ił a good dcterrent for any polential knife criminal. la my mind.
Ihal argumenl doesnt hołd walor sińce mos! knife criminals don't belieye they will get caught. II tan also be argued that for some criminals a spell in prison just addł lo their tough image and grves them inereased respect in the eyes of some memben of Iheir communily.
The govcrnmenl has also altempted lo tackle Ihc problem with er... what's the word?... erm when Ihcy allow people for a limited period of limę lo hand in iSlcgal kntyes and olher weapons without getting punished. Oh. yes ... an amnesty. Bul! enlirefy rejecl Ihc nolion Ihal Ihis is a uscful slralegy brcause knife crimcs are ofłen commiltcd using knryes Ihal are easily obtained from the kilehen dra wet.
So l'd now like lo deal with some alternalive Solutions. One way forward is for the gorernment lo educale people beller Ihrough, lay. workshops and school lalks aboul Ihc dangers of carrying knivcs. making il elear Ihal knives make you less safc rather than morę safe, and could easily be lumed againstyou. I also think Ihcre could be some merit in arrangmg meehngs between knife criminals and Ihc knife altack yictims. This way people are forced to face up lo the consequences of what Ihey have done and I belieye ił could have a far decper impact than imprisonmen:. Anolher effectiye measurc could be lo arrange for people who have been caught in the possession of knives lo wis.it prisons and mcci up with young people who have been conyicted of actually using kniws on olher people.
To conclude. then. I'd like to reiterale Ihc point Ihal I madÄ™ earlier Ihal knrfe crime canT be eradkaled by sliffer prison sentences.
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