Aces High Bulletin Board

General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Holden McGroin on May 27, 2005, 10:34:51 AM

Title: British Medical Experts Campaign for Long, Pointy Knife Control
Post by: Holden McGroin on May 27, 2005, 10:34:51 AM

Quote

 British Medical Experts Campaign for Long, Pointy Knife Control

By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: May 27, 2005  New York Times

Warning: Long, pointy knives may be hazardous to your health.

The authors of an editorial in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal have called for knife reform. The editorial, "Reducing knife crime: We need to ban the sale of long, pointed kitchen knives," notes that the knives are being used to stab people as well as roasts and the odd tin of Spam.

The researchers noted that the rate of violent crime in Britain rose nearly 18 percent from 2003 to 2004, and that in the first two weeks of 2005, 15 killings and 16 nonfatal attacks involved stabbings. In an unusual move for a scholarly work, the researchers cited a January headline from The Daily Express, a London tabloid: "Britain is in the grip of knives terror - third of murder victims are now stabbed to death." Dr. Hern said that "we came up with the idea and tossed it into the pot" to get people talking about crime reduction. "Whether it's a sensible solution to this problem or not, I'm not sure."

Sounds like Python (Monty)... Don't know if Dr. Hern is a member of the Sensible Party or maybe a member of Silly Party.

Title: British Medical Experts Campaign for Long, Pointy Knife Control
Post by: Maverick on May 27, 2005, 12:05:11 PM

Yours is the third thread on the same thing.......

Title: British Medical Experts Campaign for Long, Pointy Knife Control
Post by: Sabre on May 27, 2005, 12:30:05 PM

Quote of Dr. Hern...

Quote

"Whether it's a sensible solution to this problem or not, I'm not sure."

Sure is a shame to see 20+ years of education amount to nothing.:rolleyes:

Title: British Medical Experts Campaign for Long, Pointy Knife Control
Post by: Replicant on May 28, 2005, 04:21:15 AM

Reminds me of an American packet of peanuts warning you that it might contain peanuts! :D

Title: British Medical Experts Campaign for Long, Pointy Knife Control
Post by: beet1e on May 28, 2005, 05:05:06 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Replicant
Reminds me of an American packet of peanuts warning you that it might contain peanuts! :D

My favourite was the warning given in an American "Automobile Operator's Handbook": "Try to keep the car on the roadway at all times. Should the vee-hickle leave the roadway and the height of the verge is within an inch of the height of the roadway, gently steer the vee-hickle back onto the roadway. If the verge is 4 inches or more lower than the roadway, this can cause a hazardous condition"

LOL! No kidding!!

:rofl

Title: British Medical Experts Campaign for Long, Pointy Knife Control
Post by: Lazerus on May 28, 2005, 05:19:19 AM

do you knot now whut a vee-hickle is??

Title: British Medical Experts Campaign for Long, Pointy Knife Control
Post by: john9001 on May 28, 2005, 09:35:30 AM

i like the warning on "air" bags.

"accidental inflation may cause injury or death"