Weapon of Choice

I don’t know if it’s just me but I find some of the news in Hong Kong is quite distasteful and horrendous.  Imagine reading about the domestic helper that was reprimanded by her boss with a hot iron because she burnt her employer’s shirt.  Then there was the employer who scalded her maid with boiling water.  Wow, I can think of other ways of dealing with an unhappy situation.  Communication might be good starting point. 

Guaranteed in Hong Kong once a week there is report of a disgruntled wife or husband going for a spouse with a kitchen knife chop!  What’s worse they are often successful. Guns are banned in the Hong Kong so when guns are banned I guess chops are handy alternative.  I am wondering though if the government has thought about the prospect of registering chop owners.  This might cut down (excuse the pun) number of incidents where a chop is the preferred weapon of choice.  Perhaps the Government could ensure only this type of cooking utensil is sold only to solid upstanding citizens.  Any indication of manic behavior or known second wife syndrome prevents them from owning a chop.   This all sounds like a Get Smart farce i.e. his hands have been registered as a lethal weapon but I cannot tell you how many grizzly chop incidents I read about in the paper.  There is no holding back in the SCMP articles, they give you insight into how many chops it took to kill the person, the color of the blood and more.  I think they should run ads next to the article where to buy your chop, best prices etc. Oh and for those in Australia who think they are safe being Gun Free you mark my words, the Chinese Chop has yet to be discovered and I predict a government ban on this weapon.