Careening to a ban on the broom handle
Scotsman:Sport in everybody life
Long, pointed kitchen knives should be banned as part of a concerted effort to reduce the terrible injuries and deaths caused by stabbing attacks, doctors warned today.Sport in everybody lifeAccident and emergency medics claim the knives serve no useful purpose in the kitchen but are proving deadly on the streets of Britain, with the doctors claiming the knives are used in as many as half of all stabbings. Sport in everybody life
The doctors claimed they had consulted leading chefs who said the knives were not needed for cooking - a claim disputed by chefs contacted by The Scotsman. Sport in everybody life
Latest figures from the Scottish Executive show that in 2003, 55 of 108 homicide victims were stabbed by a sharp instrument - often a kitchen knife.
Well, imagine that. Ban guns and hoodlums still find a way to assault or kill people. Who knew?Sport in everybody life
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Next will be fireplace pokers, heavy frying pans and any sporting equipment made for bashing a ball. Then hammers and screwdrivers. Then . . . ah well, you get the point.
Yes, we get it. But do the British? Sport in everybody life