The UK’s crusade against dangerous weapons continues apace:
Scottish man to be sentenced for possession of potato peeler in public place https://t.co/tmmWUKdtYt
— Charlie Peters (@CDP1882) May 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/andrepowell1876/status/994191801681661952
Nope. It's real.
— Charlie Peters (@CDP1882) May 9, 2018
[39-year-old Scott Walker] admitted that on Saturday in Appin Crescent, a public place, he was in possession of an object which had a blade or was sharply pointed.
The object in question was a potato peeler.
His defence solicitor Selina McKay said her client “suffers from significant learning difficulties which have been lifelong”.
Good thing they got him before he peeled anyone to death.
Well, we can't be having that, now can we?
— Goldens Rule (@jamesbranch3) May 9, 2018
Thank goodness they passed these laws, I mean this is one way to reduce the number of "mashers" walking the streets.
— Mel Kerner (@MelKerner) May 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/ViciousHeathen/status/994195835436064768
Oh, no doubt.
Serious question: How are you supposed to get a potato peeler, or God forbid a kitchen knife set, from the store to your home without being in a public place?
— Edward Ferguson (@E_IS_Ferguson) May 9, 2018
Hey, that’s not the police’s problem.
This is sad.
— conservative lady (@suzanne_weimer) May 9, 2018
This sounds like a Monty Python sketch.
— ??justrightofcentre???????????? (@Hendy111) May 9, 2018
Is the World Completely Insane!?
— Alice Binchy (@bridge3675) May 9, 2018
Maybe not the world … but the UK sure as hell is.
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