Off Topic And Now for Something Completely Different

Don't care, knife crime is going up and there's little deterrent. Shooting a few knife wielders dead will make people think twice before using one.

 

I agree, **** them. Personally I’d put the army on the streets in gang hotspots and give them stop and search powers, no reasons needed

 

Bet the bbc are hoping there’s a storm in Guatemala coming up

 

Is it going up though?

 

Evidence of an increase

• 4% increase (year ending June 2024): The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recorded a 4% rise in knife-enabled crime for the year ending June 2024, totaling 50,973 offenses.
• 80% increase over a decade: This same period showed an 80% increase over the previous decade.
• Increase in homicides with knives: In 2023/24, there were 262 homicides involving sharp instruments, up from 243 in the previous year.
• Youth knife crime at a high: Knife crime among young people is reported to be at its highest point in over 20 years.

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/...es-taken-off-streets-as-knife-murders-plummet

This suggests otherwise

 

And that’s only the ones that are recorded! Personally I think you add a minimum of 15% on top of that at least.

 

You believe government narrative?

 

There's all sorts of numbers.

 

Who else puts out knife crime stats?

 

Stats are manipulated to suit. I’ve worked in the communities, trust me, knife crime, drugs, crime in general are all under-stated.

 

Except when they're going up, like the previousfew years? What's the agenda then?

 

They’re going up all the time, year on year, for various reasons. Lack of discipline in todays society, lack of police, especially on the beat, rise of gangs because the kids make more out of drugs than actually doing a proper job, crime pays these days, it’s big money, and the just e system is that ****ed it’s ironic it’s actually called justice. I could go on forever.