Friday 12 September 2008

Knife crime

Knife crime is hot in London. I lost count of the amount of teenagers killed by knife crimes this year, but I think it is well over 20, many of which took place in the 2.5 months I have been here. Noone seems to know what to do. Lily Allen met major Boris Johnson for tea to discuss it, but I don't think a sloany, no matter how wannabe-chav, really gets it. Her 'we need to have an awareness concert' hasn''t really materialised to anything. The council I live in, Tower Hamlets, doesn't quite get it either. They hired a reputable advertising agency to come up with this video. Somehow I doubt the kids who carry them are really that worried about being killed by their own knifes...

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