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London stabbings: 300 extra police deployed on streets to tackle spike in knife crime
Telegraph ^ | April 7, 2018 | Mark Molloy and Press Association

Posted on 04/07/2018 6:31:56 PM PDT by EdnaMode

Hundreds of additional police officers have been deployed on the streets of London this weekend in areas of the capital worst affected by the spike in violent crime.

It comes as Mayor of London Sadiq Khan promised more arrests and backed increasing the use of intelligence-led stop and search by police, insisting keeping Londoners safe is his “top priority”.

Mr Khan has also invited Home Secretary Amber Rudd and London MPs to a summit at City Hall next week to discuss new measures for tackling the violence.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has insisted the force has “not lost control” of the capital’s streets, but acknowledged the escalation of violence was “very worrying”.

The rising wave of knife crime saw six stabbings in 90 minutes in the capital on Thursday, with a 13-year-old left fighting for his life after an attack in Newham, east London. Three teenage boys, a 13-year-old and two 16-year-olds, have been charged over the incident.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: bluezones; england; eu; europe; jihadineurope; knifecrime; knives; london; sadiqkhan; stabbings
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Part and parcel of living in a major city.
1 posted on 04/07/2018 6:31:56 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

London Marathon in 2 weeks———many of my family going.

The place will be a zoo.

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2 posted on 04/07/2018 6:33:49 PM PDT by Mears
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To: EdnaMode

“Knife crime.”

That’s one way to put it. A very dishonest way. But we are talking about presstitutes.


3 posted on 04/07/2018 6:34:15 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800>https://i.imgur.com/zXSEP5Z.gif)
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To: EdnaMode

Time to ban knives!


4 posted on 04/07/2018 6:34:44 PM PDT by Brandonmark (Made America Great Again! 11.08.2016 - A DAY OF RENEWAL)
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To: EdnaMode

More police deployed armed with billy clubs, more than likely.


5 posted on 04/07/2018 6:35:55 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA/KAG!!!)
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To: Brandonmark

You think you are joking, but they just passed a law that if you buy a knife over the internet, it must be delivered to a Knife Shop so they can verify that you are over 21.


6 posted on 04/07/2018 6:38:12 PM PDT by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR)
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To: EdnaMode

I’ll be there in three weeks, and will still feel safe in London (though I’m always cautious).


7 posted on 04/07/2018 6:39:24 PM PDT by Moonmad27
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To: EdnaMode

Plastic sporks for them all!


8 posted on 04/07/2018 6:39:31 PM PDT by Flag_This (Liberals are locusts.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

“More police deployed armed with billy clubs, more than likely”

My thoughts exactly.


9 posted on 04/07/2018 6:41:05 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: SubMareener
You think you are joking, but they just passed a law that if you buy a knife over the internet, it must be delivered to a Knife Shop so they can verify that you are over 21.

It is exactly what they want....government getting more and more control over people!

10 posted on 04/07/2018 6:42:05 PM PDT by Brandonmark (Made America Great Again! 11.08.2016 - A DAY OF RENEWAL)
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To: EdnaMode
It's even illegal for a Brit to carry a Leatherman multi-tool.

BRITISH KNIFE LAWS
Selling, buying and carrying knives

Basic laws on knives
It is illegal to:

Lock Knives
Lock knives are not classed as folding knives and are illegal to carry in public without good reason.

Banned knives and weapons
It is illegal to bring into the UK, sell, hire, lend or give anyone the following:

Contact your local police to check if a knife or weapon is illegal.

Good reasons for carrying a knife or weapon
Examples of good reasons to carry a knife or weapon in public can include:

A court will decide if you’ve got a good reason to carry a knife or a weapon if you’re charged with carrying it illegally.

http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2013/03/british-knife-laws-hoplophobia-defined-2/


11 posted on 04/07/2018 6:43:37 PM PDT by Iron Munro (If Illegals voted Republican 66 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
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To: EdnaMode

Londonistan is a no go zone.
The Brits are in a heap of trouble.


12 posted on 04/07/2018 6:45:44 PM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: EdnaMode

Putting a Muslim in charge of keeping the peace is like soaking something in gasoline to make it fire retardant.


13 posted on 04/07/2018 6:47:28 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: EdnaMode

The Israelis just profile people for weapons.

The Brits lost their last wise man on Nov. 22, 1963.


14 posted on 04/07/2018 6:47:42 PM PDT by lurk
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To: EdnaMode

“knife” crime

Isn’t it really “Migrant” crime?


15 posted on 04/07/2018 6:51:18 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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16 posted on 04/07/2018 6:52:11 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Democracy: The cliff's edge of Marxism)
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To: lurk

JFK?


17 posted on 04/07/2018 6:53:36 PM PDT by null and void ("We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?" ~ Joseph Stalin)
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To: EdnaMode

And moslems everywhere are saying

Yahoo! 300 more targets.


18 posted on 04/07/2018 6:56:42 PM PDT by Oscar in Batangas (12:01 PM 1/20/2017...The end of an error.)
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To: EdnaMode
"...spike in knife crime"

Nice.
19 posted on 04/07/2018 7:00:37 PM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: null and void

I’m guessing C.S. Lewis. His death was completely overshadowed by Kennedy’s.


20 posted on 04/07/2018 7:01:38 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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