All this gun/knife crime is getting out of control

what would you say to Gordon Brown to try and cut down on this problem?

 

It's not on the increase though is it?

The papers are just making more of it. It's what's known as a moral panic.

 

the media causes the problem

people are much more likely to carry knives after reading in the paper/seeing on tv that everyone else is carrying them than they are if they don't think others are.

 

I'd say: "I've made the position perfectly clear"

Before mumbling something incoherent on another topic entirely, which would result in howls of delirious forced laughter from a hundred or so senile old ***** and arselickers.

Then I'd sit down.

 

Nobody can say anything about it or the liberals will go fecking barmy nt

 

Don't worry - its sorted

Gordon has said that he is getting to grips with the problem - he's introducing some really tough parenting classes.

That ought to have them worried.

 

RE: Nobody can say anything about it or the liberals will go fecking barmy nt

Because liberals are in favour of knife crime?

 

is it out of control

or are the media hyping these things up, same with the "credit crunch"

 

It's at a similar level to the last few years and is spiking as it often does, but victims and those carrying knives are getting younger.

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/...be-shown-round-spoon-factories--200807141092/

 

RE: is it out of control

Moral panic. FACT.

 

Folk Devils and Moral Panics-Stanley Cohen.....those were the days when every kid had a flick knife brought back from a school trip abroad , and a throwing knife, and you only got stabbed by accident ,usually in the foot

 

ITS JUST MEDIA HYPE

its not good but I don't believe its suddenly worse than ever!

 

RE: ITS JUST MEDIA HYPE

Apparently the official stats show that violent deaths amongst teenagers has remained as roughly the same levels in the last 10 years - difference is that 10 years ago it was mostly caused by guns - which the government (successfully) had a major crack down on.

Got to be time to start getting harsher with the penalties for knife crimes. The vast majority are gang related in London - wouldnt be such a drastic measure to have a focussed police operation to really target known gang members. Locking up a load of the ring leaders would send out the message to their minnions.

Daily Mash have done a good take on this:

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/...be-shown-round-spoon-factories--200807141092/

 

RE: ITS JUST MEDIA HYPE

Apparently the official stats show that violent deaths amongst teenagers has remained as roughly the same levels in the last 10 years - difference is that 10 years ago it was mostly caused by guns - which the government (successfully) had a major crack down on.

Got to be time to start getting harsher with the penalties for knife crimes. The vast majority are gang related in London - wouldnt be such a drastic measure to have a focussed police operation to really target known gang members. Locking up a load of the ring leaders would send out the message to their minnions.

Daily Mash have done a good take on this:

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/...be-shown-round-spoon-factories--200807141092/

 

RE: Don't worry - its sorted

'tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime' - my arse :'(