What's with Britain and knife crime?

Originally Posted by Bradylama

What you believe isn't important, and the intent of somebody in possession can't be proven. What if your friend wants to borrow a knife?

Even if your courts are a joke it's pretty obvious that these propaganda campaigns are part of a concerted effort to force kids under suspicion for knife crime to accept bargains for admission of guilt.

While I agree, the intent could be non-violent I think it's a bit naive to say that most people who are carrying large knives in their pants are doing it to "loan it to a friend"...I don't think that happens, ever. I've never had friends ask to borrow a knife, I've never heard of someone borrowing more then a swiss army knife. Unless this is a new craze among young people I haven't heard of.

Now, before people get all angry at me, racism and police making a point to search black kids for pocket knives is a different issue. So I wholeheartedly agree that's no good.

I'd say in this case, police paranoia, not necessarily searching every kid on the street, but assuming that the kid with the big fucking knife is probably not carrying it for the best of purposes is justified. There are always going to be exceptions that prove the rule, but what's important is sending the message that the high level of knife crime is a bad thing.

But if the court system is really as bad as people have hinted at then the whole thing is kind of pointless anyway, but borrowing a knife? Naaaaw.

Jam it back in, in the dark.