How such idiotic comments are going to reduce knife crime is beyond me. The only people who listen to such comments are likely to be the more law-abiding youths who carry knifes solely for the purpose of self defense.
How such idiotic comments ignore that youths who carry knives for self defense are not law-abiding .
So, criminologists believe that if you do not carry a knife, then you are less likely to be stabbed?
Thats because the average dickhead who pulls a knife will end up with one or several glasses in the face (remember kids always give a nice friendly twist to the glass once it impacts on the idiot that thought his knife might save him from a beating) , its amazing how producing a blade can escalate a bad situation into a terrible one isn't it .