police said that because it was a sharply pointed item, it could be used as a weapon
So pencils and screwdrivers are also illegal in the UK?
an order to pay a victims’ surcharge of £154
Who was the victim?
Errybody
Bray subsequently claimed the Master Sword was a “fidget” — something to keep his hands busy — that he had bought online. But police said that because it was a sharply pointed item, it could be used as a weapon, and “put others in fear of it being used against them.” The police said the Master Sword was inside a sheath and could be released with the press of a button.
So, it wasn’t that he was just carrying it.
They literally said it was inside of its sheath directly in the quote you posted…
So I guess the 6-inch master sword isn’t covered by the 2nd amendment in public. Geez, you’d think the forefathers would have foreseen something so obvious.
This happened in England
It happened in UK, the US law doesn’t apply.
Y’all afraid of everything or just children’s toys?
And even if it was in the US, it’s possible he may have been prohibited from carrying a weapon, given his criminal history.
Doh!
It’s not mentioned in this article, but the man in question has a long history of burglary and did four years for a string of thefts. It’s likely a big part of why HIM carrying a 6’ blade is concerning.
Yea but “criminal sentenced for carrying sword” doesn’t have quite the reactionary clickbait ring to it.
Well if it were a 6’ blade that could actually be a problem. This 6" blade is not likely to be one imo.
There I fixed it, now you look out of context!
Given that it’s in UK, I doubt it even mattered. They consider a butter knife illegal without a “good reason” to carry it.
Honestly, it being a fidget toy is probably a good reason, if it was anybody else carrying it.
It’s an actual sharpened metal replica type of collectable, also in England people using ‘‘but it’s just a novelty knife’’ as a defense has a long history at this point. It really wouldn’t be safe to use as a fidget item, and it’s not at all sold, or made as a fidget toy.
The added context at least makes the sentence less insane.
oi m8, you got a loisence for that fidgit toy???
Well, it’s just a toy, innit?
