Wilshire@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agoSword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 othersapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldworld@lemmy.world
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkSword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 othersapnews.comWilshire@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldworld@lemmy.world
minus-squareHugh_Jeggs@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down11·2 months agoBanning the weapon is extremely likely to stop the next rando attack, and the next one and the next one and the next one… Then yes, someone will get a hold of a weapon and commit a crime, but dozens more were prevented GTFO with your excuses
minus-squaremannycalavera@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·2 months ago GTFO with your excuses Steady on lad, no need to start attacking another user like that. You can disagree and be respectful at the same time.
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoWhen the next person uses a hammer, or an axe, do you suggest we ban hammers and axes? Or when they ram their car into people, ban cars?
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·2 months agoIf someone had a car, specifically designed to injure, it would probably be banned. Swords are already banned for the most part. Legislation here - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-offensive-weapons-act-2019/statutory-guidance-offensive-weapons-act-2019-accessible-version
minus-squareHumanPenguin@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 months agoFor us old folks. Cars used to have mirrors mounted to the front bonnet. About half way down. As those mirrors would puncher and sometimes kill people hit. They were banned at some 0oint in the 80s. Sp even cars a cidently designed in a way that is unsafe. Are banned from production. And that is in the US as well.
Banning the weapon is extremely likely to stop the next rando attack, and the next one and the next one and the next one…
Then yes, someone will get a hold of a weapon and commit a crime, but dozens more were prevented
GTFO with your excuses
Steady on lad, no need to start attacking another user like that. You can disagree and be respectful at the same time.
When the next person uses a hammer, or an axe, do you suggest we ban hammers and axes?
Or when they ram their car into people, ban cars?
If someone had a car, specifically designed to injure, it would probably be banned. Swords are already banned for the most part.
Legislation here - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-offensive-weapons-act-2019/statutory-guidance-offensive-weapons-act-2019-accessible-version
For us old folks. Cars used to have mirrors mounted to the front bonnet. About half way down.
As those mirrors would puncher and sometimes kill people hit. They were banned at some 0oint in the 80s.
Sp even cars a cidently designed in a way that is unsafe. Are banned from production. And that is in the US as well.