Knitters In A Knot Over Police Stitch Up.
The Debate
1.
"With all due respect, Leader, you weren't there, so you don't know the full story", your police chief states candidly. "These thugs were loitering in Squid Park brandishing weapons! They were up to something - mark my words! Besides, if it wasn't for our brave police officers, who knows what kind of damage they could have caused. We've got to come down hard on thugs like these and ban groups comprising of three or more people. That'll stop any troublemaking, I'm sure of it!"
2.
"Weapons? WEAPONS? They were knitting needles you imbecile!" shouts Beth Hendrikson, the elderly President of the Kurosiana Knitting League, brandishing a pair of pins in the direction of the police chief. "The only thugs in Squid Park that day were the riot police - protectors of public safety my royal rump! They fired rubber bullets at us without any warning. Rubber bullets! And I only out of the hospital after getting my hip replacement. You MUST do something about these trigger-happy hooligans. Clearly if they can't tell the difference between criminals and geriatrics they need retraining!"
3.
"Retraining the entire police force would cost far too much", your financial advisor says quietly, appearing from behind your chair. "That being said, the crazy lady with the woolly hat is right, we do have to do something about this situation. We can't have the police force appear brutal and unruly. What we should do is ban all sorts of dangerous weapons. That way the police force won't have to worry about dangerous thugs with guns, and the public can rest easy knowing the police force won't be able to brutally attack them either. And we can get rid of the riot police too as they clearly won't be needed, which saves us money! Everybody wins!"
What are the effects?
