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Child knife deaths in England and Wales set for nine-year peak
The Guardian ^ | Nov 28, 2018 | Caelainn Barr

Posted on 11/30/2018 1:01:45 PM PST by budj

Knife crime has killed 35 children and teenagers in England and Wales so far this year, meaning that 2017 is likely to be the worst year for such deaths in nearly a decade.

Official figures exclusively obtained by the Guardian show that this year will be the worst since 2008 when 42 young people aged 19 and under lost their lives as a result of an attack with a knife.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


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KEYWORDS: guns; knives; laws
Thank G_d the Brits have gun crime under control!
1 posted on 11/30/2018 1:01:45 PM PST by budj
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To: budj

Thank G_d the Brits have gun crime under control!

Yep! Ban guns, and the bad citizens go to knives.

Ban Knives, and they will go to baseball/cricket bats.


2 posted on 11/30/2018 1:05:24 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Why are the libs suddenly in love with our fired AG/ and want to protect him?)
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To: budj

good think bump handles are outlawed.


3 posted on 11/30/2018 1:05:41 PM PST by rktman ( #My2nd! Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH)
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To: budj

How many of the victims were innocent and how many were not? In the US “babies and children getting shot” stats, many are gang members fighting over drug territory.


4 posted on 11/30/2018 1:07:28 PM PST by KarlInOhio (Leave the job, leave the clearance. It should be the same rule for the Swamp as for everyone else.)
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To: budj
This is Britain's response:


5 posted on 11/30/2018 1:07:36 PM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: budj

Ban knives!


6 posted on 11/30/2018 1:11:37 PM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: budj

I hate myself for typing this, but at least...
“Knives do NOT miss the target and kill the lady walking across the street. They are basically an extremely short range, but deadly weapon. Very seldom collateral damage.
Seriously, I think I’m right, but hate saying it.


7 posted on 11/30/2018 1:19:21 PM PST by CaptainAmiigaf ( N.Y. Times--We print the news as it fits our views)
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To: budj

Ban ball-point pens.


8 posted on 11/30/2018 1:35:15 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: budj

England is now just a sick medical experiment to see when the patient succumbs to sepsis.


9 posted on 11/30/2018 1:45:15 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: budj

Reminds me of the crude jokes told in 1960 High School.

What’s red and white and sits in a corner?

Ans: A white baby playing with razor blades.

Hard to believe kids were so crud way back then.


10 posted on 11/30/2018 1:46:24 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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We've lost a lot of steaks here due to knives...

...sniff.

11 posted on 11/30/2018 2:01:15 PM PST by Last Dakotan
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“Ban ball-point pens.”

Ban pencils!

*John Wick reference*


12 posted on 11/30/2018 2:12:12 PM PST by LeoTDB69
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To: KarlInOhio

They are counting “children” aged 19 and younger. I imagine they pushed the cutoff above 18 in order to get the number up.


13 posted on 11/30/2018 4:39:05 PM PST by Tax-chick (Ask me about my Marine!)
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To: Yo-Yo

"When knives are outlawed, only Muslims will have knives"

And WTF is up with the scimitars on the Essex Police logo? Have they converted?

14 posted on 11/30/2018 5:43:35 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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And WTF is up with the scimitars on the Essex Police logo? Have they converted?

It's part of the County of Essex's Coat of Arms.

Read this if you're interested: https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/gruesome-story-behind-essexs-famous-1129783

15 posted on 11/30/2018 6:57:28 PM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Cicero
Yep, I've always carried my Pentel with me:

16 posted on 11/30/2018 9:04:05 PM PST by budj (combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations)
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17 posted on 11/30/2018 9:08:35 PM PST by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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