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welderman73

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i dont know if this is in the right spot or not .Ilive in the great white north B.C where I was approached by 2 police officers looking for some one other than me. They saw the clip of my CRKT Crawford falcon in my front brest pocket, they proceeded to treat me like a dog saying I was carying a prohibited weapon ,I said it was my tool and used it every day being an outdoor person, and have no criminal record. they didn't listen to reason and I was charged with possession of a prohibited weapon . I thought linerlockers were classed as utility/hunting knives are they stretching the rules in possession. I want my knife back,Its about the principal of the rule.
is it possible to even fight this. I NEED INFO ON THE MATTER .
 
you might want to ask in the knife laws section (where this will probably be moved) or the Canadian Connection Forum

Just going on the info you posted, it sounds like a travesty of justice. I don't know what the laws are where you live, but a Sub-4" manual folder being illegal is ridiculous (any knife being illegal is patently absurd.)
 
I live in BC and I happen to know that carrying a manual open pocket knife that is not concealed,and has a blade length of leess than 4", such as in this case, is 100% legal. The only time an officer is allowed to take the knife is if he feels its purpose is for uses other than as a tool, like self defense for example. I think you should get a lawyer and press some charges against the officers for improperly upholding the law. Because as far as I can tellm what they did is not right.
Check http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=714 for more information.
 
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I don't think it's really CRKT's problem, but, man, you should definitely get a lawyer and file a suit against the officers and their department.
 
Hey welderman,

If they weren't able to "flick" the knife open, then its not a prohibited weapon.
The fact that you were carrying the knife clipped to your chest pocket (clip out and exposed) means its not concealed.

Unless there were extraneous circumstances, I'd look into legal aid and fight it...
 
hmm just curious what do the cops do with all the confiscated weapons? sell it? or do they take it for themselves? and what about illegal drugs what do they do with it?
 
The knife is not illegal but what the police did was illegal. Under the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms you cannot be detained by a police officer unless they have resonable and probable grounds that you have committed an offence. In this particular case they mistook you for another person, so once you had verified your identity you were free to go. The police should have also adviced you of your rights including the right to remain silent and the right to a lawyer without delay.

Taking your knife was also an illegal search and seizure as it was not a concealed "weapon".

We seem to be getting too many low IQ police officers these days, or they must have been sleeping on the day human rights were taught at the police academy.

A recent case in Prince George had 4 RCMP (and a police dog) who were looking for an escaped convict , detain and multiple taser a man in his 70's who was simple walking down the street in the search area. They then threatened to charge him with obstruction of justice because he told them he didn't like police officers.

No need to get into all of the recent cases about unarmed civilains being assaulted, pepper sprayed, beaten and shot to death recently (check out Kevin St. Arnaud or Ian Bush on google for some real eye openers).

As many others have suggested,retain a lawyer, and sue the officers and the police force.
 
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