Re: Include all weapons
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:11 pm
In the UK you can be jailed for carrying any sort of weapon at all..
A few weeks back my 11 year old son was talking about how some of his friends were considering carrying knives ( these are decent kids not gang members ) as protection against the local idiots. I was carrying a can of peas, a newspaper and a carton of milk.
I was a bit shocked at what he said but glad he brought it up, so I could lecture him about not carrying any weapon. Basically I told him that if you can't fight it out with your fists, then run away.
But at the same time I pointed out lots of "found" weapons lying around, i.e. an old car jack, an empty calor gas tank etc and how if he was walking along and saw a crowd of ner do wells he could always source something to defend himself with ( if flight was not an option ).
Also I pointed out the rim of the can of peas, and how, if it connected with some asshole's nose, it would bust it quite well, and the newspaper can be used to parry or trap a knife if needs be.
He asked about the carton of milk. So I told him "after you parry the knife and bust the guy's nose, you open the milk and drink it to get your energy back"
And that is my stance on weapons
A few weeks back my 11 year old son was talking about how some of his friends were considering carrying knives ( these are decent kids not gang members ) as protection against the local idiots. I was carrying a can of peas, a newspaper and a carton of milk.
I was a bit shocked at what he said but glad he brought it up, so I could lecture him about not carrying any weapon. Basically I told him that if you can't fight it out with your fists, then run away.
But at the same time I pointed out lots of "found" weapons lying around, i.e. an old car jack, an empty calor gas tank etc and how if he was walking along and saw a crowd of ner do wells he could always source something to defend himself with ( if flight was not an option ).
Also I pointed out the rim of the can of peas, and how, if it connected with some asshole's nose, it would bust it quite well, and the newspaper can be used to parry or trap a knife if needs be.
He asked about the carton of milk. So I told him "after you parry the knife and bust the guy's nose, you open the milk and drink it to get your energy back"
And that is my stance on weapons