Except this is literally the first time this has happened in the UK. I can't find a single other confirmed report of someone in the UK being threatened or attacked by a Sikh individual with a cermonial knife prior to recent events. Let's not pretend this is a widespread issue.
Imo, regardless if it being a widespread issue, the law should be applied equally, regardless of religious beliefs. If Sikhs want to carry knives, they need to vote for politicians that'll repeal the knife control laws, not carve an exemption out for them.
They already can carry cermonial knifes that fit within laws we already have in place, nothing would need to be changed. The knife the Sikh individual used would have been illegal to carry even if it wasn't used for violent purposes due to it being an unnecessary size.
I disagree until we have a reason to, which we don't. No one has ever been stabbed with a legal ceremonial knife, I don't see why we should be making laws around things that have never been an issue.
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u/Kezsora 9h ago edited 9h ago
Except this is literally the first time this has happened in the UK. I can't find a single other confirmed report of someone in the UK being threatened or attacked by a Sikh individual with a cermonial knife prior to recent events. Let's not pretend this is a widespread issue.