Knife/any murders. is it time for capital punishment for those found guilty

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[img alt=:z]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/z.gif[/img] Anyway......... knife crime, what's the solution?

Umm sorry aboot tha.

I guess what some of youse foccers are goin tae huv tae geit yer heids roond is that extreme deterrents such as stringing offenders up, or judge, jury and executioner police tactics, short sharp shock and national service or whatever.  None of them work and if anything will just make matters worse.  Yes, they are crowd pleasing, create attention grabbing headlines and make good macho pish talk doon the pub, but that’s about it.


Afraid if you want results, you’re gonna have tae look at some of the so called do-gooder, wet behind the ears liberal leftie community project approaches.  A la Boston and Glasgow VRU initiatives.  They have a proven track record of delivering results.  Maybe with luck London and England as a whole can learn new tricks along these lines to the benefit of all. 



In the short term a police crackdown, stop and search, along with a knife amnesty will help, but without the long-term investment in your communities, which is sadly lacking, you’ll be onto plums.

All that twaddle has been tried before. And failed. Thats why we are where we're at now. Remember Heseltine and his vow to cure the "sink estates". Failed. A ban on selling knifes, failed, since most (I imagine) just get out out of the kitchen drawer. Stop and search, coupled with  a deterrent, and meaningful sentencing.