TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Gordon Bennett............................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 13 minutes ago, Newbie to this said: Knife laws wouldn't change, only the sentence. Nice deflection. But while we are on about medieval holes, were are fast becoming one, mainly due to knife crime, and our stupid self-defence laws. Maybe medieval behavior needs medieval punishment..... To what end? - maybe others will think twice. To solve what problem? - people thinking it's okay to carry a knife, because there is little to no punishment. And in this case a flogging wouldn't be the sentence, hanging would be. Although I suppose we could flog him for carrying, before we hang him....... But just maybe, if he was flogged for one or all of the times he was caught with a knife in school, this whole incident could have been avoided...... Yes, and in this case, (forgetting that if he was punished for his previous) flogging would not be the sentence, hanging would be. And before you say it wouldn't be a deterrent, I don't care, it will remove the scum from ever being able to commit another offence. So we agree it may be a deterrent even if not to all Only last week I read of someone being convicted of carrying a bladed article in public. He was severely punished by being given a 6 months prison sentence......................suspended for 2 years ! Was all the work of getting him in Court worth it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted January 24 Author Report Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, Newbie to this said: But just maybe, if he was flogged for one or all of the times he was caught with a knife in school, this whole incident could have been avoided. I remember getting the ruler over my hands for something, don't remember what though, but I'm not a psycho either. Clearly something should be happening, I've no doubt I'll have had my Swiss army knife with me, but it won't have been brandished as a weapon and I was never reported for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, Mice! said: I remember getting the ruler over my hands for something, don't remember what though, but I'm not a psycho either. Clearly something should be happening, I've no doubt I'll have had my Swiss army knife with me, but it won't have been brandished as a weapon and I was never reported for it. I vaguely remember an OAP and wife being cautioned?? For having an old fashioned fruit knife( blunt and with the usual little leather sheath in his car) Can someone please verify? Anyway getting back to finding a possible cause and solution to today's knife crime this is going nowhere until some basic details about individuals who offend are bought out into the open for frank targeted analysis and discussion? Not likely soon for a multitude of cowardly reasons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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