http://www.toronto-goth.com/culture/writing/policeprejudice.shtml
Under canadian SOR-98-462
Turns out that spiked wrist bands and any "finger ring that has one or more blades or sharp objects that are capable of being projected from the surface of the ring" became prohibited weapons in canada some time ago.
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showdoc/cr/SOR-98-462/bo-ga:s_2/20090815/en#anchorbo-ga:s_2
further the police are empowered under the criminal code C-46 to perform a search without warrant and then get a warrant retrospectively by returning to the justice who would have otherwise issued a warrant.
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showdoc/cs/C-46/bo-ga:l_III/20090815/en?command=search&caller=SI&search_type=all&shorttitle=criminal%20code&day=15&month=8&year=2009&search_domain=cs&showall=L&statuteyear=all&lengthannual=50&length=50#anchorbo-ga:l_III
The result is that goths buy these jewelry, get searched and have it confiscated and destroyed.
Something to remember.
Under canadian SOR-98-462
Turns out that spiked wrist bands and any "finger ring that has one or more blades or sharp objects that are capable of being projected from the surface of the ring" became prohibited weapons in canada some time ago.
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showdoc/cr/SOR-98-462/bo-ga:s_2/20090815/en#anchorbo-ga:s_2
further the police are empowered under the criminal code C-46 to perform a search without warrant and then get a warrant retrospectively by returning to the justice who would have otherwise issued a warrant.
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showdoc/cs/C-46/bo-ga:l_III/20090815/en?command=search&caller=SI&search_type=all&shorttitle=criminal%20code&day=15&month=8&year=2009&search_domain=cs&showall=L&statuteyear=all&lengthannual=50&length=50#anchorbo-ga:l_III
The result is that goths buy these jewelry, get searched and have it confiscated and destroyed.
Something to remember.