Knives the 'new' weapon of choice...

[Weaver]

Isn't there a law against carrying knives here?

I believe you can carry a knife as long as the blade is under 3 inches.
I carry A small pocket knife at all times. Its over all lenght is only 140mm (unfolded). Its very pratical and I use it regularly. Never once needed it for protection and I hope that I never do have to use it. Even if you do use it to defend yourself, you'll still find yourself in a world of shit with the police.

[Hitcher]

don't you reckon?

It's nothing to get cut up about.

[sAsLEX]

I believe you can carry a knife as long as the blade is under 3 inches.

Or you are a Sikh, as its racist to impose our Kiwi laws on Sikhs.

[Headbanger]

nasty
but preferable to children with firearms on the street

realistically, the victim would probably have a better chance against something that could only be used in close proximity ...... also, knife-fighting takes a degree of skill - of which 'waving it about and spouting off' doesn't form part [although this is not generally recognised, methinks, in the comic books that likely form this sort of perp's literature-of-choice?] ....

also, to do damage with any degree of artistry and precision takes a reasonable knowledge of anatomy --- and anything that makes the little sods hit the books .... right?

given a choice, i'd rather be 'held up' by a kid with a knife than a kid with a gun ......... hopefully s/he would 'get the point' sooner or later ........

Load of rubbish.

Stabbed people die, read a newspaper. Knife fights aren't the skillful dance you see on TV.

As for me, 600 stitches, slit throat, punctured lung, Stomach/chest cut open, knife in my back (i had decided to get the fuck out) cleaved along 8 inches and exited out through my armpit.

[Nagash]

I carry an opinel on me but as of yet just for practical means, don't think i'd even remember it if I were in a position of danger, but I reckon it'd work quite well at disabling an attacker.

[Swoop]

Why are children, as young as nine, out at night?

Selling Meth and pimping out their younger sister, of course!

[PrincessBandit]

Well two fatal stabbings in my neck of the woods in almost as many days. Yippee. No wonder my husband doesn't want me to go up to the supermarket at night.

[Crasherfromwayback]

nasty
but preferable to children with firearms on the street

realistically, the victim would probably have a better chance against something that could only be used in close proximity ...... also, knife-fighting takes a degree of skill - of which 'waving it about and spouting off' doesn't form part [although this is not generally recognised, methinks, in the comic books that likely form this sort of perp's literature-of-choice?] ....

also, to do damage with any degree of artistry and precision takes a reasonable knowledge of anatomy --- and anything that makes the little sods hit the books .... right?

given a choice, i'd rather be 'held up' by a kid with a knife than a kid with a gun ......... hopefully s/he would 'get the point' sooner or later ........

You're joking here aren't you?? Most of these cunts that are stabbing people would have zero chance of obtaining a firearm. Anyone has access to a knife that will kill.

And a 'degree of skill'? More like a 'P' fuelled frenzy!! 'Artistry' and 'Precision'? It's purely BAD luck on behalf of the victims of these brutal crimes if they die. And I hope you don't ever have to tell us of you 'close encounter'.

In my opinion...you stab someone with intent to injure/maim or kill...you have BOTH hands removed with a chainsaw.

[Paul in NZ]

It IS a bit of an issue, can't be arsed typing endless 'experiences' because its all the same. Certainly I've seen more knives waved about in the last 2 years than ever before.. and by all sorts of under 20's.

For some reason people feel the need to attack each other with weapons - just like kids are drowning because we forgot to teach them to swim at school, people are dying because we forgot to teach people ethics, manners and to model decent behaviour. Just try and find a strong male role model in a school these days...

Fuck freedom - raise the drinking age, recruit more beat cops and enforce standards on family groups - ie - either your family contributes or you all get kicked out...

[Paul in NZ]

In my opinion...you stab someone with intent to injure/maim or kill...you have BOTH hands removed with a chainsaw.

Bit extreme but I tend to agree...

[fliplid]

In the UK when they rounded up all the knives, as McJim mentioned, I don't think it actually had any effect whatsoever on their illegal usage- bit like the collecting all the legit and "collectors" unregistered firearms... (Now all the arses have the firepower as a result!)

There seems to be a lack of socially placed boundaries collectively placed in society- for a long list of reasons, inc PC, political, etc. All of this is coming back to haunt all the liberal nambypambies who started it all, and everyone else as a result. Where there is no discipline, there is no respect for others, and their rights.

[MisterD]

Well two fatal stabbings in my neck of the woods in almost as many days. Yippee. No wonder my husband doesn't want me to go up to the supermarket at night.

Well it does look like one of them was someone who'd had enough of getting his fence tagged "lost it" somewhat - wonder if any of the little shits will learn from that?

[Grahameeboy]

Well it does look like one of them was someone who'd had enough of getting his fence tagged "lost it" somewhat - wonder if any of the little shits will learn from that?

No cause it just escalates things..............taggers will now carry knives.

Geeze is tagging really a big deal enough to stab kill someone..........there was a guy tagging on the Naval storage near me the other night........should have borrowed Dan's gun and shot the bugger.........

[Coyote]

Isn't there a law against carrying knives here? Back home they jailed shitloads of guys in the eighties. Operation Blade thay called it and did random stops and searches. We were lucky in Glasgow - we could do that sort of thing to get all the crims coz there were no daft bastards to shout "Racism" coz there were no blacks in Glasgow (a few Chinese, Indian and Pakistanis right enough that knew to stay away from violent shit).

Can't be done anywhere else coz the knife carriers are predominantly minority groups so despite going for the subset of population say "All concealed knife carriers" the Police inadvertently collect more minority groups than majority groups and get accused racism and it all becomes a PR nightmare.

Change of policy then - shoot to kill anyone who wields a knife.

You assume minority groups are going to be the ones with knives? Rashist!

As for me, 600 stitches, slit throat, punctured lung, Stomach/chest cut open, knife in my back (i had decided to get the fuck out) cleaved along 8 inches and exited out through my armpit.

Sounds like a good night out. Did you say Snoop Dog sucks?

For some reason people feel the need to attack each other with weapons - just like kids are drowning because we forgot to teach them to swim at school, people are dying because we forgot to teach people ethics, manners and to model decent behaviour. Just try and find a strong male role model in a school these days...

Basically, they're not allowed to be taught unless they themselves choose too. My Dad is an English teacher at Nae Nae College so he's at the front line of the race war. If he gets an unruly maori kid disrupting class, he can try punish them by telling them to be quiet in a well mannered voice, or he can get the principle to come in and say "has the teacher been discriminating you? Don't worry, I'll have a word with him later, you just keep on listening to your mp3 player". Then Dad get's told off for giving the poor kid a hard time as he/she's had a hard life in the ghettos.

However if a white kid gets attacked by a group of hoodlums and is left pantless in the middle of the school yard in front of everyone, the principle says "I don't want to hear about it" and the whole thing is covered up.

[sAsLEX]

No cause it just escalates things..............taggers will now carry knives.

Geeze is tagging really a big deal enough to stab kill someone..........there was a guy tagging on the Naval storage near me the other night........should have borrowed Dan's gun and shot the bugger.........

Well did you call the police? Or the Naval Base Officer of the Day? Or confront the yoof yourself?

As if you didn't you are escalating the problem through inaction.


People will take the law in to their own hands when the police repeatedly fail to deliver anything resembling justice other than tickets for 111Kmhr.