Comment on Man carrying home his gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchester
jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 days ago
some real stupid cops if they think that that is a knife, but then again im not a weird criminal who has funny looking knifes, online are are few pics of very stupid designs.
im not even smart but who makes a supposedly knife handle round, 4 marks for depth, a saw??? clearly not a knife xD
what a stupid stupid newsstory, to bad it happended to the poor guy
i searched that name when i saw it in the article and on ecosia where all images of this tool even with cute pink colour lol.
i was indifferent to pilice and the state but im more and more thinking, dont let them get involved because they dont want to listen
I have the one in the pictures here and it’s pretty slick. Can’t say I’ve needed the bottle opener in the garden, but everything else is solid!
lets not tell the the secret that you can even resharpen shovels and spades xD
omg a trowel too can be made a knife, FULL MELTDOWN IN UK!!!!
sorry i laugh at the dumbest, saddest shit. i know this damn knife and sportgun ban or so stuff will come to continentaleuropa
Not the kind of trowel I’m used to.
Oh yeah, it’s way better! The back side is curved for digging and has measurements on it, so if you’re supposed to plant a bulb x inches deep, it’s right there on the tool.
MurrayL@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Yeah, he was treated poorly but the concern is understandable IMO
You can’t walk around in public with what looks a lot like a combat knife and then act surprised when the police show up.
Zombie@feddit.uk 6 days ago
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.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 days 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.
LilB0kChoy@piefed.social 6 days ago
My opinion, not from the silos 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.
jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Yeah, it’s for cutting plants and roots.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 days ago
It’s not illegal if you have good reason (that isn’t a weapon). In this case, it was good reason.
Goten@piefed.social 3 days ago
he said the blade wasnt shown and he had a fucking basket with vegetables in his hand lol. the police can of course investigate and but then they took him and didnt even listen, that was retarded. they could have searched for a damn pictures online first.
im no english, so idk much about your butterknife license stuff but now i think its very more widespread than in my euroland, we never get bothered by police. (no im not from a shithole)