Sculptor Spends 2 Years To Build Knife Angel Out Of 100,000 Weapons, However Government Rejects It
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There’s a giant 26-foot-tall Knife Angel sculpture in the UK, built entirely out of 100,000 donated knives. But besides the impressive statistics, it’s also a monumental sculpture built out of morbid necessity to remember the victims fallen to the increasing knife violence in the United Kingdom and to finally acknowledge that there is a real problem.
The beautiful sculpture’s creator, Alfie Bradley, has spent two years designing and building this work of art which features police donated knives that were actually used in violent crimes all over England and Wales, some of which even have the names of the victims engraved onto the blades. The rest came thanks to the help of British Ironwork Centre in Shropshire, which initiated an amnesty program “Save a Life, Surrender Your Knife” through which people could anonymously donate their knives to create this sculpture artwork.
Besides cleaning every knife of ‘biological material,’ Alfie also “had to blunt every single knife to make sure they’re not sharp anymore, and can’t create any damage,” Bradley told ITV News.
Bradley is currently running a petition to put the metal sculpture on Trafalgar Square in London to raise awareness of the issue, and you can show your support right here.
More info: British Ironwork Centre (h/t: demilked)
This 26-foot-tall Knife Angel sculpture is actually a monument…
For the victims fallen to the increasing knife violence in the United Kingdom
And it’s built entirely out of 100,000 donated knives
Some of which have actually been used in the crimes
The angel’s creator, Alfie Radley, has spent two years designing and building the sculpture
But the idea was rejected by the government…
as they thought it showed Britain in a bad light
But Alife is not giving up, and now he wants to put it on Trafalgar square in London to raise more awareness
And you can help him out by signing this petition
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Until people stop being childish and admit what the actual problems are, none of this will change. There is no such thing as "knife violence" or "gun violence" or "car violence". There are only violent human beings. You'll never get anywhere with combatting violence if you cannot even call it what it is - violent human beings.
You're absolutely right Jim. Weapons do not kill people. People kill people, who use certain tools for their own purposes. Amen.
Well said - until we can be honest with the causes of violence. So many factors from family, personal behaviour, competitive economies and so many to list...how can we change?
I'm sick of this stupid argument. The people and the weapons are part of the same whole. You can't separate them when they engage in violence. You might as well say they wouldn't have done it if they had no arms (limbs). It's pointless. The two things combined create a deadly scenario but on their own they are effectively nothing.
I'm come from Poland but I work in Germany. In Poland there are no restrictions to carry a knife in public. I can carry a 30 cm long knife because the knife is not listed in Polish law as a weapon. In Germany I cannot carry a knife which can be opened with a one hand, don't matter if the knife is 6 cm or 20 cm long. But I can carry a fix blade up to 10 cm of the blade edge. I don't understand this stupid weapon law. The knife is not a weapon, this is a tool. I can harm somebody with everything- with fork, screwdriver, glass bottle or metal pipe. In England carry a knife in public (also EDC knife as Buck Nano Bantam) is not permitted.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/171104/Carrying-a-Swiss-Army-knife-could-land-in-court
I agree with you! Only, instead of focusing on the individuals, we should look at the causes. We can ednlessly chase criminals, if the environment that creates them does not change.
What environmental causes do you think causes a person to be violent?
if i say something bad about guns how many negative points will i get? ok, "England has no school shootings"
You cannot disarm innocent people of guns and then expect that criminals and violence will magically disappear. Instead of guns, they'll simply use another lethal weapon, and they have done exactly that.
Mark, you took the words right out of my mouth. Violent people will always find a way to channel that violence. That's why innocent people need to have the Liberty to protect themselves.
You are right Mark. but violence with guns out of the equation is gonna make a lot les victoms you know. Don't believe me look up the stats.
Please show me your stats, and I'll show you mine. https://crimeresearch.org/2013/12/murder-and-homicide-rates-before-and-after-gun-bans/
The rise in knife crime is to do with gangs in London, nothing to do with gun control or attacks on innocent people. You right wing gun-toting American nuts infect every article like this. The UK has nothing like the crime stats of your hellhole.
And for that very reason Johnny, you should stay away from this "hellhole" where nuts are running around shooting at anyone and everyone. But keep this in mind. Those places where gun violence is rampart have one thing in common. They are ALL being run by Progressives, almost all Democrat Progressives, who talk a great game but do little to police their own house. In 99% of our US "hellhole" there is almost no gun violence going on. In North Carolina where I live, the state also allows "Open Carry" without a permit, and for some reason there is no gun violence, because the criminal knows he/she will be quickly neutralized. So, being the civilized Bloke you are, enjoy the peace. Because your brilliant government has allowed hordes of peace-loving, civilized, and non-invasive Islamists in your life. Enjoy all the peace and tranquility while you can, knowing that the only ones who can protect you are the police who cannot be everywhere at the same time. Peace Brother :D
Left-wingers and Independents own guns too. Maybe don't make sweeping generalizations about a country of 323 million people of which you've obviously never stepped foot, it makes you look utterly foolish.
