Outlaw Knives and only Outlaws will Have Knives!

“Doctors call for kitchen knife ban
Friday, May 27, 2005 Posted: 9:47 AM EDT (1347 GMT)



Doctors say pointed knives owe more to tradition than culinary necessity.

LONDON, England (AP) -- Are there killers in your kitchen drawer?

Three emergency-room doctors called Friday for long, pointed kitchen knives to be banned in a bid to reduce the number of stabbings in Britain.

Writing in the British Medical Journal, three doctors from London's West Middlesex University Hospital said that at least half of stabbing cases involved kitchen knives. Long, pointed knives serve no useful purpose in kitchens, they argued.

"Many assaults are impulsive, often triggered by alcohol or misuse of other drugs, and the long pointed kitchen knife is an easily available potentially lethal weapon, particularly in the domestic setting," wrote Emma Hern, Will Glazebrook and Mike Beckett in an editorial for the journal.

"Government action to ban the sale of such knives would drastically reduce their availability over the course of a few years."

Knives are the most common murder weapon in Britain, where guns are difficult to obtain. Prime Minister Tony Blair's government has announced plans to make knives harder to buy and to raise the minimum age for ownership from 16 to 18.”

“Try and take my knife and I'll blow your ass away with Ruger.”

“Next, the Brits will outlaw pointy sticks too.”

“Obviously those dumba$$es don't cook. I don't use short knives any more, just variations on the big chef's knives.”

“This is the pic that accompanied the article:

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“Let's outlaw the world. It is a dangerous place and causes a lot injuries.”

“Violent crime has increased in the United Kingdom since they banned guns. Banning kitchen knives is just as ludicrous. One group is calling for a 5 year sentence for just carrying a knife. Go backpacking with your knife, go to prison for 5 years.

What are they going to do, go into everyone's kitchen and seize all the kitchen knives?”

“hey I use those kinds of knives!!!”

“That's the same illogical thinking that got them into the situation they are in with their violent crime in the first place. If there is any doubt, just do a little research and see what has happened to the violent crime statistics in states that have passed "shall issue" concealed carry laws. An armed society is a polite society. Take away the Brit's knives, and they will start to bludgeon one another to death with blunt instruments.”

“This really belongs on the y2 must be so ashamed thread.”

“Gee. I thought backyard swimming pools would be the next banning target, not kitchen knives.”

“Cigarettes, alcohol, cars and fat in food kills a lot more people than kitchen knives.

Ban them all. Make everybody eat raw carrots whole.”

“Ban Germs, Guns and Steel. We can go back to chipping stone knives and arrow points but we shall still kill. Keep weapons and criminals separate. If that doesn't work separate the criminals from their lives.”

“...but then when that first person chokes to death on a carrot, what'll be left. How about banning stupidity? BTW, what caused the Brits to ban toothpaste? :D”

“The greatest cause of death is being born.”

“If they banned "pointed" kitchen knives, then would people just resort to hacking and slitting?

Historically the British have been pretty good at using knives for torture and execution. Remember Braveheart?”

“Didn't the French try this in 1669?”

“Ban their cricket bats first.”

“The French tried it, but it was pointless as their wit always exceeded the relative dullness of their knives.”

“If we're gonna ban anything French, can we get rid of the painfully short "daisy-dukes" that they're military guys wear?

I feel violated everytime I see those guys on camp!

Hairy but cheeks are not cool hanging out of shorts.

Teh yuckieness!

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“The logical choice after the pointy knife will be the hammer.

Perhaps the cellphone companies will lobby to get rid of non-cell phones because people have been strangled with telephone cords.”

“Only long and "assault knives" need to be banned. Knives with blades over 75mm (3 inches) in length are not necessary except for very few legal purposes. Longer knives should be liscensed by the government and allowed only to butchers and cooks who have undergone certification and training.

Military looking knives with a threatening look should be banned. These "assault knives" are responsible for most stabbings in Britian.”

““This really belongs on the y2 must be so ashamed thread.”
Bison
6:54:01 PM
5/29/05

LOL
Maybe we need to start a 'Silly Brits' thread.”

“In China and Okinawa, all swords and knives were banned at one time in their history. During the revolution(s), the population revolted by using farm implements.......hmmm.”

“nice troll bass, let's see who takes the bait.”

“What about sharp sticks?”

“http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/153988.stm

Murder rates

United States 0.04 per 1000 people
United Kingdom 0.01 per 1000 people

source
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/cri_mur_cap

Yes, those silly silly Brits who kill each other at a quarter of the rate of those lovely yanks ;o)”

“You're here aren't you?

Maybe Y2 just prefer's to walk on the wild side ;)”

“A few years of Living Dangerously in your nation's Capital.”

“The sad thing for Y2 is that he'll never be able to go back, he is slowly but surely being Americanized, and he doesn't even realize that it's happening, and he won't realize it until it's too late.

One day he'll think of something he needs and head immediately for the nearest Wal-Mart, then his transformation will be complete...


Mooooohahahahahaha!”

“Taxation without representation!!!

I would love to live in the U.K. or Ireland for a while.

The people are lovely!!”

“AAAArrrrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!”

“YOU TAKE THAT BACK BISON!!!!
Colour
Labour
Criticise
Aluminium.”

“Don't forget "wogs" and "Packies"
(just kiddin' guys!)

You'll know you've been here too long when a "Packie" is a liquor store.
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“Poor Y2, there's nothing you can do to stop it, you will be assimilated.

10 years from now you'll be typing

Color
Labor
Criticize
Aluminum

You might as well start practicing now.”

“Of course, if marriage is outlawed, only outlaws will have inlaws.”

“y2 will be a NASCAR fan by next year. ;-)

Of course he will pull for Jeff Gordon. ;-)
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“Of course he will pull for Jeff Gordon. ;-)
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StoveStomper
12:49:39 PM
5/31/05


Pull WHAT ?? for Jeff Gordon”

“manuka, you aren't from around the South, are you? ;-)

'pull for' means support, cheer, etc.”

“hey SS, i lost my jockstrap. i could use some extra support.

can you pull for me?

not too hard though.”

“StoveStomper, I am from further South than you imagine.”

“Check with MarkO, that's more his kinda thing.
Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;-)”

“Sacco, you want SS to be your athletic supporter?”

“ban scissors too!!!”

“i'm just pun'in around”

“Just ban rednecks and you're halfway there....”

“I'll just point out the irony that y2 uses Washington D.C. as his firsthand experience of U.S. violence, one of the few places over here where guns ARE banned.”

“Are Guns banned in Maryland?”

“Speaking of England, I was in London for three days in September. My wife and I loved it, but joke now that we actually did meet a few Brits. Everyone else was from some other country! Only one hotel, shop, or restaurant we visited was actually run by a native...all the rest were from India or Eastern Europe.

That's OK. Made me feel like I was back home in Los Angeles.!

Would love to go back...lots to see.”

“Murder rate in Switzerland where assault rifle ownership is manditory = .00 for 1,000 people

Thanks for the link Y2.”