They are responding to crimes being committed. This helps, and minimises the scope of the law. But, it doesn’t solve root cause.
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ladel@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Why are they banning knives and swords category by category (e.g., zombie knives, ninja swords) instead of a broader ban?
ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Zip2@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Because you don’t want to take the risk in case Excalibur is still out there somewhere.
withabeard@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Performance art.
Anything in the UK carried for the intent to harm another person is a weapon. I do lots of low impact woodland/forest work. Axes, saws etc. in my bag. If I carried them to a Birmingham park to murder someone they would be weapons and not allowed. If I carry them into a woodland I have a contract to manage, they are tools and allowed.
These extra rules/laws don’t change the above. The swords could still have been outlawed as weapons by the legal system.
But… doing this means the perl clutches can sleep easy knowing “something is being done”
Evotech@lemmy.world 1 month ago
To just piss off a small group at a time