Royal Mail - complete ban on bladed items from 22nd April

[Phil Pascoe]

As I recall in law there is no actual definition of ‘an offensive weapon’ - a piece of chalk thrown by my old schoolteacher was definitely offensive against your head

The wooden backed board rubber hurt more.

 

[whatknot]

The wooden backed board rubber hurt more.

Likewise the long blackboard ruler with a handle on it, one of our teachers would sneak up from behind if we were talking during class and rattle it between our heads ;-)

 

[MF1000]

The good old days ….

 

[spiritburner]

As I recall in law there is no actual definition of ‘an offensive weapon’ - a piece of chalk thrown by my old schoolteacher was definitely offensive against your head

you were lucky we had the wooden eraser thrown at us and it hurt!! a lot!!!

 

[MF1000]

My dad told me once that when he was ‘learning his tables’ in the late 1930’s the teacher would thump his shoulder until he gave the right answer

 

[Bingy man]

As I recall in law there is no actual definition of ‘an offensive weapon’ - a piece of chalk thrown by my old schoolteacher was definitely offensive against your head

So too was the board cleaner

 

[ajs]

So too was the board cleaner

I doubt that she would have been able to throw Richard very far.

 

[Scruples]

I, like others, use RM very regularly to deliver items sold on eBay. Most items arrive as expected, all send Recorded Sign For.
It does help living right next to a RM sorting office so I can pop in even though the "shop front" is open a terrible 2 hours a day.

And a side note on knife laws. It will not stop a single stabbing, like the gun laws haven't stopped a single shooting. The only people these law really affect are regular none criminals types.

So, it does make a difference then...