Jun 152009
 

Snort.

First ‘anti-stab’ knife to go on sale in Britain

The knives are expected to sell for £40-50

The first “anti-stab” knife is to go on sale in Britain, designed to work as normal in the kitchen but to be ineffective as a weapon.

The knife has a rounded edge instead of a point and will snag on clothing and skin to make it more difficult to stab someone.

It was invented by industrial designer John Cornock, who was inspired by a documentary in which doctors advocated banning traditional knives.

These are not “govenrment mandated” knives, but instead are simply a commercial product. However… now that such knives are available, it could be argued that the law might be changed to mandate that all knives be given this sort of “safe” shape.

Fortunately for criminals, there are a few additional products readily available that might prove of value:

And even more helpfully, the website of the knives manufacture provides some useful diagrams for reversing the silliness of the knives:

Just cut along the line, grind smooth and sharpen, and viola! You can now get all stabby!

Of course, the idea of taking a £40 knife and modifying it is kinda silly. We’re talking about criminals here. Are criminals the sort of people who would break rules or demonstrate a high level of inventiveness when it comes to converting innocuous items into stabbing devices? It is to laugh.

Pffffff. Next some loonie will claim that criminals could use “pointed sticks.”

 Posted by at 10:18 am

  6 Responses to “Anti-stab knives”

  1. Don’t forget the sharpened screwdriver; that was a favorite in the Soviet Union.
    The thing the designer is missing here is that although the knives are now going to be difficult to stab people with, they still have a sharp edge on them, so you can still cut people’s throats with them. Which on average is going to be a lot more lethal than getting stabbed.

  2. So. These “knives” have no sharp edges? They are incapable of cutting? Really?

  3. Sorry! Had my arm on my mouse and suffered a premature submission.

    These complete morons in England’s government are aware that 99.99% of criminal inflicted knife wounds are of a cutting/slicing nature, right? Not stabbing? The education system is completely screwed in England. I get that. But are they actually so stupid that they can not differentiate between a puncture and a cut/slice? Really? I feel sorry for their stupid asses, up until I remember that they have worked long and hard, and quite willingly, to create the complete nightmare that is their culture. Fuck them.

  4. > These complete morons in England’s government …

    Keep in mind, these knives are not a government product, but a private companies product. So far as I know, Da Uk Gub is *not* mandating that people buy these knives rather than other less goofy blades.

    However, the BritGuv *has* set up a fearmongering campaign against “knife violence,” which has created a climate where at least *somebody* thinks that British people are so afraid of knives with pointy ends that they’ll buy these kiddykutters.

    > still cut people’s throats with them

    Indeed. I’d prefer not to get stabbed, but in general a stab wound is less fatal than a good slash. A stab, no matter how deep, might open up a cut in your skin one, maybe two inches long with which to bleed from. But even a small Exacto knife can slice somebody open from stem to stern.

    Remember kids… it’s down the street, not across the road!

    http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/10724remember_kids2.jpg

  5. […] to prove that the UK government hasn’t cornered the market on stupid with respect to knives, here’s some dumbassery out of the US […]

  6. oh boy
    here wat goes on in Belgium

    after amok Shooting, guy kill littel childern with a Rifle
    Belgium has now one of strict gunlaw on the world

    and ?

    next amok, a guy drest as the Joker
    run into kindergarten and stab sleeping babys !

    now the Belgium Politicians think about…
    you gess it “anti-stab” knife

    by the way
    screwdriver are now in Belgium murder weapon number one

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