From “The Sun”:
The 27-year-old hero spoke out as the country was rocked by yet another 24 hours of vicious attacks. The horror toll in the last few days includes:
- FIFTEEN knife thugs slashing at customers as two drug gangs battled in a family pub in Bickley, Kent — leaving two men fighting for life and the bar looking “like an abattoir”.
- A PUB landlord being stabbed by three thieves in nearby Sidcup. Harry Potter actor Rob Knox, 18, was killed trying to protect his brother from a yob in the town on Saturday.
- A MARRIED man aged 31 being stabbed to death by a baying mob who smashed his car and hauled him out in Bradford, West Yorks.
- THREE boys aged 12, 13, and 15 being quizzed over the killing of Amar Aslam, 17, in Dewsbury, West Yorks — including one alleged to have taken a picture as Amar lay dying.
- FATHER-of-two Alan Riddock, 41, being stabbed to death when he challenged vandals at a pub in Bedminster, Bristol.
Notice anything? They are all knife attacks. Crimes with the criminal using a knife are rising in Breat Britain. Why would that be? The British have banned guns, so there is no threat of a citizen being able to defend themselves.
But don’t think all the criminals are using knives:
Gun crimes in England have almost doubled since 1997, when a ban on firearms began.
According to the Sunday Times of London, crimes in which guns were used numbered 4,671 in 2005-06.
Also, government officials report that most gun crime is committed by children and teenagers under 18 years old.
So, seeing that the banning of guns is a complete failure, what is the next logical step? Well, first they need to ban knives. Wait…they did that already:
Home Office spokesperson said there were already extensive restrictions in place to control the sale and possession of knives.
“The law already prohibits the possession of offensive weapons in a public place, and the possession of knives in public without good reason or lawful authority, with the exception of a folding pocket knife with a blade not exceeding three inches.
“Offensive weapons are defined as any weapon designed or adapted to cause injury, or intended by the person possessing them to do so.
“An individual has to demonstrate that he had good reason to possess a knife, for example for fishing, other sporting purposes or as part of his profession (e.g. a chef) in a public place.
“The manufacture, sale and importation of 17 bladed, pointed and other offensive weapons have been banned, in addition to flick knives and gravity knives.”
So guns are banned, and gun crime increases. And knives “offensive weapons” are outlawed, and knife attacks are spiraling out of control. So, maybe there is another answer. A softer, more loving answer:
I refuse to believe that the streets of our cities are filled with murderous youths intent on killing one another. But I do think they are full of misguided ones who think that a jab to the arm or the leg will leave only a scar.
And I do think that they are full of boys who are damaged – be it by drugs, poverty, parents – and who need to know that violence doesn’t resolve conflicts: it just creates more of them.
The police have tried knife amnesties, but as long as there are carrots to dice and onions to slice there will always be knives.
They have tried curfews, too, but teenagers will always find a way.
What they really need to implement are proper education programmes that teach children the consequences of sticking a knife into someone’s body; or, even better, how to control their anger so that they don’t end up getting into such a situation in the first place.
Yeah, because the kids out there stabbing each other just think they are scarring each other. They have no idea that stabbing someone can actually kill them. What is even more staggering is this paragraph from the same article:
In April this year, just a two-minute drive up the road from where my friend was attacked, 16-year-old Kodjo Yenga was chased down the street by a gang of boys and girls chanting “Kill him”; that they did, by stabbing him and leaving him on the street in a pool of blood.
Keep living in denial. Keep refusing “to believe that the streets of our cities are filled with murderous youths intent on killing one another.”
Meanwhile, in America, we can read these headlines:
- Men Attempt Robbery, Woman Shoots One Dead, Deputies Say
- Burglary Suspect Shot By Homeowner
- Pawn shop thief shot
- Armed homeowner scares off burglar
- Neighbor Fatally Shoots Donut Store Robber
Maybe the answer lies in giving the people the ability to defend themselves.
