Canadian Supreme Court Decides to Allow Kirpans in School

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This argument pisses me off - because those items arn't designed to hurt people, when a kirpan, which is a knife, is designed to KILL people. There's no two ways about that - if Gurbaj pulls his kirpan out of it's sheath - there's no question on what he intends to use it for.

While the Kirpan is a knife and a weapon, as a ceremonial object the last thing on the creator's mind is making it a deadly weapon. Ever tried killing something with those cheap swords you see on the infomercials? Chances are you couldn't even cut somebody, let alone cause any significant damage before the thing snapped in two.

Weapons-grade knives are a far cry from ceremonial ones, and whether or not the Kirpan represents malice (which it doesn't), I can guarantee you that some kid could do more damage with a baseball bat or a pair of scissors than with Gurbaj's kirpan.

I'm behind the Canadian Supreme Court 100%, so long as the ruling allows Canadian schools the ability to define what kind of Kirpan is acceptable to wear.

As for why Gurbaj was wearing an 8" dagger, it could've been a family heirloom, or something of sentimental value beyond the normal Sikh customs.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

If you can establish it as the dogma for a recognized religion (the kind that get tax breaks) then knock yourself out.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

The condition was, however, that the handgun would be loaded.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.