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Scotsman under indictment for carrying a potato peeler in a public place “without reasonable excuse”; faces up to four years in prison
May 03, 2018, 12:13 PM
Sig2340Scotsman under indictment for carrying a potato peeler in a public place “without reasonable excuse”; faces up to four years in prison
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Via breitbart.com A man was arrested in Dunfermline, Scotland, on Saturday for carrying a potato peeler in a public place “without reasonable excuse” and faces up to four years in prison.
The Dunfermline Sheriff Court confirmed to Breitbart London that Scott Walker, 39, of the James Bank Hostel, James Street had appeared Monday, charged under the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, for carrying “an article which had a blade or which was sharply pointed, namely a potato peeler”.
Potato peelerSheriff Pino di Emidio ordered that Walker should return to the court on May 16th for sentencing over the crime,
for which he could receive up to four years’ imprisonment.
The man was on bail for another unspecified offence at the time of his arrest.
Local newspaper the Dunfermline Press And West of Fife Advertiser reports Walker has been in Appin Crescent, Dunfermline, with the potato peeler at the time of his arrest. The paper quotes the defence solicitor Selina McKay who said her client “suffers from significant learning difficulties which have been lifelong”.
The unusual arrest comes amid heightened public interest over knife crime, as UK capital London experiences an unprecedented crime wave with 62 suspected murders in the capital so far in 2018 — leaving the city overtaking traditionally higher-crime New York for the first time in over 200 years.
While London is an ostensibly gun-free zone, a number of these killings have been shootings, while others have been committed with knives.
Focus has also fallen on Scotland’s court system, after comedian and YouTuber Mark Meechan, also known by his performer name Count Dankula, was handed an £800 fine after a two-year court battle surrounding a joke.
Meechan argued the Scottish court ruling did not take into account the context of the humour, in which he filmed his girlfriend’s pug dog making a Nazi salute in return for treats.
To all our members in those parts of the United Kingdom where the .gov has lost is bloody mind, I'll sponsor you for American citizenship if needed to help you escape before the lunatics take over completely.
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May 03, 2018, 12:25 PM
cslingerGod that would be a horrendous way to die.
Take Care, Shoot Safe,
Chris
May 03, 2018, 12:26 PM
jbcummingsOK, we know the laws across the pond have gone off the rails. It’s nuts. This guy was already on parole for something. And somehow I don’t think he got caught primarily for the stupid potato peeler. He’s bound to have been stopped for something he did that violated his parole or he threaten someone with the peeler. As stupid as things are in the U.K., you’d be better advised to not carry anything around that might be construed as a weapon or better yet GTFO of that socialist hive. Wonder if toothpicks would count?
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May 03, 2018, 12:27 PM
SIGnifiedI have never, ever considered caring a potato peeler. Why would you?
Well, perhaps he lives in a country that has banned the caring of any knives… And you’re desperate for some kind of sharp object that fits in your hand. Seems to me he was at best breaking the “spirit of the if the law”.
You have to remember that America is that free and special place in the world. Scotland on the other hand is so socialist it’s nearly Communist.
"Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein May 03, 2018, 12:30 PM
kz1000An Irishman would go Scot-free...
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May 03, 2018, 12:34 PM
MattWI’ll wait till the layers are peeled back on this one before making any conclusions.
May 03, 2018, 12:41 PM
HRKquote:
Originally posted by kz1000:
An Irishman would go Scot-free...
aye that he would laddie
that he would
May 03, 2018, 12:42 PM
JALLENCan you make French fries with that thing?
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown May 03, 2018, 12:44 PM
Balzé HalzéIf he were smart, he would've had a couple of potatoes in his pocket as well.
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May 03, 2018, 12:45 PM
konata88People. Lost minds. Speechless. This is worse in concept than Minority Report.
"Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy
"A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book May 03, 2018, 12:51 PM
Floyd D. BarberNext they will arresting folks for having a herring, the favorite tool of shrubbers....
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May 03, 2018, 12:51 PM
FishOnFlaying is a crime, it seems.
May 03, 2018, 12:53 PM
saigonsmugglerquote:
Originally posted by cslinger:
God that would be a horrendous way to die.
Gosh, worse than death by a thousand cuts.. screaming in agony while you're being peeled back, layer by layer..
May 03, 2018, 12:53 PM
tatortoddquote:
Originally posted by kz1000:
An Irishman would go Scot-free...
You win the Internet today
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. May 03, 2018, 12:54 PM
HRKAgain an instance of crap reporting or writing skills.
Was he arrested because he was on bail AND had the peeler
or
Is it illegal to have a potato peeler in your pocket
or
did he just happen to have a potato peeler, and do something
stupid that got him re arrested, and they are trying to establish
case law regarding peelers of potato's and felons...
May 03, 2018, 12:55 PM
arfmelThank God they caught him in time...
May 03, 2018, 12:57 PM
Angus the KidIt looks like an assault peeler, good call.
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss" May 03, 2018, 01:06 PM
BurtonRWquote:
Originally posted by Angus the Kid:
It looks like an assault peeler, good call.
Worse - it's a binary peeler. Peels in both directions!
-Rob
I predict that there will be many suggestions and statements about the law made here, and some of them will be spectacularly wrong. - jhe888
A=A May 03, 2018, 01:06 PM
nighthawkAn aspiring Scot/rapper, who was turning his life around, oh wait ......
"Hold my beer.....Watch this".
May 03, 2018, 01:07 PM
FRANKTquote:
Originally posted by HRK:
Again an instance of crap reporting or writing skills.
Was he arrested because he was on bail AND had the peeler
or
Is it illegal to have a potato peeler in your pocket
or
did he just happen to have a potato peeler, and do something
stupid that got him re arrested, and they are trying to establish
case law regarding peelers of potato's and felons...
I believe your questions were answered by the crap reporter/writer in the second sentence of the article.
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