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[–] [email protected] 112 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The article conveniently fails to mention whether it was sharp (extremely unlikely, the cheap steel used for these can't really hold an edge), and even more conveniently crops out the tip of the "blade" so we can't even see if it was pointed (also extremely unlikely, toys like this almost always have blunted tips).

This isn't a weapon, it's a toy. Sure, you could hurt someone with it, just like you could hurt someone with a baseball bat.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I reckon the police wanted to bust him for some other reason. The Master Sword was just their excuse.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago

Before he obtains the tri-force of power and becomes unstoppable.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I'm sure chief detective Ganon had a perfectly good reason. :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

His real crime was "Walking down the street whilst looking working class".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Washington Post had a better picture: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/04/zelda-master-sword-jail-nuneaton/

I'm guessing it's pretty much a letter opener. From a read, letter openers count, and many people are mocking the idea of a letter opener being included in such a ban.