By treating the problem at its source, right?
By treating systemic economic inequality, right?
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More likely going to schools to tell kids that knives are bad, m'kay.
That'll sort it. Waltz in with no solutions, reveal your deepest fears to the stroppy little devils, then dance on out of there. The status will be so quo.
Coming soon, the sharpened stick epidemic.
Ha ha ha, good one. Of course they'll use it to justify more repression instead which in turn will deepen the systemic inequality. Which will then lead to more societal problems which will be used to justify more repression which will ...
After surviving the Southport stabbings, Leanne Lucas launched the "Let's Be Blunt" campaign, calling for safer, rounded-tip kitchen knives instead of pointed ones.
Just feels so short-sighted. There are plenty of other sharp objects in the world. Someone motivated to get a weapon is unlikely to just give up because kitchen knives are round tipped
After low hanging jeans, the new fashion style filtering out from jails to public will be sharpened toothbrush shivs. But hey, at least your kitchen knives will be nice and round tipped.
Also the round tip can just be sharpened to a point. Or the round tip could be broken off at an angle, likely creating a point.
Just show kids a video of a penetrating liver injury being dealt with in A&E majors
I remember, years ago, the mayor of London saying there was no reason for anyone to carry a knife, ever.
To which the logical response is:
Maybe Britain should only sell knife after verifying age to be above 25