British calls to ban kitchen knives.

[Ultima Dragoon]

But it would promote an uneven distribution of "cut" to one's steak.

what a waste of a good knife

 

[bhsup]

Wow. So much for carving the turkey when you all in the UK celebrate, er, whatever holiday is your holiday to eat turkeys. I'd really hate to have to do that with a paring knife.

 

[MrCynical]

This isn't that new an idea in Britain. It's certainly been suggested a few times before, but nothing has ever been done about it. I suspect it failed the laugh test when any serious attempt to ban them was made.

 

[puglover]

We wouldn't miss them if we never had them to begin with. If they had ALWAYS been blunt at the end, no-one would have cared.

I doubt that. We would've invented the sharp-pointed knife for efficency. Any way you look at it, this law is British PC gone mad.

 

[TheLastOne36]

Wait what? Britain ban's Kitchen Knives!!!! Hah you brits really crack me up... Wait this ain't a joke...

 

[Mise]

I doubt that. We would've invented the sharp-pointed knife for efficency. Any way you look at it, this law is British PC gone mad.

I meant on the big ones. The smaller ones have sharp points, but can't do much damage to internal organs (as the article says). And I'd imagine the debate would go something like this:

"We should make our larger knives with sharp points on the end!"
- "What? Are you mad? We already have slightly smaller knives with sharp points on the end! Anything larger than that and our wives would end up stabbing us and stealing our money!"
"Oh I seem to have dropped my monocle."



Anyway, now that we have them, I doubt anyone that cooks regularly wants to get rid of them. We've got used to them.

 

[bhsup]

So a tiny three inch paring knife to the temple or eyeball would not hit any major organs or cause any major internal trauma. Cool!

 

[Mise]

So a tiny three inch paring knife to the temple or eyeball would not hit any major organs or cause any major internal trauma. Cool!

Course it would, but, again, as the article says, the argument against larger pointy kitchen knives is that they are used to inflict damage in the heat of the moment. A three inch paring knife to a 2 inch eyeball would require you to stop and think first. Not exactly a heat of the moment stuff.

 

[skadistic]

If it wasn't so sad it would be comical.

 

[Che Guava]

Next on the list.....FRESH FRUIT!!!!

 

[Bugfatty300]

Honestly who didn't see this coming?

 

[nivi]

Honestly who didn't see this coming?

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

 

[George2816]

Well I didn't think it'd go this far but...



Now I'm hoping that this just noise but I'm not sure of anything anymore.

What about banning pens?? I once saw someone get hit in the neck and almost die!! (Next can we ban cars and walking or what about living since everyone will die sooner or later!)

 

[Fugitive Sisyphus]

We don't have to ban sharp knives, just make it so you have to get a permit every time you want to use an unblunted steak knife.

 

[Bugfatty300]

We don't have to ban sharp knives, just make it so you have to get a permit every time you want to use an unblunted steak knife.

With a background check and a $200 tax fee.

 

[Elrohir]

Course it would, but, again, as the article says, the argument against larger pointy kitchen knives is that they are used to inflict damage in the heat of the moment. A three inch paring knife to a 2 inch eyeball would require you to stop and think first. Not exactly a heat of the moment stuff.

Does going for the throat also take too much effort for it to be in the heat of the moment? Because with a sharp three inch blade, you could sever someone's windpipe. (Not to mention their jugular) It'd be a race between them asphyxiating or bleeding to death.

Honestly guys, people are pretty twisted little monkeys. We're always going to find a way to kill each other if we really want to. So why make life difficult for everyone when it won't really solve anything at all? I know this won't go through, but I find the argument behind this bill to be simultaneously ridiculous and frighteningly authoritarian.

 

[MobBoss]

And in other news....Britains dull knife crime skyrockets!

 

[Mise]

Does going for the throat also take too much effort for it to be in the heat of the moment? Because with a sharp three inch blade, you could sever someone's windpipe. (Not to mention their jugular) It'd be a race between them asphyxiating or bleeding to death.

Point is you'd have to be pretty close to do any damage, and it's much easier to defend against. I don't know about you but I'd much rather be attacked by a guy with a 3 inch knife than a guy with a 12 inch knife.

Honestly guys, people are pretty twisted little monkeys. We're always going to find a way to kill each other if we really want to. So why make life difficult for everyone when it won't really solve anything at all? I know this won't go through, but I find the argument behind this bill to be simultaneously ridiculous and frighteningly authoritarian.

It's not even a "bill". One single group of doctors from one single hospital suggested it.

I wish people would just read the god damn article before they get on their high horse and spout BS.

 

[Fugitive Sisyphus]

It is much easier to hide a 3 inch knife on your person than a 12 inch knife. Therefore small knives are more dangerous to society and we should ban all knives.

 

[StarWorms]

I have kitchen knives - some pointy and some not. It would be very difficult to cut many things if the blade was flat rather than curved - I use those knives to cut bread. If you get rid of the pointy bit, you won't be able to angle the knife properly to cut things.