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Sunday 10 March 2019

Screwdrivers

The current debate about knife crime seems to have focussed on knives. Asda will no longer allow the sale of a single knife, there are suggestions that carrying a knife with a blade longer than three inches could get you into trouble.

In my car, I carry a selection of spanners and other tools, so that if I have a mechanical problem, I stand a chance of fixing it. And they have been useful in the past, especially for bicycle maintenance.

One of those tools is a screwdriver, with a shaft several inches long.  No-one is talking about screwdrivers.

Or sharpened sticks.

2 comments:

  1. As usual with prohibitions, the ban on young people buying knives has not only failed to prevent them getting them, but also invented a brand new criminal enterprise, where gang members older than 18 can obtain impressive "zombie" style knives and sell them on illicitly to younger members at a good profit.

    In the meantime, new legislation to prevent all mail-order sales is destroying legitimate businesses, which are already required to ensure that their buyers are of age.

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  2. And one of our 650 clowns has suggested putting a GPS tracker in every knife.

    I'm not going to bother to point out the 101 reasons why that's a stupid idea.

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