

I have one of those Japanese gardening trowels. To be fair, it does have:
- A pointy end
- Beveled, sharp looking edges
- Serrations
- A knife handle
- A knife-like sheath
I really don’t blame anyone for thinking it looks like a knife, but I’m not going to defend cops, nosy community watch groups, or UK knife laws here.
The setup leasing to the gardener being arrested is a real shitty situation, but fuck the cops for not giving the guy any proper legal representation.
Edit: Dunno what kind of trowel he was actually carrying, but this is mine https://larnerseeds.com/products/japanese-hori-hori
Yes, and I wouldn’t be surprised to hear of someone in the UK getting arrested for owning one.