Do they propose to invade every home and remove knives from every kitchen? How will they enforce this?
US schools have been called “the finest minimum security prisons that money can buy” due to our obsession with access control, security screenings, book bag bans, etc. Look at how well that’s worked for us.
Judging from the following comments, it seems we may have found the Israeli/Russian/Chinese/North Korean disinformation farmer.
Israel has no jurisdiction in international waters. Boarding a vessel uninvited under those circumstances is an illegal aggression. Some states would consider it an act of war.
BDS is the only tool ordinary people have. Use it.
I’m truly sorry for the collateral damage that sane Israelis will suffer as a result.
Why didn’t they just go ahead and require government approved forms signed in triplicate and notarized? Schedule romantic encounters well in advance to avoid a rape conviction.
Rape is one of the worst crimes. I don’t know what the answer is, but this doesn’t seem to be it.
Not that I think many in Poland were swayed by Noem’s endorsement, but when does the EU sanction the US for election interference?
So will they also outlaw celebrities selling personalized birthday messages? Answering machine messages? Commissioned dances? Other hired performances? What about improv? Commissioned paintings? Where does it end?
Like other censorship efforts, these politicians appear never to have heard of VPNs.
From a purely logical perspective, it isn’t clear how these performers are different from athletes or actors.
Editorializing alone was enough to put me off this article. Finding that it’s essentially a scolding to be more like American-style laissez-faire capitalists, who’ve managed to eliminate workers’ rights and pensions so that most have no choice except to gamble on the stock market for retirement income, was nauseating.
Why is this needed? There’s a reason for Mozilla cancelling their service.
So the UK, like many societies, is struggling post-pandemic to convince a new generation of parents that the state is best qualified to raise and educate their children.
I’ve wondered if this and similar cases accounts for the dramatic decline in quality of Google search. It’s all but useless these days. I’d honestly rather have AltaVista back.
And, like “booze and cigs” (how American!), kids who need a knife will just grab one out of the kitchen as they head out the door.
There are a thousand legitimate reasons for young people to own and learn to use knives. Banning sales after one incident is a ridiculous overreaction that’s simply political posturing. I expect better of Europe