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.)
Poor guy even got his ams with four rolls of pla confiscated ☠️
I can’t imagine getting a search warrant for toys in a teenager room.
3D printers are not really toys though, regardless of how ridiculous this arrest is. It’s a tool, like a hammer or drill…nothing more, nothing less.