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February 10, 2006
Nanny state diaries
You -- with the steak! Drop your weapon!
Or better yet, take part in the U.K's knife 5-week knife amnesty:
Under the amnesty, which will run between 24 May and 30 June in England, Wales and Scotland, members of the public can leave bladed weapons in drop-in bins which will be provided at police stations throughout the country without fear of prosecution.
Charles Clarke, the Home Secretary, said: "Tackling knife culture, especially among young people, is paramount to the safety of our communities, and I am determined to reduce the devastation caused by knife crime."
Meanwhile the Herald reported the "crackdown on knives," too, quoting Detective John, head of the the Department of Redundancy and Bloviation Department, who informs us, "A weapons surrender alone will not solve this deep-rooted problem. However, it is part of the contain and manage element of our long-term violence reduction strategy. No-one leaves home with the intention of becoming a murderer, but that's the chance you take if you carry a knife."
No word whether forks, broken tic-tac packages, or letter openers will be next. No word, either, whether the Herald considered the irony of running an ad, on the above story, that features a really big scissor which, when used correctly, could be considered a "knife":
Posted by bill at February 10, 2006 04:20 PM
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