Will the Madness ever end?

[Steve]

Well, they are at it again, only this time instead of banning
'hoddies' the government is calling for complete ban on Kitchen knives
because they are potential weapons.

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

Keep in mind that 55 out of 108 homicides were stabbing, but a much
smaller number actually involved the type of knives they want to ban.

Really this is well worth the read, and if it wasn't so sad, I might
actually be funny.

The Scotsman - "Doctors seek kitchen knife ban"
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=579102005

I'm so stunned by the absurdity of it, that I can't think of anything
to say.


One more note on the on-going 'Hoodie' crisis in the U.K.

BBC News - ' Hoodie ban for violent teenager'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/4583277.stm

Guardian Online- 'Court bans teenager from wearing hoodie'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,2763,1493423,00.html?gusrc=rss

"A teenager has been banned from wearing a hooded top or cap in public
for five years after terrorising residents in a Manchester suburb."

"The teenager attempted to hack down a CCTV lamppost with a chainsaw,
threw fireworks at cyclists, pulled someone from a bike and threatened
the person with an axe, and illegally drove a car on to a pavement and
down steps near the local pub."

Well, no hoodies or baseball caps, that certianly showed him. 

Steve/bboyminn