"Sadly, there is now confusion about when a Scout is allowed to carry a knife," he wrote. "The series of high-profile fatal stabbings [has] highlighted a growing knife culture in the UK.
Unless the scouts are committing the acts of knife violence, how can banning them from carrying knives stop the violence?
52 posted on 09/07/2009 9:02:12 AM PDT by Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")