faraway saint Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 The latest tragic deaths of 2 teenagers highlights that knifes are an everyday weapon by many these days. These stats, while are for England and Wales, are frightening. (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42749089?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c12kgl2e4g6t/knife-crime&link_location=live-reporting-correspondent) Scotland seems to be having some success in reducing the incidents. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-45572691 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalky1 Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 I could be wrong but I think you are allowed to carry a knife on you in England & Wales. Not saying that that is an excuse. Time to do Operation 'Dove' again all over the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, faraway saint said: The latest tragic deaths of 2 teenagers highlights that knifes are an everyday weapon by many these days. These stats, while are for England and Wales, are frightening. (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42749089?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c12kgl2e4g6t/knife-crime&link_location=live-reporting-correspondent) Scotland seems to be having some success in reducing the incidents. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-45572691 Why on earth are you "frightened"? As an aside, the problem is clearly focussed on London drug gangs. Legalise all drugs and the problem will die away. I wonder how long it will take people to realise this. Edited March 4, 2019 by oaksoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted March 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 9 minutes ago, oaksoft said: Why on earth are you "frightened"? As an aside, the problem is clearly focussed on London drug gangs. Legalise all drugs and the problem will die away. I wonder how long it will take people to realise this. The figures are staggering, frightening is a term, not everything needs to be taken literally. Aye, it's all down to LONDON drug gangs. What a simple life you live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted March 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 19 minutes ago, chalky1 said: I could be wrong but I think you are allowed to carry a knife on you in England & Wales. Not saying that that is an excuse. Time to do Operation 'Dove' again all over the UK It's slowly, but surely, become the norm and seen as acceptable to be carrying knives. We're reasonably sheltered up here, not a lot of issues of serious knife attacks but it seems there's nowhere safe. The 2 kids killed at the weekend were nothing to do with drugs or gangs, which a decent percentage could well be. Very sad for the families involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalky1 Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 10 minutes ago, faraway saint said: It's slowly, but surely, become the norm and seen as acceptable to be carrying knives. We're reasonably sheltered up here, not a lot of issues of serious knife attacks but it seems there's nowhere safe. The 2 kids killed at the weekend were nothing to do with drugs or gangs, which a decent percentage could well be. Very sad for the families involved. Yeah, bud, never understood that mentality of carrying a weapon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedflanders123 Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 Sadly, there are no real deterants to many crimes including carrying and using knives as a tool of violence. No respect from many of those committing crime and prisons not viewed by offenders as hardship. Will making the sentence for carrying and use of a knife more severe be more effective? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 7 hours ago, faraway saint said: The latest tragic deaths of 2 teenagers highlights that knifes are an everyday weapon by many these days. These stats, while are for England and Wales, are frightening. (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42749089?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c12kgl2e4g6t/knife-crime&link_location=live-reporting-correspondent) Scotland seems to be having some success in reducing the incidents. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-45572691 Decent post F Man. The numbers here have been reduced but are still way too high. Families affected know the cost of lost lives and damaged bodies. Tragic is not too strong a word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, faraway saint said: The figures are staggering, frightening is a term, not everything needs to be taken literally. Aye, it's all down to LONDON drug gangs. What a simple life you live. Rather than mouthing off, you could do a lot worse than look at the bar chart in the link which shows incidents normalised to per 100,000. You could then do a wee bit of digging yourself into other resources to understand the problem. You shouldn't always rely on Facebook for your news you know. Edited March 4, 2019 by oaksoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted March 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) Like most of these things, it spreads.................. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/five-arrests-knife-wielding-gang-targets-college-195400344.html PS No reason for the edit, it seems to be the in thing these days. Edited March 5, 2019 by faraway saint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, faraway saint said: Like most of these things, it spreads.................. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/five-arrests-knife-wielding-gang-targets-college-195400344.html PS No reason for the edit, it seems to be the in thing these days. Are you still frightened? It's worth bearing in mind that it's 35 attacks out of 65 million people. Surprisingly low given the amount of drugs flooding the streets through organised crime. The way it is being reported you'd think the streets were a battlefield. Edited March 5, 2019 by oaksoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstretchuk Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 On 3/4/2019 at 11:55 PM, oaksoft said: Rather than mouthing off, you could do a lot worse than look at the bar chart in the link which shows incidents normalised to per 100,000. You could then do a wee bit of digging yourself into other resources to understand the problem. You shouldn't always rely on Facebook for your news you know. Soft-cock...why don't you dig yourself a big hole and lie in it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 Now we have 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted September 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 12 hours ago, shull said: Now we have 2 Bellends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 15 minutes ago, faraway saint said: Bellends? A forum full of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 On 3/5/2019 at 10:18 AM, oaksoft said: Are you still frightened? It's worth bearing in mind that it's 35 attacks out of 65 million people. Surprisingly low given the amount of drugs flooding the streets through organised crime. The way it is being reported you'd think the streets were a battlefield. Have you or any of your family or friends suffered as a result of knife crime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 51 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said: 1 hour ago, St.Ricky said: Have you or any of your family or friends suffered as a result of knife crime? I got overcharged for a bread knife in ASDA once, does that count? You know the answer to that. Those with experience of knife crime wouldn't joke about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 44 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said: That's just more evidence that you know f**k all. You need medical help. You know nothing about this. How does a death and 144 stitches sound to you? Does that make you chuckle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 1 hour ago, St.Ricky said: You need medical help. You know nothing about this. How does a death and 144 stitches sound to you? Does that make you chuckle? Yes that is EXACTLY what Slarti was laughing at. Away and give us all peace FFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, St.Ricky said: Have you or any of your family or friends suffered as a result of knife crime? Go and direct your stupid loaded questions to someone else. Edited September 27, 2019 by oaksoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstretchuk Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 I like Rambo knifes..may go see film tonight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 1 hour ago, oaksoft said: Go and direct your stupid loaded questions to someone else. Your usual lack of empathy Oak. I feel for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 1 minute ago, Slartibartfast said: 3 hours ago, St.Ricky said: You need medical help. You know nothing about this. How does a death and 144 stitches sound to you? Does that make you chuckle? Just for your info, I have, over the years, had 2 friends stabbed to death and at least 3 other friends and family members stabbed. Can I still laugh? Yes, of course I can. So you can go and stick your sanctimonious, self opinionated shite right up your jacksy. Don't tell me what I can laugh at, when you don't know anything about me. Actually similar response to mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 51 minutes ago, St.Ricky said: Your usual lack of empathy Oak. I feel for you. We have discussed nothing about empathy on this thread. Nice try at grabbing the moral high ground though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said: 1 hour ago, St.Ricky said: Actually similar response to mine. You've put "Actually" instead of "Not at all". I don't even know why he brought all this up. I was having a bit of fun at Faraway Saint's expense (as he does with me) and he steams into the debate trying to turn the entire thing into the most insincere moral high ground nonsense, placing himself as chief arbitrator of what we're all allowed to talk and laugh about. I don't understand his need to make himself the centre of every conversation. Seriously, if it's just post-career boredom he should just go and get a job. Edited September 27, 2019 by oaksoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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