Police confiscate Klingon Bat'leth

[Dave]

There was a story running last Friday in 'The Sun' and in free 'Metro' paper (where I saw it.)

A police knife amnesty appears to have got off to a flying start with even alien criminals giving up their arms in the face of stern looks from the local bobby. The national initiative, which began yesterday and continues until 30 June, is predicted to see 30,000 illegal blades turned over to authorities with no questions asked. Most surprising, though, was the unexpected surrender of a Klingon bat'leth.

You can see 'The Sun' story online here:http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006240126,00.html

There has been a lot of fun made of it online with the usual jokes about the police arresting Klingons, and raiding scifi conventions. I think it is the grave expression on that policemans face that makes it more funny. "This is a very dangerous weapon...."

There is a serious side too though. That would be a dangerous weapon if real and not cardboard and silver paint. Not that you would get it into a nightclub very easily!

But these knive amnesties are really a PR exercise. Only law-abiding people hand in their knives. Some are calling for an automatic six-year prison sentence for carrying a knife as the only solution.