Get A Life – Bin That Knife
is what these bins that are all over the UK read.
Source: SgtRock333 (flickr)
I previously blogged about the knife ban in the UK, but did not know about this initiative. While reading about this today something else came to my attention… apparently “regular” police in the UK do not carry guns! Only “special” units get them.
Anyway back on the topic of knife surrender bins, I have a couple of questions:
1) Do criminals actually use these?
2) Do criminals ever break into them to steal knives?
3) What do the police do with all the knives they take in? Melt them down?
4) Why is the bin so big? Even if people are depositing machettes and samari swords it still seems a bit large.
5) What is the ratio of garbage to knives on an average collection day?
6) If you got caught by the police with a knife, could you just claim “I was just on my way to a bin”, or is there some sort of special house to bin transport bag you need in order for that excuse to work?
7) How many ironic stabbings / knife heists occur right next to these bins?
LOL,,,you Brits got F%^%#,Can even have knives now huh? I bet you cant but the Queen can and the wealthy can butter there toast.Why did you little Brittards let them do this?????I glad to be a American with my big bad American guns (salutes the american flag)
No kidding! I thought that “knife surrender” bin was some sort of elaborate joke when I first saw news about it. It’s amazing that such a ridiculous law was able to pass there.
Yeah, I was also like “What the fuck is this?”
Can these really be the descendants of the Britons, the Danes, and the Saxons? WTF happened to these once manly tribes? Oh yeah, 1066. Bummer.
As far as I know these aren’t meant for hardcore criminals, but rather teenagers who think it’s cool to carry a tool with them. I wish people knew more about UK gun laws before commenting on them, including my fellow countrymen. Just because we don’t allow anybody to have one, doesn’t mean it’s bad; I’d hate to see chavs with these things.
Seeing as a knife is just a sharpened piece of metal, it’s pretty hard to get rid of something that can be easily made in a matter of minutes. I’d be more worried about arming the population rather than disarming them and letting the criminals like chavs know they have free reign.
I think part of the problem England is having is the population has become afraid of criminals to a ridiculous extent.for example, “I’d hate to see chavs with these things.”
fucking grow a set. a wannabe gangster with family issues, a 16 year old baby momma and a sharp (I say it hesitantly, probably dull) piece of metal is scary to you? when did you guys become so pathetic?
knives aren’t even scary, I was carying knives daily from age 15. learn to defend yourselves, big brother cop isn’t always going to be close enough to help you and if you can’t handle a knife you might as well just bend over and take it. you know why Americans aren’t terrified of teens with sharp sticks? because we already have them. its a deterrent at best, a survival opportunity at worst. criminals will have them regardless of whether or not we do.