Sunday, June 16, 2019
UK Police Blunt Knives Plan to Tackle Domestic Violence
From Nottinghampost News:
Victims of domestic violence will have their kitchen knives replaced with blunt utensils to prevent their partners attacking them in their own home.
Nottinghamshire Police are piloting the scheme where around 100 'no point' knives will be handed to victims who have either been threatened or attacked with a knife.
Police are concerned about the high level of knife-related incidents that happen in the home, and are hoping the new scheme has the potential to save lives.
Read more here.
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/family_law/2019/06/uk-police-blunt-knives-plan-to-tackle-domestic-violence.html