- Jun 24, 2004
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Apparently it's illegal to carry a knife there without a "good reason."
near the end of the article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5178720.stm
and then they have all their other stuff like a national license plate tracking system. I normally don't care about all the whiny privacy and rights crap here in the states, but the last few years the UK has been looking pretty lame.
EDIT: lol, not to turn it into a flamefest, but sad, you can't even use FM transmitters for ipods and crap in the UK either: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5180958.stm
near the end of the article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5178720.stm
Meanwhile, Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker said the government would continue working with police to spread the message that carrying knives "without a good reason" was against the law.
and then they have all their other stuff like a national license plate tracking system. I normally don't care about all the whiny privacy and rights crap here in the states, but the last few years the UK has been looking pretty lame.
EDIT: lol, not to turn it into a flamefest, but sad, you can't even use FM transmitters for ipods and crap in the UK either: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5180958.stm