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December 07, 2006
Think of the children: UK "Big Knife" lobby thwarts anti-crime efforts
Via Tom L. comes shocking word that the UK's knife amnesty programs "don't work." Reuters reports: "Scotland Yard said a national amnesty which began in May after a series of high-profile stabbings had had little effect in the capital. Knife crime in London dipped briefly during the two-month amnesty, only to return to normal levels within weeks. About 100,000 knives were handed in across the country...A charity reported in August that amnesties have a "negligible impact" on crime because knives can be bought anywhere."
Tom emails: "This article's tone of disappointed shock makes me giggle a little. You see, the "knife amnesty" wasn't a failure, the failure came about because knives can be "bought anywhere," no doubt as a result of the "Big Knife" lobby in the UK. Sound familiar?"
Posted by bill at December 7, 2006 09:26 AM
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