Posted on 05/26/2005 7:26:25 PM PDT by aculeus
No pointed sticks?
Not a very surprising conclusion given that those who wrote it are a couple of NHS specialist registrars and a consultant in emergency medicine. To expect them to use common sense and real-world logic to critically analyse their suggestion would be too much.
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.
Right, so cutting someone's throat would be impossible with a short bladed knife, or a long bladed blunt-ended knife would it?
Government action to ban the sale of such knives would drastically reduce their availability over the course of a few years. In addition, such legislation would make it harder to justify carrying such knives and prosecution easier.
We already have strict laws banning the carrying of such knives in public places and the government is likely to bring in a minimum prison sentence of 4 years for carrying a knife for offensive purposes soon. Also, the authors of this article may not realise this, but apart from the many millions of long pointed kitchen knives already out there, if their proposed law was passed then it would still be rather easy to convert a long bladed blunt-ended kitchen knife into its illegal cousin rather easily with a grinder or some other simple metal working tool. Or do they intend to ban metal working tools too?
The way to deal with those who commit GBH with knives is to give them a minimum of 15 years hard labour IMHO and murderers should receive the death penalty. That would deter the perpetrators of knife crime.
BTW, anyone who wants to post a reply on the BMJ website to this ridiculous article can do so here. (Although, it would help if you are an AMA registered medic).
LOL
Let's not forget the 15 day waiting period for a background investigation and state approval of the Cricket Bat License.
LOL! you were lucky. People often go to a Soccer game and a WAR breaks out.
I missed that part by a few years, but I do remember the parents were, are and will likely always be, the major source of entertainment as well as violence at their children's youth games, regardless of the sport.
I'm not suprised that the kids have learned to relax with refreshments and just enjoy what has always been the main event.
and they've figured out how to give the bill to the parents.
for that matter then none of us should even post 'cause they ain't going to listen to us anyway. Looks like we will just have to close FR becaue it all is so wasted.
Spouting off is good for our blood pressure and mental health, so for that reason alone keeping Free Republic going strong, is important to us all. Besides that, pissing off liberals is a wonderfully relaxing and rewarding passtime.
I was just kidding about nobody taking me seriously anyway-why I've even had people take my puns seriously and my seriousity as puns. (seriousity-a little GWB lingo there)
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