Rodney Knowles, who says he used the device to cut up fruit on picnics with his wife, ran afoul of Britain’s stringent anti-knife laws. [Daily Mail]
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Further proof that England lost the battle against fascism.
Oh well…. The Brits are a bunch of sheeple anyways. Too cowardly to keep their liberty.
That knife doesn’t actually look illegal under uk law, it either has to be over 3″ or lockable to be illegal (unless you have a reason for something bigger,chef, fisherman etc). Makes me wonder why he plead guilty.
Unless the story is total bull, which being the Daily Fail is quite likely.
There’s only one solution: All foodstuffs must henceforth be sold pre-sliced into convenient bite-sized pieces, lest the vendor tempt a customer into committing knifecrime.
Now would be a good time to invade England. We could take the whole country with the contents of my utensil drawer.
“Now would be a good time to invade England. We could take the whole country with the contents of my utensil drawer.”
But why would we want it?
Is England trying to get back to the Stone Age?
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