cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 27 days agoNinja sword owners will be paid to surrender weapons before banwww.telegraph.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNinja sword owners will be paid to surrender weapons before banwww.telegraph.co.ukcyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square40fedilinkfile-text
You think you are in the 21st century think about the 16th century. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_hunt
minus-squareladel@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoWhy are they banning knives and swords category by category (e.g., zombie knives, ninja swords) instead of a broader ban?
minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoThey are responding to crimes being committed. This helps, and minimises the scope of the law. But, it doesn’t solve root cause.
minus-squareZip2@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·26 days agoBecause you don’t want to take the risk in case Excalibur is still out there somewhere.
Why are they banning knives and swords category by category (e.g., zombie knives, ninja swords) instead of a broader ban?
They are responding to crimes being committed. This helps, and minimises the scope of the law. But, it doesn’t solve root cause.
Because you don’t want to take the risk in case Excalibur is still out there somewhere.