Wednesday, 11 March 2009

Jacqui Smith claims 'We are winning the war on knives'

News reports today claim that figures released tomorrow will show a dramatic reduction in the number of hospital admissions for stab wounds. 'Stop and search' operations on young people are also unturning fewer knives.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/03/11/we-are-winning-fight-on-knives-home-secretary-jacqui-smithhails-mirror-campaign-exclusive-115875-21189293/

Smith is angered by the public perception of teens is still very negative, and that the impact of false stories leads to scaremongering; "there are young people out there who think that all other young people are carrying knives and therefore they need to carry one."

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