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mrcwinn
on Jan 22, 2025
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Ross Ulbricht granted a full pardon
The law recognizes that a bottle of beer generally cannot be used to murder someone else.
rpmisms
on Jan 22, 2025
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But it easily can. Break the end off and poke.
beowulfey
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and if a store was selling broken bottles as weapons that would probably face some legal action
rpmisms
on Jan 22, 2025
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Maybe. That would probably legally qualify as a knife.
echoangle
on Jan 22, 2025
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And stores are not allowed to sell knifes due to the danger to others?
cooper_ganglia
on Jan 22, 2025
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What store isn't allowed to sell knives??
echoangle
on Jan 22, 2025
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It was a rhetorical question, that was the point.
rpmisms
on Jan 22, 2025
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Not in the US.
karles
on Jan 22, 2025
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No more shoelaces - they are weapons.
Next up - THOUGHTPOLICING!
rpmisms
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You joke, but the ATF museum has within it a shoelace that is registered as a machine gun.
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