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[–] 47 points 1 year ago (3 children)

But you can be surprised when the police don't let you go after realising the thing is mostly blunt. What looks like a knife edge on the right hand side of that picture isn't sharpened like a knife, it's more like how a spade has a keened edge, because it's a fancy type of trowel. The saw edge is sharp though, but again, not as sharp as a wood saw.

Plus, the law allows for the carrying of a knife for a reasonable legitimate purpose. The accused was carrying a basket of vegetables, having just harvested them using the "knife". It's a legitimate purpose, and it wasn't even a knife.

Add on that it was also sheathed, and we have a clear case of moron cops being heavy handed and abusing the law.

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  • [–] [S] 18 points 1 year ago*

    He should have waited for a solicitor in all honesty. He ended up being coerced into accepting the charges by the sound of things. Basically an autistic person being taken advantage of.

    I can understand the armed response. I have heard similar stories and a lot of the time people have a good laugh about it after, if they aren't too traumatised.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    the law allows for the carrying of a knife for a reasonable legitimate purpose

    My opinion, not from the UK so it’s worth little, is that this is all that should be needed.

    “What’s that? What’s it for?” … “Ok, we got a call from a concerned citizen who thought it was a knife. Have a good day!”

    Maybe they could throw in a polite, friendly suggestion that they use a bag to transport their tools but its not like it’s required, if I’m understanding correctly.

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