When is a knife not a knife?

[Donor]

By the way - I haven't clicked the link coz if it's not important enough to be written in KB verbatim than it ain't important enough to click through to....

I'd have pasted the article, but frankly I couldn't be arsed...

Wish there was a more complex and entertaining explanation, but I guess being so far sooth has made ye soft!

[Toaster]

As usual wetpants overpaid redtape twats and Uncle Clark and her lefty hump a whale greeny club allow these people to carry knives (oh excuse me... religious symbols) around when they a moment later label mainstream christians and caring parents as child beaters for wanting the right as parents to lightly smack an errant child who deserves and needs a bit correction and discipline.

Double standards.

I will remember that fact the next time I want to hijack a plane to pick one with Sikhs on board so I can overpower them with a really wet bus ticket and "borrow" their little religious knives.

[sAsLEX]

When they try to take it off of me I just stab them...I'm from Glasgow dontcherknow?

The only town in the world were someone will try beat up someone already on fire!...... respect

[McJim]

The only town in the world were someone will try beat up someone already on fire!...... respect

Stupid cunt set himself on fire - deserved a kicking...

[pritch]

I can carry a skean dhu (black dagger) anywhere I like if I'm in my kilt. It's part of my heritage and is worn in the right sock....

McJim, I was going to mention this other example of culturally appropriate weaponry, but unfortunately I couldn't spell "skean dhu".

[pritch]

The only town in the world were someone will try beat up someone already on fire!...... respect

They weren't beating him up, they were just checking if he was cooked...

[fireball]

note they also carry them on planes, whereas you and i cannot even take a sewing or knitting needle.

ahh but i got on a plane with my knife, customs looked at it and gave it back to me..... yes its sharp and could do alot of damage.....

[Indiana_Jones]

I'm English, I'm gonna take a Long bow on a plane with me lol

-Indy

[Swoop]

Being descended from good Smuggler stock... I look forward to the culturally sensitive approach of allowing me legally to carry my firearms with me at all times.

I'm just not too sure of them having to be flinters and muzzle-stuffers. Bloody rotten-egg powder...

[Wolf]

In one previous life I was a tribesman and fought against the Romans and in another I fought the French at Azincourt up in the Pas de Calais. In yet another I lived in the 1700s and carried weapons for self defence.

As reincarnation is integral to my religious beliefs I should be able to carry a long sword, longbow and flintlock pistol...

And anything else Past Life Regression Therapy brings to light (and if the New Agers are right about time being non-linear I might discover a "previous" life was actually in our future and be eligible to carry a Plasma Weapon in the 5MW range).

[Finn]

It's pretty easy to fix. Just pick an unstable son, nephew, cousin and get them to take the sword off them and cut their head off. Then they will be banned for their own safety. What's the beheading of just one raghead for the sanity of man kind?

[jrandom]

i got on a plane with my knife...

Jesus.

Really?

FYI, folks, this is the knife fireball's talking about. I sold it because it was too girly to keep.

You could still kill someone pretty fucking fast with it, though.

Wonder if they'll let me bring the Chinook on? I don't dare leave it in checked luggage to be stolen, so it usually stays at home when I travel by air.

[davereid]

Sikh also qualify for cycle helmet exemptions... as do rastas. Possily even motorcycle helmet exemption if they were to apply.

[marc34]

I can carry a skean dhu (black dagger) anywhere I like if I'm in my kilt. It's part of my heritage and is worn in the right sock....I usually take the piss but in this instance I shit you not.

My mate from Aberdeen introduced me to the skean dhu a couple of weekends ago at a pub in town, he was in the middle of describing its significance when 2 burley bouncers proceeded to ask him to hand it over as it was a "weapon" - he pleaded the cultural importance but they wouldn't hear it, took us about 2 hours to get it back....

[sAsLEX]

Sikh also qualify for cycle helmet exemptions... as do rastas. Possily even motorcycle helmet exemption if they were to apply.

What I dont get it Sikh's here and in the UK are not required to wear the appropriate headdress in the Police, Navy et al. Sure they have to wear their turban thing, but couldn't they just get a bigger hat that fits over top?! That way they are still wearing their special religious icon and they are uniform? But it seems everyone is afraid these days of offending people.

My mate from Aberdeen introduced me to the skean dhu a couple of weekends ago at a pub in town, he was in the middle of describing its significance when 2 burley bouncers proceeded to ask him to hand it over as it was a "weapon" - he pleaded the cultural importance but they wouldn't hear it, took us about 2 hours to get it back....

Lol do they allow people to drink out of bottle as they are rather effective weapons! Should of gone to the manager the next day or written in to the papers and got them for cultural insensitivity!