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A UK man has been jailed for four months for carrying a 6-inch Master Sword replica in public. 48-year-old Anthony Bray was arrested in Nuneaton, Warwickshire after CCTV operators notified police that he was carrying something in his hand and walking around Nuneaton town centre with it held out in front of him.

As Bray approached officers, they saw he was holding a miniature replica of the Master Sword from the Legend of Zelda games. The miniature contains a six-inch blade, which can be unsheathed at the press of a button.

Police arrested Bray for carrying a bladed article, despite his claims that the sword was purchased as a fidget toy.

Although Bray admitted that the replica could have been considered threatening if other members of the public saw it, he insisted he would have never used it as a weapon.

Nevertheless, he was sentenced to four months in prison and ordered to pay a victims' surcharge of £154.

When unsheathed, the replica has a six-inch blade.

"We take a zero tolerance to bladed articles in public, and Bray has fallen afoul of this,"

Sgt Spellman of Warwickshire Police's Patrol Investigations Unite said in a statement.

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[Complistic]

Got the filthy crimer.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Oi mate, you got a loicense for that 6-inch Zelda Master Sword?

 

[plip.plop]

Lock this monster up for life. How dare he carry a tool of mass destruction.
GIF attached to show the destructive abilities of this exact sword.

 

[Nemesisuuu]

Evil never sleeps.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

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A UK man has been jailed for four months for carrying a 6-inch Master Sword replica in public. 48-year-old Anthony Bray was arrested in Nuneaton, Warwickshire after CCTV operators notified police that he was carrying something in his hand and walking around Nuneaton town centre with it held out in front of him.

As Bray approached officers, they saw he was holding a miniature replica of the Master Sword from the Legend of Zelda games. The miniature contains a six-inch blade, which can be unsheathed at the press of a button.

Police arrested Bray for carrying a bladed article, despite his claims that the sword was purchased as a fidget toy.

Although Bray admitted that the replica could have been considered threatening if other members of the public saw it, he insisted he would have never used it as a weapon.

Nevertheless, he was sentenced to four months in prison and ordered to pay a victims' surcharge of £154.

When unsheathed, the replica has a six-inch blade.

Sgt Spellman of Warwickshire Police's Patrol Investigations Unite said in a statement.

Source

Sounds ridiculous, but imho it's totally the right call by the authorities here.

There is too much knife crime in the UK and strict laws around bladed articles, diligently enforced, are one of the only ways we can curb the bad behaviour and keep the public safer.

Sure, this is a toy, but this is definitely sharp enough and rigid enough to pierce human tissues and really hurt someone. So preventing bad actors from getting around the laws by using articles like the above, to me is a higher priority than protecting the freedom of people walking around public streets brandishing a potentially dangerous new toy.

 

[Puscifer]

I like how I've lived to watch US become a European parody of itself and vice versa.


What a truly stupid time to be alive

 

[Johnny Concrete]

It looks pretty sharp, so I'm glad they locked him up.

 

[Punished Miku]

Sounds ridiculous, but imho it's totally the right call by the authorities here.

There is too much knife crime in the UK and strict laws around bladed articles, diligently enforced, are one of the only ways we can curb the bad behaviour and keep the public safer.

Sure, this is a toy, but this is definitely sharp enough and rigid enough to pierce human tissues and really hurt someone. So preventing bad actors from getting around the laws by using articles like the above, to me is a higher priority than protecting the freedom of people walking around public streets brandishing a potentially dangerous new toy.

Yeah I was going to say, makes sense when you consider where this occurred.

I know in the US there's extra regulation as well if it's some kind of switchblade with a spring mechanism.

 

[Guilty_AI]

he forgot his knoife license

 

[cormack12]

Police man, they need to take a step back and go after proper criminals. There is scum out there misgendering people

 

[Saber]

And who wouldn't?
Did he invaded houses and break any vases while on it?

 

[SJRB]

Dude should be happy he didn't post offensive memes online or he would've gotten life without parole.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

It's dangerous to go alone....

 

[CherryFalls]

UK is the worse place in the west

 

[lughnasadh123]

Police arrested Bray for carrying a bladed article, despite his claims that the sword was purchased as a fidget toy.

That's a choice.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

 

[cormack12]

Wait, he is 48? Wtf

 

[DragoonKain]

Every 6 inch master sword needs a sheath.

 

[FunkMiller]

Absolutely the right decision. Fucking idiot.

 

[cireza]

Dumb guy goes to jail.

 

[FunkMiller]

Police man, they need to take a step back and go after proper criminals. There is scum out there misgendering people

Ha ha. Joke's on you. The sword identifies as they/them.

 

[Matsuchezz]

Wait, he is 48? Wtf

That's what happens when you keep buying childish games when you're older. They can't tell the difference between games and reality. Good God!

 

[poppabk]

Jail time seems excessive, unless he had adapted it, a 2 inch hilt is gonna make it really difficult to use effectively as a weapon.

 

[HRK69]

 

[nkarafo]

Actual criminals with actual knives who actually stab people though?

 

[Euler007]

It's dangerous to go alone, take this.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

The UK seems to have problems with their justice system.

 

[Trilobit]

That sword is huge! Even half of that would be too big for a sword!

 

[NuclearDiarrhea]

Deserves going to prison just for being a Nintendo fan.

 

[drganon]

Four months and a fine over that? Beyond fucking stupid.

 

[TheSHEEEP]

Sounds ridiculous, but imho it's totally the right call by the authorities here.

There is too much knife crime in the UK and strict laws around bladed articles, diligently enforced, are one of the only ways we can curb the bad behaviour and keep the public safer.

Sure, this is a toy, but this is definitely sharp enough and rigid enough to pierce human tissues and really hurt someone. So preventing bad actors from getting around the laws by using articles like the above, to me is a higher priority than protecting the freedom of people walking around public streets brandishing a potentially dangerous new toy.

I agree in principle, but the jail time seems excessive in this case.
A fine would have been .... fine (kek) IMO.

 

[Varteras]

First they came for your guns. Then they came for your memes. Now, they're coming for your Master Swords.

 

[roosnam1980]

 

[Solrac]

Next time, carry a scimitar; it looks like you can avoid getting arrested with one of those...

 

[nush]

Police man, they need to take a step back and go after proper criminals

That's too much like hard work and they might get called racist. Just book the fat nerd for prevention of knife crime so our stats look good.

 

[ssringo]

 

[6502]

Problem is that whether it is a zelda knife, zombie knife or hello kitty knife - it is a knife. A batleth isn't acceptable to weild in public because of geekdom. Law is the law. He was a fucking tool for carrying it around.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Thats less than a month per inch.

 

[Mr Moose]

I've had sharper shits than that replica.

 

[cormack12]

I've had sharper shits than that replica.

I've had farts with corners. They hurt man.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

UK people afraid of a "sword" that's half a foot. Look out!

 

[dsp]

UK is a retarded place

 

[StreetsofBeige]

UK is a retarded place

Just imagine if he was walking to his car with an axe bought at Home Depot. Probably thrown in prison for 10 years.

UK cops sure wimpy the past 10 years.

 

[Senua]

UK is the worse place in the west

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

I don't get it. That thing doesn't look sharp enough to cut through a pillow.

 

[DonF]

It looks pretty sharp, so I'm glad they locked him up.

found ganondorf's account

 

[Moses85]

 

[rkofan87]

4 months for a toy dam the uk do not f around.

 

[DiscoDave]

Just looked at local news about this then went gaf and seen this. Someone was killed not long ago in the town centre by knife so not surprised with the zero tolerance as it should be.