cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 month agoNinja sword owners will be paid to surrender weapons before banwww.telegraph.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkNinja sword owners will be paid to surrender weapons before banwww.telegraph.co.ukcyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square55fedilinkfile-text
You think you are in the 21st century think about the 16th century. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_hunt
minus-squareladel@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agoWhy are they banning knives and swords category by category (e.g., zombie knives, ninja swords) instead of a broader ban?
minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-21 month agoTo just piss off a small group at a time. It’s quite effective if you want to roll out unpopular things, keep the scope small and start with obvious things that most people agree with, then keep expanding using previous legislation as foundation.
minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoThey are responding to crimes being committed. This helps, and minimises the scope of the law. But, it doesn’t solve root cause.
Why are they banning knives and swords category by category (e.g., zombie knives, ninja swords) instead of a broader ban?
To just piss off a small group at a time.
It’s quite effective if you want to roll out unpopular things, keep the scope small and start with obvious things that most people agree with, then keep expanding using previous legislation as foundation.
They are responding to crimes being committed. This helps, and minimises the scope of the law. But, it doesn’t solve root cause.