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"The easy accessibility of knives on the street makes them deadly when emotions run high, London police said following a rash of weekend knifings. 'Walking downtown with a pocket knife or some other type of knife . . . is not necessarily a criminal offence,' London police Chief Murray Faulkner said yesterday."
"'But when emotions erupt, people know they have this weapon in their pocket and they're quick to use it.'"
"Latest police statistics show weapons offences, which aren't broken down by type, are on the rise, up 13 per cent last year over 2003."
"That may be because society is more violent, Faulkner said."
"'If you grow up bombarded by violence, it will have an impact,' he said, referring to TV, movies and video games." ... |
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