The "glut of teenage stabbings in London" is actually a media invention; the stats aren't saying there's a sudden huge problem.
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008, Florian Weimer wrote: > * Imri Goldberg: > > > For Brian Loe and Drsolly: > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7508404.stm > > > > "Most fatal stabbings involve a weapon that is easy to obtain and sharp with > > it - a kitchen knife. Would stopping the sale of long blades with sharp > > points help save lives?"* > > Do these teenager stabbings actually involve kitchen knives? I'd think > that carrying around an ordinary kitchen knife would diminish your > reputation among your peers. > > (In the homicide statistics, broken glasses and bottles routinely appear > in the same category as knives, BTW.) > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
