UK Doctors Call For Ban On Kitchen Knives

[green73]

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

A team from West Middlesex University Hospital said violent crime is on the increase - and kitchen knives are used in as many as half of all stabbings.

They argued many assaults are committed impulsively, prompted by alcohol and drugs, and a kitchen knife often makes an all too available weapon.

The research is published in the British Medical Journal.

The researchers said there was no reason for long pointed knives to be publicly available at all.

cont.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4581871.stm

[kathy88]

Oh FFS.

[thoughtomator]

Emergency doctors in the UK approve this message:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wp-SZSBkjk

[tod evans]

Ban anger.........

[green73]

I bet we can get this on Drudge. You know what to do.

http://drudgereport.com/

[TonySutton]

hahaha from the article near the bottom


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.

Apparently criminals do not obey the law...

who would have thought?

[shane77m]

Surely this can't be serious?

[VBRonPaulFan]

This just in.

Virginia programmer calling for ban on UK "doctors".

[green73]

Surely this can't be serious?

It is serious...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM2K7sV-K74#t=3s

[Neil Desmond]

As an American, only remark I have to make is this: UK is not the US.

[Henry Rogue]

in related news, authorities ban stones and large sticks........

..source Paleolithic Press

[shane77m]

It is serious...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM2K7sV-K74#t=3s

I was wondering if someone would get that. +rep

Common sense has left the planet. We should just ban everything.

[DaninPA]

Article is from 2005.

[Dr.3D]

Schools to ban pencils..... too many people are being stabbed by pencil wielding students.

/sarc

[tangent4ronpaul]

As an American, only remark I have to make is this: UK is not the US.

But the US follows UK trends by 5-10 years. noticed the increasing number of surveillance cams lately?

-t

[matt0611]

Wow, this article is old, but it reads like an Onion article. Freakin scary...

[tangent4ronpaul]

I'm fairly certain that the UK restricted the sale of kitchen knives to individuals that were at least 18 or 21 years old a long time ago. ID required, possibly with reporting.

-t

[Neil Desmond]

But the US follows UK trends by 5-10 years. noticed the increasing number of surveillance cams lately?

-t
Oh Crap! Maybe we ought to do something about this!

[Henry Rogue]

I see a kitchen knife bubble in the future.

[oyarde]

I see a kitchen knife bubble in the future. I have a lifetime supply of good ones .

[Expatriate]

Ban anger.........

We're well on the way to that with forced psychiatric medication, unfortunately...

Anyone ever see a movie called Equilibrium? I'm starting to wonder if that's our society's destiny. Large scale administration of the emotion-suppressing drugs could likely even be done on a voluntary basis, as not taking them would result in getting angry about the situation -- quickly running afoul of the police state and its infinite petty rules on how you must behave.

[AGRP]

Thursday, 26 May, 2005?