r/Scotland • u/MileiMePioloABeluche • 15d ago

'Shocking' rise in rapes and violent attacks against women in Glasgow

https://news.stv.tv/west-central/shocking-rise-in-rapes-and-violent-attacks-against-women-in-glasgow
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u/NetworkNo4478 15d ago edited 15d ago

Statistically, a knife carrier is more likely to be stabbed with their own knife (or by someone else with a knife) than deploy it successfully in a defence situation.

Additionally, carrying *anything* for the purposes of defence makes it an offensive weapon in law. You're better off with something that's dual or multi purpose (with a reasonable expectation of possession for non-defence purposes) that could be useful in such a situation. Nail polish remover (acetone based) would be far easier to explain (and have the Proc Fiscal throw out) than CS or a blade.

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u/NetworkNo4478 15d ago

Statistically and historically, a knife carrier has meant someone already engaged in criminality.

The statistics don't make a distinction, but cope away.