On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 22:38:38 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

Seems it was the locking blade on the Leatherman that caused the problem.

Apart from the racist aspect of this, there's also the issue that the UK
knife law over "locking" knives is specifically stated as being based on
knives that lock and are released by use of a button (lever locks are a
grey area). A Leatherman, or similar tools with over-centre retention,
are clearly not locking knives under the terms of this act.