Because it’s a weapon.
So is a water pistol. Depends if I change the pH of the water?
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MurrayL@lemmy.world 5 days agoBecause it’s a weapon.
Ninja swords – which have a blade between 14 inches and 24 inches long with one straight cutting edge with a tanto-style point – have been linked to the surge in knife crime which has risen to more than 50,000 offences in the past year, close to its record high in 2019.
ladfrombrad@lemdro.id 5 days ago
DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee 5 days ago
Let’s be real honest is that still just water?
ladfrombrad@lemdro.id 5 days ago
Depends if it’s rainwater or, salty tears. pH can go either way then.
DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee 4 days ago
Vinegar or bicarbonate you choose
stray@pawb.social 4 days ago
It’s not legal to carry a water pistol full of acid either.
bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 4 days ago
How many of these were done with a freaking katana LMAO
BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 4 days ago
lurch@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
It’s ridiculous to ban them because of that. The criminals could just use a kebab knife instead or whatever. A proper way would be to ban carrying all long knives around, except in closed boxes. So the kebab guy or sword collector can buy a knife and bring it to his restaurant/home, but by the time a criminal gets it out of the box ppl can call the police and it’s already a crime.
ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 5 days ago
You already need to have a reason to carry around a large blade. Anything over pocket/eating size. Someone with a kebab knife would have to be selling, gifting, repairing or travelling from or to a kebab place.
With these swords, collecting them is a good reason that would make it difficult to prosecute someone carrying it as a weapon. Banning them means the person carrying them is without doubt a criminal, because they are now illegal.
Most people committing knife crimes don’t have a profession (that they would tell police about) that requires large blades.
FarceOfWill@infosec.pub 4 days ago
Collecting them isn’t much of a reason to be carrying them around.
I don’t think the police would let you off if you claimed to have just bought it. I’d expect them to demand some kind of proof.
The law is so when they raid a gang members home and find five swords they can do something other than compliment them on their awesome ninja sword collection.