Knife Crime Is Out of Control!!!

Guvvamuntz. Pls to be hlping us!!

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080707/tuk-jail-knife-carriers-urges-came...

[EDIT]
19 victims now.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080707/tuk-uk-britain-idowu-fa6b408.html

[EDIT2]
"It comes as a survey of police officers has found more than 80% believe knife crime has got worse in the last five years, in stark contrast to official statistics."
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080709/tuk-pm-s-promise-on-knife-crime-45d...

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[romanblood]

Great video mate. I really likd how you suggest that media over states the issue. Have a look at my video if you get a free minute.

[BryanAJParry]

Will do, man. :)

[TheBritishWatcher]

On the media I agree some are getting a bit carried away however these endless headlines about knife crime and the huge focus that is now being put on it is a very good thing. This violence hasnt popped up over night, its been a slow trend for decades that has been ignored by the media, political party and sadly even the police

The fact people are talking about it, making videos about it, seeing it on the news, means its a top priority for the government to do something which will save lives

[BryanAJParry]

You don't at all think that the constant attention of these attacks creates a kind of glamour that some youths might find appealing...?

[TheUnknownGrower]

i carry a spoon

scares them off.its way more brutal

[columnmine]

UR video sux, why can't they have killed you, I better phone up eric and dylan to shoot u. god i would like to shoot ur head off

[TheBritishWatcher]

If the USA banned guns tomorrow i agree it wouldnt solve ur problems, but im not here arguing for the USA to change their attitude to guns, although u do have a huge problem.

This is about Britain, the vast majority of people in the UK do not own guns and dont want them. 90% of the British police are unarmed, wed be foolish to think we need to give people guns if most of our police dont even have them.

Easier to take people hostage and kill a dozen people in a school with a gun than a knife.

[prooc]

You're mixing cause and effect. The reason our crime rate isn't so high is because of people, not guns. If the sale of all guns were banned nation wide tomorrow and the crime rate would increase. Why don't you english idiots ban meat cleavers next because of all of your stabbings. God knows it sure worked when you took away the guns from fox hunters.

[TheBritishWatcher]

The facts are very much still on my side. You are 3 times more likely to be killed in the USA than in England, ur 30 times more likely to be shot dead in the USA than in England.

Americans make me laugh when they try to encourage others to follow their view on gun laws, especially a couple of days after a guy shoots dead 8 people in a nursing home. School shootings happen so much there i guess people need to be a bit original,

[TheBritishWatcher]

Umm we have seen a general rise in violent crime but the numbers of murders havnt sky rocketed since the ban happened and we see a decline in firearm murders.

There are only about 50 firearm murders in England every year, not bad for a country with a population of 50 million. Giving everyone guns is going to make things worse, because instead of stabbing each other like people do now they will start shooting each other,

[prooc]

I thought when you banned guns a few years ago the crime rate in your country skyrocketed.  So actually the facts aren't on your side, you're just ignorant.

[Gunfucius]

If you don't believe the stats (which you likely won't. Most anti-gunners that I've talked to were in complete shock and denial when presented with the actual statistics regarding violent crime in the UK/US) I don't know what to tell you, as the Home Office and the FBI are about the most credible sources out there for crime statistics. Its all there in black and white.

[Gunfucius]

I'm not sure what the Homicide rates are for the UK and the US, but I can look them up shortly (when I feel like it, probably later tonight or tomorrow). I'm not saying that the reason your country is so dangerous compared to the US is because citizens don't have access to guns to defend themselves with, as there are so many different factors that come into play when it comes to violent crime rates; however, one wonders when they look at the giant difference in our violent crime rates.

[Gunfucius]

According to the FBI's Uniform Crime Report from the same time period (2005-2006), the violent crime rate in the US per 100,000 inhabitants was 469.2. Even compared to the CIA Factbook's violent crime stats for the UK (2,300 per 100,000), the US is INCREDIBLY safe compared to the UK. You couldn't pay me enough to live in that crime infested country. Sadly, that is what many people would have the US reduced to.