The average American probably doesn’t know this, but there’s a huge problem with knife-crime in the UK.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.
Mr Cornock, 42, from Swindon, said that the knife will cut vegetables, but will make it almost impossible to stab someone to death and will reduce the risk of accidental injuries.
He said: “It can never be a totally safe knife, but the idea is you can’t inflict a fatal wound. Nobody could just grab one out of the kitchen drawer and kill someone.”
The knife is expected to sell for around £40-50 and has been tested with “very favourable” results by the Home Office’s Design and Technology Alliance – set up to research products that can deter crime.
Sure, it can’t be used in a stabbing motion, but this sounds a little far-fetched even for the chav classes: “you can’t inflict a fatal wound. Nobody could just grab one out of the kitchen drawer and kill someone.”
Can it not be used to slit someone’s throat or other vital blood vessels?
£40-50 for knife is little too much.Many people cannot afford to pay that much.
Clearly we can give up on any end to the march of hoplophobia in the UK in the near future.
That’s a lot of money for a knife. And by looking at it, I think that someone could get hurt with it.