Knife crime is supposedly a 'fashion thing'
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In the run-up to Gordon Brown's plans to bring tougher sentences for anyone over the age of sixteen caught carrying a knife, Sky News have reportedly spoken to two gang members who claim that the latest spate of stabbings is just a 'fashion.'
Speaking to a reporter, the dialogue between the two gang members offers a shocking insight into the culture.
Here's a selection of what they said:
"If you kill someone that just makes you bigger or something,"
"It's a fashion thing at the moment for everyone to be killing everyone."
Although they claim that neither of them carry a knife, they know plenty of people who do:
"We used to, but not anymore. It's stupid. Our friends have gone to jail for doing things they shouldn't have."
For more on Gordon Brown's proposals on strengthening knife crime prosecutions, the BBC has a good article here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7436141.stm
Speaking to a reporter, the dialogue between the two gang members offers a shocking insight into the culture.
Here's a selection of what they said:
"If you kill someone that just makes you bigger or something,"
"It's a fashion thing at the moment for everyone to be killing everyone."
Although they claim that neither of them carry a knife, they know plenty of people who do:
"We used to, but not anymore. It's stupid. Our friends have gone to jail for doing things they shouldn't have."
For more on Gordon Brown's proposals on strengthening knife crime prosecutions, the BBC has a good article here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7436141.stm
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