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| Doctors seek kitchen knife ban | |
| 2005-05-27 | |
| The nanny state keeps on truckin', via Bros. Judd: Key points • Doctors claim long kitchen knives serve no purpose except as weapons • 55 out of 108 homicide victims in Scotland were stabbed last year • Police superintendents say a ban would be difficult to enforce Key quote "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" - Dr Emma Hern, writing in British Medical Journal Story: Pointed kitchen knives should be banned as part of a concerted effort to reduce the terrible injuries and deaths caused by stabbing attacks, doctors warned today. Accident and emergency medics claim the knives serve no useful purpose in the kitchen but are proving deadly on the streets of Britain, with the doctors claiming the knives are used in as many as half of all stabbings. The doctors claimed they had consulted leading chefs who said the knives were not needed for cooking - a claim disputed by chefs contacted by The Scotsman.... Maybe they should start by removing all the knives from the hospitals. Maybe this should go under WOT backgrounds. These idiots scare me.
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| Posted by:anonymous2u |
| #27 Found this at Chicago Boyz: But the English are behind the curve. The Australians have already banned the ownership of most kinds of knives. Just to show how progrsssive they are, the Aussies are trying to make crossbows illegal. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2005-05-27 23:28 |
| #26 Bulldog, is this the state to which the National Health Service has reduced British medicine? |
| Posted by: RWV 2005-05-27 21:34 |
| #25 Do you realize that more children under 5 are killed by pools than by guns or knives? BAN THE KILLER POOLS NOW! |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-05-27 21:32 |
| #24 The Hose man is rounding into mid summer form after a long layoff. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-05-27 19:04 |
| #23 They can have my steak knife when they pry it from my cold dead hands |
| Posted by: Michael 2005-05-27 17:26 |
| #22 Do you people realize the potential for carnage from toasters in the shower? That problem needs addressed! |
| Posted by: Fred 2005-05-27 15:37 |
| #21 Friends, factions of the British elite have been trying to ban sharp and pointy cultery for years. Need a chuckle? The next time you read something British about the whizbang talents of the average MP, remember this exchange: 1996 Gun And Knife Ban Blather |
| Posted by: mrp 2005-05-27 15:30 |
| #20 It all goes to show you just can't make up sh*t as crazy as this! |
| Posted by: Craig 2005-05-27 14:35 |
| #19 Hey, let's be reasonable - we'll only ban "assault" knives... |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-05-27 14:21 |
| #18 I think that this will devolve into either a ban on electric knives or a five-day waiting period for purchasing roasts that weigh more than 15 pounds. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2005-05-27 12:46 |
| #17 Rob Roy wouldn't relinquish his kitchen knife without resistance would he? |
| Posted by: Tkat 2005-05-27 12:25 |
| #16 Here's 2 more comments from Bros. Judd: It's time to fight back. Let's start the NCA (National Cutlery Association). Our motto: When pointy kitchen knives are outlawed, only outlaws will have pointy kitchen knives. And really nice diced onions. Posted by: Ed Bush at May 27, 2005 10:09 AM A constitutional amendment wouldn't hurt either. A well regulated kitchen, being necessary to the cuisine of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear cutlery, shall not be infringed. Posted by: Ed Bush at May 27, 2005 10:25 AM |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2005-05-27 12:12 |
| #15 55 out of 108 homicide victims in Scotland were stabbed last year "Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was pushed outa windows?" (from an old All in the Family episode on gun control) |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2005-05-27 12:06 |
| #14 How about football and golf especially when you add scotch!? Shortbread's gotta put a hurting on the body too. What's that about heroin and needles? Auk man, ban em all eh?! Especially that wee taste of the dram before going to the OR to work. The good doctors should stick (ha) to their goddamn jobs. |
| Posted by: Tkat 2005-05-27 11:34 |
| #13 I mean, Nordstrom's! They're not zoned for stabbings... I don't understand it either. Nordstroms has a very generous return policy. Dillards, on the other hand... |
| Posted by: BH 2005-05-27 11:15 |
| #12 How many patients die everyyear because of a doctor's mistake? If the number is greater than 55 in Scotland, its high time to ban doctors too. |
| Posted by: Shaviling Thromotle9261 2005-05-27 11:14 |
| #11 Coming up next: Sharp sticks. Threat or menace? |
| Posted by: Kent Brockman 2005-05-27 11:06 |
| #10 I thought this had to e Scrappleface. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2005-05-27 10:53 |
| #9 This is just so stupid... 55 out of 108 homicide victims in Scotland were stabbed last year Yes and there were 893MILLION instances of people interacting without resorting to homicide. Many assaults are impulsive, often triggered by alcohol or misuse of other drugs, and the long pointed kitchen knife is an easily available, This is particulary loathsome - everyone is guilty - it assumes that everyone misuses alcohol/drugs/etc... just like those ads which strongly imply that everyone has a 'AIDS-friendly lifestyle'. This is the same illogic which drives the Gun control nuts. Lets ban all of them because a few idiots (who would ignore the ban anyway...) can't control themselves or would use them wrong. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-05-27 07:49 |
| #8 We're slowly moving towards the socialist utopia of a padded room and straight jacket for each individual. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2005-05-27 07:49 |
| #7 Well they can alwys make do a criminals are wont to with a shiv. 99% of the prison population can't be wrong. Physician screw thyself. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-05-27 01:56 |
| #6 Wow...I seriously thought that this was a joke or parody. They're not kidding. |
| Posted by: gromky 2005-05-27 01:40 |
| #5 And what will Britain do when after all manmade weapons are banned? Tooth, fist and foot control? |
| Posted by: Edward Yee 2005-05-27 01:31 |
| #4 Just yesterday a woman who had just been released from prison went to Nordstrom's and randomly stabbed two other shoppers with *two* butcher knives *taped together*. Fortunately an off-duty FBI officer was able to subdue her with no more casualties. The two ladies were badly hurt but will live. Scary stuff. I mean, Nordstrom's! They're not zoned for stabbings... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-05-27 00:48 |
| #3 don't even mention saws, screwdrivers, .... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-05-27 00:41 |
| #2 If they ban knives, I see a sharp upturn in stranglings. After that I expect a ban on string, rope, wire, and cable. |
| Posted by: Sheik Abu Bin Ali Al-Yahood 2005-05-27 00:31 |
| #1 That's the only thing Doctors know how to make are reservations. They can treat each other for stab wounds when they try to take away their cooks' favorite knife. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-05-27 00:30 |