http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/w...ds/7518983.stm

"An event thought to feature knife-throwing at a town festival has been changed
after the mother of a stabbed girl complained.

The knife-throwing, which the council said would have been an illusion, was to
be held at an event in Walsall.

But Karen Ross, whose daughter was Rosie, 16, was stabbed to death in
Birmingham's Centenary Square in May 2001 said she was dismayed.

"People are trying to get knives off the street, not on them," she said.

"I was really dismayed when I read [the council] were putting on an
entertainment in the street involving knives.

"It goes against everything that everybody else is campaigning about.

"We are trying to get knives off the streets not put them on the street."

Councillor Louise Harrison, cabinet member for leisure and culture said: "In
light of recent comments, we have decided to ask the company to replace their
show with an alternative street theatre performance."


I despair, honestly.

Mike
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It's become an unwritten law that we have to put up with emotionally
charged stupid over reactions that lack any sense of proportionality
for the case of deep personal tragedy.

Years ago, we would have just said, “Get a grip” but nowadays in our
PC world where nothing terrible must ever happen to anyone we have to
show care and understanding.

It’s called feminisation.

Mike Ross wrote:

I despair, honestly.

I don't, until we see an exhibition of knife-throwing paediatricians.
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allan tracy wrote:

It’s called feminisation.

OK, feminine knife throwing paediatricians then.
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On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:57:10 -0400, Mike Ross
wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/w...ds/7518983.stm

"An event thought to feature knife-throwing at a town festival has been changed
after the mother of a stabbed girl complained.

The knife-throwing, which the council said would have been an illusion, was to
be held at an event in Walsall.

But Karen Ross, whose daughter was Rosie, 16, was stabbed to death in
Birmingham's Centenary Square in May 2001 said she was dismayed.

"People are trying to get knives off the street, not on them," she said.

"I was really dismayed when I read [the council] were putting on an
entertainment in the street involving knives.

"It goes against everything that everybody else is campaigning about.

"We are trying to get knives off the streets not put them on the street."

Councillor Louise Harrison, cabinet member for leisure and culture said: "In
light of recent comments, we have decided to ask the company to replace their
show with an alternative street theatre performance."


I despair, honestly.

Mike

If her girl was stabbed to death as part of a knife throwing event I
could understand her outrage.

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:46:41 +0100, Keith2.0
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:57:10 -0400, Mike Ross
wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/w...ds/7518983.stm

"An event thought to feature knife-throwing at a town festival has been changed
after the mother of a stabbed girl complained.

The knife-throwing, which the council said would have been an illusion, was to
be held at an event in Walsall.

But Karen Ross, whose daughter was Rosie, 16, was stabbed to death in
Birmingham's Centenary Square in May 2001 said she was dismayed.

If her girl was stabbed to death as part of a knife throwing event I
could understand her outrage.

Well they said it would be an illusion.

Does anyone know whether knife-throwing (for entertainment I mean) is
ever done for real?

And what about sword swallowing?

"How they are done" programmes on TV always say these things are
simulated, but Not everything on TV is real (tm).