dwazou@lemm.ee to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 months agoSouthport attack survivor calls for kitchen knives to be blunt tippedwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down13
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minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoYes, would-be mass murderers everywhere will be deterred by the fact that knives will no longer come pre-pointed. Society will be saved!
minus-squareladel@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·3 months agoIt’s not expecting to stop all murders. It’s about reducing deaths.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoWould you like to explain HOW it would reduce deaths? Because no would-be mass murderer would ever sharpen a knife or, just, pick up another weapon?
minus-squareladel@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·3 months agoWhy do you think all knife deaths are due to mass murderers on a mission?
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoYou’re dodging the question. HOW would this reduce deaths?
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoYou can stab someone to death with a blunt-tipped knife, it’s just going to hurt more and do more tearing damage.
Yes, would-be mass murderers everywhere will be deterred by the fact that knives will no longer come pre-pointed. Society will be saved!
It’s not expecting to stop all murders. It’s about reducing deaths.
Would you like to explain HOW it would reduce deaths? Because no would-be mass murderer would ever sharpen a knife or, just, pick up another weapon?
Why do you think all knife deaths are due to mass murderers on a mission?
You’re dodging the question. HOW would this reduce deaths?
You can stab someone to death with a blunt-tipped knife, it’s just going to hurt more and do more tearing damage.