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Article: https://tg.la7.it/cronaca/bolzano-coltelli-stampante-3d-a-scuola-denunciato-minore-26-01-2026-251562

Local student arrested for 'manufacturing weapons.' In reality, he printed some PLA shivs that would probably shatter if they hit a piece of parmesan cheese. The police seized the printer like it was a meth lab. 10/10 for the dramatic crime scene photo, though.

(Backstory: a few weeks ago a student in another city/school was stabbed with a (iron) knife and died so now politicians need to show that zero tolerance policies are successful.)

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[-] Jocarnail@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

Afaik, all single hand operation deployment knives are illegal in Italy. It's somewhat of a nonsensical rule when there are teenagers stabbing themselves with kitchen knives, but still...

[-] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You can make surprisingly sharp objects, I once cut myself with my printed bed-scraper by accident.

These printed knives can absolutely also be used to hurt/kill someone, if you wanted to...like all type of knives and basic cutlery really...these being an illegal type is the trigger here I believe.

[-] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Let's just hope that the politicians never realize the danger of sharpened sticks or they might ban trees and bushes too.

[-] treep@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I could probably poke out some eyes with my knitting needles, glad nobody banned those (yet)!

[-] Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Wow. Just announcing your terrorist plans right out in the open. Bold of you.

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