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by bell-cot 715 days ago
[Facepalm/]

Whatever the local knife crime rate might be, if this guy has no links to criminal activity or gangs, then I'm thinking that 4 months in His Majesty's chokey (plus a £154 fine) is really not a win for either the Crown's or public's interests.

Lecture the guy for being an idiot, give him a menu of (1) 4 hours in the stocks, in public, under an "I Wuz A Moron" sign, (2) 400 hours charity work for a Zeldathon-linked charity, and (3) £4,000 fine, and tell him to pick any two of those.
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croes 715 days ago
No criminal activity?

>What’s missing from every report about this I could find, and what is so crucial to understanding this story, however is that Anthony Bray is a repeat offender with a long rap sheet and numerous prison sentences, several of which were for burglary including serial burglary. In 2011, Bray was convicted and sentenced to four years in prison after getting “three strikes” for burgling residences. But his run-ins with the law go back to 1989 and he was in court numerous times throughout the 90s as well.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/07/03/zelda-maste...

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bell-cot 714 days ago
My, how very interesting! And how very damning - both of Mr. Bray, and of gamer "journalism".
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jmclnx 715 days ago
Did he threaten anyone ? Did he have a prior record ?

Article is lite on details, but if no priors and no threats, I would say maybe a £1000 File and community service would be enough.

I do not know the laws in the UK, is it illegal to carry any type of blade in public ?

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AndrewOMartin 715 days ago
You can carry a knife with a blade up to 3" as long as it's non-locking (i.e. flips open and closed like a Swiss army knife and you don't need to hold a button to close it). You can also carry much more dangerous stuff like a scythe but you need to prove you've got a good reason (like it's your trade) and I think it needs to be wrapped or covered somehow to stop some scallywag grabbing it.

Unless I'm wrong, which I likely am.

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croes 715 days ago
>Did he have a prior record ?

Yes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/07/03/zelda-maste...

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newprint 715 days ago
> is it illegal to carry any type of blade in public ?

My impression from what I have seen through the years in the news (I live in the US), this is the case. I remember seeing London police would setup check points in the metro and check passengers for knifes. To my surprise, most common weapons they would find - kitchen knives.

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