Knives the 'new' weapon of choice...

**madandy** · 27th January 2008, 17:12

A few recent deaths and the media are jumping on this new threat.
Kids as young as 9, they say, are arming themselves with knives before heading out at night...
I've had a couple of knives waved at me in the past...seems now youths think its ok to actually stick people!
Bout time some old school discipline was handed out, don't you reckon?

**Virago** · 27th January 2008, 17:15

Kids don't kill people - knives kill people.

Ban the knives - ban them all...!

**sAsLEX** · 27th January 2008, 17:23

Originally Posted by madandy

Bout time some old school discipline was handed out, don't you reckon?

was working with some yoofs in a interventention scheme and was interesting to hear one of them boasting of sticking the PoPo.....

Bring back CMT. Would love to see the little pricks try to stick a CSM.

**Virago** · 27th January 2008, 17:26

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

...Bring back CMT. Would love to see the little pricks try to stick a CSM.

They'll learn to do it properly with bayonets - stick it in, twist, pull it out...

**kevfromcoro** · 27th January 2008, 17:31

Was good to see the public jump on that prick the other day in Manurewa..
Gave him a good BASH.

**sAsLEX** · 27th January 2008, 17:32

Originally Posted by Virago

They'll learn to do it properly with bayonets - stick it in, twist, pull it out...

and if it sticks just pull the trigger to loosen it up a bit......

You call that a knife?!

This is a knife!

**Coyote** · 27th January 2008, 18:38

I think it's everyone's right to have a knife with them at all times, to defend themselves against people with knives.

The House of Knives would go under if they were banned too!

**Dak** · 27th January 2008, 18:45

Never ever take a knife to a gunfight!

**Teflon** · 27th January 2008, 18:50

Originally Posted by Coyote

I think it's everyone's right to have a knife with them at all times, to defend themselves against people with knives.

The House of Knives would go under if they were banned too!

Yeah i agree. My BearClaw is always with me when i know shit may happen.. need a cheap one for under the seat of bike.

**Virago** · 27th January 2008, 19:13

Originally Posted by Coyote

I think it's everyone's right to have a knife with them at all times, to defend themselves against people with knives...

Bugger that - weapons grade plutonium is the best defence...!

**McJim** · 27th January 2008, 19:21

Isn't there a law against carrying knives here? Back home they jailed shitloads of guys in the eighties. Operation Blade thay called it and did random stops and searches. We were lucky in Glasgow - we could do that sort of thing to get all the crims coz there were no daft bastards to shout "Racism" coz there were no blacks in Glasgow (a few Chinese, Indian and Pakistanis right enough that knew to stay away from violent shit).

Can't be done anywhere else coz the knife carriers are predominantly minority groups so despite going for the subset of population say "All concealed knife carriers" the Police inadvertently collect more minority groups than majority groups and get accused racism and it all becomes a PR nightmare.

Change of policy then - shoot to kill anyone who wields a knife.

**Dargor** · 27th January 2008, 19:23

Originally Posted by madandy

A few recent deaths and the media are jumping on this new threat.

Its hardly a new threat, and i haven't seen much jumping.

Kids as young as 9, they say, are arming themselves with knives before heading out at night...

Heres the threat to be jumping about. Fucking gang people.

I've had a couple of knives waved at me in the past...seems now YOUTHS

Cough! street-vermin

think its ok to actually stick people!
Bout time some old school discipline was handed out, don't you reckon?

never mind school, any form of discipline* will do.

*discipline not abuse. Abuse makes more street vermin.

**Dave Lobster** · 27th January 2008, 19:26

Why are children, as young as nine, out at night?

**mstriumph** · 27th January 2008, 19:27

nasty
but preferable to children with firearms on the street

realistically, the victim would probably have a better chance against something that could only be used in close proximity ...... also, knife-fighting takes a degree of skill - of which 'waving it about and spouting off' doesn't form part [although this is not generally recognised, methinks, in the comic books that likely form this sort of perp's literature-of-choice?] ....

also, to do damage with any degree of artistry and precision takes a reasonable knowledge of anatomy --- and anything that makes the little sods hit the books .... right?

given a choice, i'd rather be 'held up' by a kid with a knife than a kid with a gun ......... hopefully s/he would 'get the point' sooner or later ........