Agree 100%
I'm sure the Beltway Sniper or the Texas Tower Sniper would have just used a knife to do their sniping if they couldn't buy a rifle.
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WTF??? Are you proposing to let everyone carry a knife for "security reasons"? Are you out of your mind?
Could you be a little more specific? :O
Wow... amazing sculpture and a very powerful message. I do hope it'll be desplayed somewhere
@EloiseHanson: It's bad enough that you are using an easily researchable name as your username while you try to scam people, but trying to scam people in the comments of an article highlighting the amount of fatal stabbings in the UK? that's disrespectful and sad, Please excuse my language, but you need to fuck off and get a damn job to raise your income, and stop trying to get other people to do it for you.
Until people stop being childish and admit what the actual problems are, none of this will change. There is no such thing as "knife violence" or "gun violence" or "car violence". There are only violent human beings. You'll never get anywhere with combatting violence if you cannot even call it what it is - violent human beings.
You're absolutely right Jim. Weapons do not kill people. People kill people, who use certain tools for their own purposes. Amen.
Well said - until we can be honest with the causes of violence. So many factors from family, personal behaviour, competitive economies and so many to list...how can we change?
I'm sick of this stupid argument. The people and the weapons are part of the same whole. You can't separate them when they engage in violence. You might as well say they wouldn't have done it if they had no arms (limbs). It's pointless. The two things combined create a deadly scenario but on their own they are effectively nothing.
I'm come from Poland but I work in Germany. In Poland there are no restrictions to carry a knife in public. I can carry a 30 cm long knife because the knife is not listed in Polish law as a weapon. In Germany I cannot carry a knife which can be opened with a one hand, don't matter if the knife is 6 cm or 20 cm long. But I can carry a fix blade up to 10 cm of the blade edge. I don't understand this stupid weapon law. The knife is not a weapon, this is a tool. I can harm somebody with everything- with fork, screwdriver, glass bottle or metal pipe. In England carry a knife in public (also EDC knife as Buck Nano Bantam) is not permitted.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/171104/Carrying-a-Swiss-Army-knife-could-land-in-court
I agree with you! Only, instead of focusing on the individuals, we should look at the causes. We can ednlessly chase criminals, if the environment that creates them does not change.
What environmental causes do you think causes a person to be violent?
if i say something bad about guns how many negative points will i get? ok, "England has no school shootings"
You cannot disarm innocent people of guns and then expect that criminals and violence will magically disappear. Instead of guns, they'll simply use another lethal weapon, and they have done exactly that.
Mark, you took the words right out of my mouth. Violent people will always find a way to channel that violence. That's why innocent people need to have the Liberty to protect themselves.
You are right Mark. but violence with guns out of the equation is gonna make a lot les victoms you know. Don't believe me look up the stats.
Please show me your stats, and I'll show you mine. https://crimeresearch.org/2013/12/murder-and-homicide-rates-before-and-after-gun-bans/
The rise in knife crime is to do with gangs in London, nothing to do with gun control or attacks on innocent people. You right wing gun-toting American nuts infect every article like this. The UK has nothing like the crime stats of your hellhole.
And for that very reason Johnny, you should stay away from this "hellhole" where nuts are running around shooting at anyone and everyone. But keep this in mind. Those places where gun violence is rampart have one thing in common. They are ALL being run by Progressives, almost all Democrat Progressives, who talk a great game but do little to police their own house. In 99% of our US "hellhole" there is almost no gun violence going on. In North Carolina where I live, the state also allows "Open Carry" without a permit, and for some reason there is no gun violence, because the criminal knows he/she will be quickly neutralized. So, being the civilized Bloke you are, enjoy the peace. Because your brilliant government has allowed hordes of peace-loving, civilized, and non-invasive Islamists in your life. Enjoy all the peace and tranquility while you can, knowing that the only ones who can protect you are the police who cannot be everywhere at the same time. Peace Brother :D
Left-wingers and Independents own guns too. Maybe don't make sweeping generalizations about a country of 323 million people of which you've obviously never stepped foot, it makes you look utterly foolish.
Agree 100%
I'm sure the Beltway Sniper or the Texas Tower Sniper would have just used a knife to do their sniping if they couldn't buy a rifle.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
WTF??? Are you proposing to let everyone carry a knife for "security reasons"? Are you out of your mind?
Could you be a little more specific? :O
Wow... amazing sculpture and a very powerful message. I do hope it'll be desplayed somewhere
@EloiseHanson: It's bad enough that you are using an easily researchable name as your username while you try to scam people, but trying to scam people in the comments of an article highlighting the amount of fatal stabbings in the UK? that's disrespectful and sad, Please excuse my language, but you need to fuck off and get a damn job to raise your income, and stop trying to get other people to do it for you.