Star Trek fans who collect replicas of Klingon weapons could face prison time in London, England.
A bat'leth was seized from a home in Gloucaster, England, and put on display as an example of the terrible problem of knife violence in the streets of London.
Except that the bat'leth is too big and unwieldy to use in street crime. The bat'leth (a Klingon word for 'sword of honor') is between four and five feet long and has a wicked curve. The bat'leth was seen in Star Trek: The Next Generation and in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in episodes where the Klingons were engaged in combat. It's designed to be seen.
I think that the London police are after switchblade and butterfly knives and not the hobbies of Star Trek fanatics (who are not predisposed to cut off someone's head or take off someone's arm.) The bat'leth is an attention-getter. If someone is going to mug a person with a knife, they're going to use something small and can be easily concealed as they flee the crime scene.
And if people in London are afraid of a bat'leth, remember that a canoe paddle can separate a man's head from his body too. And so can a whole host of other common items that aren't thought of as dangerous weapons.
This entire affair is pretty dumb.
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