Old bloke arrested for SAK in Devon.......

[andy r]

In the local rag today..... Wasnt a SAK it was a Buck Whittaker with black semi serrated blade.

 

[nigeltm]

Any more info or a link to the article?

 

[Trev]

Here's one link I found

http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/news/Police-arrested-disabled-fruit-knife-man/article-2183657-detail/article.html

 

[andy r]

Thats the article ! I just knew there had to be more to it than met the eye, and the estate where he lives had quite a reputation as well.

 

[nigeltm]

Thanks for that Trev.

There were a number of threads on this a couple of weeks ago. It's good to see the details as we can now see why he was charged with offensive weapon rather than bladed article. Basically it's a bloody fool who had a pint, showed intent (the legal element needed to prove offensive weapon) to use the knife as a weapon and was then rightly stopped by the Police and had his car searched.

What a total t**t!

Mind you, Supt Meakin's comment that "The knife is illegal..." is misleading as it suggests there is no legal excuse to posses a lock knife. In that context it was illegal, but not in all cases.

 

[Poco]

If the knife the police office is holding in the picture is correct, it looks most like this.
http://www.knivesplus.com/buckknifebu-730bkx.html

3" lock knife with pliers and screwdrivers.

 

[widu13]

Yep, lock knife. Illegal in THOSE circumstances.

 

[Wallenstein]

I think any any blade would/could be illegal if you are threatening someone with it. Even one which is otherwise legal?

 

[widu13]

Yes that's right. But he wasn't in possession of the knife when the threat was made.

 

[rik_uk3]

OLD BLOKE, cheeky sod, he's only six years older than me and I ain't old mate :tapedshut

 

[Toddy]

Ah Rik, people just get finer if they mature properly

cheers,
M

 

[andy r]

It was an abreviation.... The media described him as disabled pensioner at one point so I just thinned the truth a little, he's "only" 18 years older than me, which has just scared me wittless !!!!

 

[Asa Samuel]

I knew there was more to that story, there had to be.
I had wondered why they were charging him for possession of an offensive weapon rather than possession of an illegal blade but that got cleared up as well.

I'll bet victorinox aren't happy with people called that knife a SAK