Comment on Man carrying home his gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchester
Zombie@feddit.uk 1 day agoBut 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.
the law allows for the carrying of a knife for a reasonable legitimate purpose
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.
Yeah, it’s for cutting plants and roots.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 day 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.