Learnt a bad lesson today

[widu13]

What offence? Legal reason for having knife on way to wood. Journey home so carriage of knife legitimate. No law to say you cannot do more than go straight home and reason for not leaving knife in car. So what does the law object to?

You're wrong. Going home with a knife is no problem; detouring and going shopping with one that you forgot was on your belt is not good reason or reasonable excuse. Take the advice or don't, it's no skin off my nose. I'm not an expert but I am (or rather was until 18 months ago) an experienced practitioner of 23 yrs, with 3 of those years making the charging decisions for these and other matters.

As an aside, no need to go to war on this one; the OP was just unlucky and he wants to move on.

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[boatman]

Breach under Scottish law is anything that causes alarm or offence.

We have all seen many examples as to how weird Scotland is.

Now for the deluge of pontification particularly perhaps from those who complain about Barrackroom lawyers and those who accuse one of doing nothing but sit at a keyboard. But I am willing to admit that perhaps the Asda visit was stretching liberty a little far although perfectly reasonable in essence.

 

[Goatboy]

We have all seen many examples as to how weird Scotland is.

Now for the deluge of pontification particularly perhaps from those who complain about Barrackroom lawyers and those who accuse one of doing nothing but sit at a keyboard. But I am willing to admit that perhaps the Asda visit was stretching liberty a little far although perfectly reasonable in essence.

Hi Boatman I'll let you off with the Scottish comment as for the first time your being reasonable. I thought all the tin in yer pasties had done something to you.


(Cornish folk calling us weird... love it.)

 

[Seoras]

Ok folks I need to look over this thread in a bit more detail as it may have run its course.

I am going to Lock it for now.

Cheers

George

 

[Seoras]

I have gone through the whole thread this morning and feel that just about every angle has been covered.

I like to think that on BCUK we are very good at self moderation, however knives and the law seem to stretch that principle to the limit.

Based on that I am keeping the thread locked.

George