Friday, 18 January 2008

The Spectre of Hamlet with Rolled Up Newspaper..?

POLICE BAN ACTORS' SWORDS

Devon and Cornwall Police have classed actors' plastic swords and guns as dangerous weapons and banned them from a production of Robinson Crusoe. A spokesperson admitted that the case was 'unusual' but maintained that replica weapons are used to carry out crimes. Reported in: Express p37, Mail p29, Telegraph p8

Am I alone in being utterly bewildered by the stupidity of this decision? I'm sure there's more to it, but reading this in this morning's LGA news clippings makes me despair...

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