a machete) there's no drama. Yes, it's regulated - but it's not what you claim it to be. Next you'll be claiming there's no guns in Australia.

xvector 3y ago
There is nothing wrong with locking knives. They are much safer to use for most tasks, including cutting thick cardboard, difficult food (cheeses), etc. I've brought >3in locking knives to picnics[1]. They are quite useful. The law against locking knives is probably responsible for a few Briton fingers being chopped off and has stopped precisely zero violent criminals. "Gravity knives" are banned too. Why? They are simply easier to open. As easy to open as flipper knives, which are legal. And you don't even have to open fixed blades - also legal. Butterfly knives are harmless. It is literally easier to kill someone with a legal knife than a butterfly knife, because with a butterfly knife you're forced into a ridiculous opening animation. But it looks spooky, so banned. Pathetic. You can't even own some of these items in your own house. Imagine not being able to buy a decorative shuriken or whatever. How many people have been killed to shurikens, again? But if you put one on your wall it's 4 years in prison. More importantly, what criminals will even care to follow this law? Do you really think a criminal interested in stabbing another person will go "geez, well, I guess the law says I can't use this 3.5 inch locking knife!" Fuck no, worst case they'll grab a kitchen knife and get stabbin'. Stop trying to justify this ridiculousness. The UK is a surveillance state clown show where things are banned for fun. More cameras per capita than China and you can't own a decent box cutter because some politician is trying to justify their worthless existence. [1]: https://www.victorinox.com/us/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/Large-Pocket-Knives/Special-Picknicker-Damast-Limited-Edition-2022/p/0.8301.J22 https://www.victorinox.com/us/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/... Imagine being sent to prison for 4 years and having your life literally ruined because you used this at a picnic. lol.
- defrost 3y ago
  > There is nothing wrong with locking knives. I'm fine with them. > Stop trying to justify this ridiculousness. I haven't tried to.
- Der_Einzige 3y ago
  I love to clown on Brit’s over their government. Every time I read about the current UK I’m even more happy for the events of 1776 and 1787. There’s a reason that the UK is slowly losing its 1st world nation status. Self inflicted wounds due to among other things a people who want a nany state. Reap what you sow.
  - xvector 3y ago
    Fully agreed. I just hope we don't get the same thing in the US.
tailspin2019 3y ago
Yep, I’ve never personally seen a problem with this law. We’ve made plenty of dumb decisions as a country but I’d say trying to keep knives off the streets is not one of them.
- xvector 3y ago
  Your laws aren't keeping any knives off the streets. Your knife laws are contradictory, nonsensical, and result in normal people being hurt more than stopping any actual criminals: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39310586 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39310586
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maxglute 3y ago
You can't carry cool pockets knifes with fast open mechanisms/methods, which doesn't make much sense to me outside of panic other than maybe gives people 0.2 seconds to run. I remember being sorely disapoitned that Jack Bauer's Microtech Halo III was illegal in my country.

userbinator 3y ago

And yet, cannabis is legal.