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.)
I don’t get it, are knives illegal in Italy? What if I want to cut my spaghetti?
What if I want to cut my spaghetti?
That’s performative. Sucks to be the student who will have his life ruined to be made “an example” out of.
Those knives sure are dangerous
Hope they will soon ban these too and put their manufacturer in jail:
