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You could also get arrested for having work tools locked up in your van or even carrying a deadly potato peeler in public

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3165489/Gardener-arr...

https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/16209261.potato-peeler-l...

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I won't defend the law itself, I think knives are useful tools, but I am disappointed that I can't find more detail about the potato peeler incident. Important context like what he was doing when police arrested him and why they stopped him to see what he was carrying in the first place are no where to be found. I did see that he was on bail for "another unspecified offense" at the time of his arrest, but I'm not even sure he was arrested for having the peeler. It's possible it was just something they tacked on after his arrest. As sensationalist as it sounds, my guess is that it was more reasonable than headlines and conservative websites would suggest.

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