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Originally Posted by shabbychic
im all for respecting everyones opinions...
but elsewere i put this same question forward, and there was outrage 
outrage that i'd allow it, or even contemplate suggesting it 
but in my own defense, i said as a parent if my child were to be carring any knives i'd want it nipped in the bud (not that i think she would)
not only that, a weapon can be just as easliy turned on the person who originally had it  |
Mostly parents are convinced little Johnny and little Jenny are angels personified. They don't believe and don't want to believe that they can actually be horrible scrotes capable of murder. Anyone who's ever gone to a parent to complain about their child will know. Consequently they'd rather not know who's got knives which seems crazy considering it might be there kids who are stabbed.
I'm not against it from a human rights perspective, although I can see their point. People voluntarily fly and submit to searches but for something (virtually) mandatory such as school, searches would be considered to be identical to the stop-and-search laws that are used on the street, and therefore can't be arbituary. I am against the idea as I think its impractical, won't stop the flow of blades in, and just cause far too much hassle. Anything worth smuggling, be it weapons, drugs, porn (advent of memory sticks), etc, can be concealed. If it were implemented, I wouldn't have any real objections I guess providing it was done reasonably well, but i'd tut about it a lot.