On 29/05/2006, at 6:48 AM, Bryon Daly wrote:
Anecdotal and mostly irrelevant story:
Back during the original run of Babylon 5 (probably 9+ years ago,
so forgive
me if my memory is faulty), JMS (the series creator) discussed in
the B5
newsgroup how the BBC
Channel 4, but understandable error. :)
censored part of a major scene involving use of a
knife (where when Vir apologizes to G'Kar for the Centauri's crimes
against
the Narn, G'Kar pulls a knife, cuts his hand and as the blood
drips, counts
off "dead, dead, dead...". ) IIRC, he mentioned another minor scene
censored , apparently for being too disturbing, where a few
characters were
briefly held at knifepoint (no one cut or injured).
It's to do with the watershed. B5 used to be on at 6pm on a Sunday
evening. When it was shown at 11pm on a Wednesday night, it aired uncut.
As far as how can knives be outlawed and still have kitchen
knives...maybe
not for long....http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4581871.stm
But aside from the nanny doctors calling for the kitchen knife ban,
it seems
the operative point to the law as described is "public place", so
presumably
a knife in a kitchen an perhaps a machete in a garden are OK.
Yes. It's illegal to carry a knife on your person in a public place.
Similar laws apply in many countries. In Cyprus, your diving knife
must be in a bag with your diving gear in the boot or flatbed. If it
is under the driver's seat, you're liable to be charged and fined if
an officer finds it. When I entered Australia for my cycling trip I
had a 6" folding knife for camping. I declared it, the customs
officer took it away, came back after a few minutes, and asked the
important questions "What is it for?" "Camping - i'm going on an
outback cycling expedition" "Where are you carrying it?" "In my
toolkit in a rear pannier compartment. Never on my person." "OK. no
problem."
Charlie
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