New York is arresting electricians for carrying folding knives

[Half-cocked]

Could the level of mental retardation in New York possibly get any worse?

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/investiga...-Crime-382111151.html?_osource=mobilesharebar

 

[woodstock]

what is a new york?

 

[E.Shell]

Yes.

 

[zoostation]

This has been a problem for a while there. Doesn't help that Manhattan's DA is the spawn of Cyrus Vance of Jimmy Carter Administration fame.

 

[BeoBill]

The Curse of the Sullivan Act strikes again in Gotham, the Liberal Paradise on the Hudson.

 

[DC-W]

A fault cutting off NYC from the continental US would be doing us all a huge favor.

Good reporting though.

 

[Biggfoot44]

Longstanding in NYC. ( the statute is state law, but it seems NYC in particular overbroadly defines gravity.)

Ironically , unlike Md, the same people are not prohibited from carying a fixed blade instead.

 

[nedsurf]

Its looks like NYC is dropping charges and paying settlements in these cases. This man got a 10k settlement and further down the article is a case with a 57k settlement. Hopefully its only a matter of time for a person, knife rights group or perhaps a union to seek punitive damages.

 

[niftyvt]

Ug . . and I have to travel to Long Island for work again! This will be my 3rd week there out of the past 5 weeks. People keep asking me what I am going to do and I keep repeating 'nothing, and my goal is to spend as little as possible.' I hate having to give money to that poo hole.

 

[dplay]

Could the level of mental retardation in New York possibly get any worse?

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/investiga...-Crime-382111151.html?_osource=mobilesharebar

Does a bear Hillary in the woods?

 

[K31]

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has voiced opposition to the idea of decriminalizing folding knives. Vance’s office has proposed letting the definition of an illegal knife stand, but creating an affirmative defense in court if a criminal defendant happens to be a tradesperson arrested for carrying a folding knife to or from work.

Yay! If you are arrested and jailed for carrying a tool necessary for your job you can go to court and use the fact that you needed it to do your job as a defense. What a magnanimous gesture!

And it only costs the person wronged several thousands of dollars and the state a buttload on top of that. What could be a smarter and more efficient use of resources than that? No wonder when you think of a safe place to travel to you think NYC.

 

[WeaponsCollector]

Last time I went to New York city I carried 2 big folding knives and didn't have any problems. But of course nobody could tell I was carrying them. I try to avoid going to places that don't respect our basic human right to self defense.

 

[swinokur]

Why would you expect anything less from a town that ignores Federal FOPA, then arrests legal travelers while standing in the airport?

 

[BeoBill]

Yay! If you are arrested and jailed for carrying a tool necessary for your job you can go to court and use the fact that you needed it to do your job as a defense. What a magnanimous gesture!

And it only costs the person wronged several thousands of dollars and the state a buttload on top of that. What could be a smarter and more efficient use of resources than that? No wonder when you think of a safe place to travel to you think NYC.

But think of the jobs it creates...

 

[j_h_smith]

Next thing you know, New York will ban toy guns..... oh, ooops....sorry. They already have.

 

[dreadpirate]

What's next? Your steak will be cut into pieces for you because restaurants won't be allowed to let their customers have a steak knife on the table? Wow - a local government that literally does not trust its citizens to have a sharp object. Sort of like a big mental institution.

 

[Brychan]

Nah, employees can't have knives either, they will pre chew it for you.

 

[swinokur]

remember this SNL bit? they chewed your food for you.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xas2fz_saturady-night-live-pre-chew-charli_fun

 

[WildIrishRose]

What's next? Your steak will be cut into pieces for you because restaurants won't be allowed to let their customers have a steak knife on the table? Wow - a local government that literally does not trust its citizens to have a sharp object. Sort of like a big mental institution.

Local government doesn't want anyone to hurt themselves and mental institution is a good description. Want to hang out sometime? I got crayons and stickers.

 

[WildIrishRose]

Nah, employees can't have knives either, they will pre chew it for you.

Gross.