Natural History Museum security

CWCDiver

rustyboy21 wrote: »

Looking through your other posts, you say that you are retired, if I am correct ( will recheck), so therefore you are no longer a senior police officer.

Wouldn't a senior police officer anyway, be held as a bit supsect, carrying on his person 2 deadly weapons, when his job is to uphold the law?

It is not setting a good example is it?

and what do you find you need to cut on a daily basis?

I am not retired, I am too young to retire.

Be held as what? What would I be held for? The tools I have in my possession are perfectly legal and they are used for perfectly legal reasons. I cut many things on a daily basis and I even use my knives at work in connection with my role.

Please don't try and lecture me about setting a good example, as so far the only person who is wrong in this thread is you and your incorrect interpretation of the law.

CWCDiver

Azari wrote: »

:rotfl:

I was going to respond that as a diver I could substantiate the rule as far as knives with small blades are concerned.

But you trumped that very nicely.

Thank you Azari, I was of course referring to S139 of the Criminal Justice Act and the exemptions for sub 3 inch, non locking, folding blades

rustyboy21

rustyboy21 wrote: »

Looking through your other posts, you say that you are retired, if I am correct ( will recheck), so therefore you are no longer a senior police officer.
Wouldn't a senior police officer anyway, be held as a bit supsect, carrying on his person 2 deadly weapons, when his job is to uphold the law?

It is not setting a good example is it?

and what do you find you need to cut on a daily basis?

( Update, skightly misread another post ref pensions, so will take as still employed)

rustyboy21

whoa big boy is back.

so do you agree that it is pefectly ok to be carrying potential lethal weapons in public?

Mr policeman

Pertinant question.

If you met a chav on the streets with exactly the same knives as you, what would you do ?

Azari, I am not messing about here, they are knives. Whether he is a police officer or not, don't you feel that it is not rught carrying them? Why would you need knives in the centre of London and going ionto a museum of all places?

katerinasol

Big scary knives, ooga booga!

CWCDiver

rustyboy21 wrote: »

whoa big boy is back.

so do you agree that it is pefectly ok to be carrying potential lethal weapons in public?

Mr policeman

Pertinant question.

If you met a chav on the streets with exactly the same knives as you, what would you do ?

Azari, I am not messing about here, they are knives. Whether he is a police officer or not, don't you feel that it is not rught carrying them? Why would you need knives in the centre of London and going ionto a museum of all places?

Look, I carry several lethal weapons most days in the form of a 9mm Glock pistol, and an extendible baton. When I am on duty I also carry a knife with a 4" blade that locks in place.

Yes it is okay to carry perfectly legal knives in public, it is something that is enshrined in law. Maybe you could go and look it up.

If I met a "chav" with the same knives as me I would do very little as they are perfectly legal to own and carry in public, unless of course he was using them, or intended to use them as some form of weapon.

Not that I should have to explain myself to you but I carry and use knives for many things.

What did I use them to cut? Many things yesterday ranging from the packaging on a packet of pasta that had been bought from a shop, removing a splinter from a finger and various other tasks.

CWCDiver

rustyboy21 wrote: »

( Update, skightly misread another post ref pensions, so will take as still employed)

Or you could just read the post where I told you I was still employed.

vl2588

I agree; the museum searches are pointless, in fact, they even said so to my face at the British Museum! They barely looked in my rucksack at all. What a waste of time and money.

Azari

rustyboy21 wrote: »

so do you agree that it is pefectly ok to be carrying potential lethal weapons in public?

There are many things that are 'potentially lethal weapons' that are carried in public by all sorts of people every day.

If you can't trust the police to carry small knives how can you trust them with TASAR's and guns?

How would you get a 10" cook's knife home?

Azari, I am not messing about here, they are knives. Whether he is a police officer or not, don't you feel that it is not rught carrying them? Why would you need knives in the centre of London and going ionto a museum of all places?

There are any number of reasons why someone might do that. They might have just bought it or been in transit to or from a dive. There are many other legitimate reasons why someone might have a small knife for day to day use.

That's why you are allowed to carry them!

shaun_from_Africa

so do you agree that it is pefectly ok to be carrying potential lethal weapons in public?

I go out in public most days and often have a potentially lethal weapon with me.
I would go so far as to say it can be so lethal that it kills a few thousand people each year.
What is this item?

A car.

There are dozens, if not hundreds of items that can be (and often are) used as weapons. Because of this, should all responsible adults be banned from owning or having them in their possession?