General discussion about the latest news (not search related)

[Eleanor]

But am I being racist? That is the question for me. I just don't really know.

Don't worry about it, Spammy.  I have the same problem myself on occasions.

[Miss Taken Identity]

What do you think Spam is doing every time he posts here about some poor child killed by a parent?  The implication being “see parents kill their kids and fake an abduction therefore it follows that the McCanns dunnit”.

You may feel the need to see the implication. for a few years most supporters were throwing 'they can't harm their children they are doctors blah blah blah posts at the forum

Evens things up a bit I think.

[Venturi Swirl]

But am I being racist? That is the question for me. I just don't really know.

you seem desperate for me to call you a racist.  Would it make you happy if I did?

[The General]

But am I being racist? That is the question for me. I just don't really know.

Racist.

[Eleanor]

Racist.

No he's not.  He wouldn't be worried about it if he was.

[Wonderfulspam]

Racist.

Thankyou.

I feel more than a little uneasy about the subject & I was hoping someone would put me right.

[The General]

No he's not.  He wouldn't be worried about it if he was.

He is and he should be. Very worried. About it. Very worried.

[Eleanor]

He is and he should be. Very worried. About it. Very worried.

I'm not, and I have the same problem as Spammy sometimes.

[The General]

Thankyou.

I feel more than a little uneasy about the subject & I was hoping someone would put me right.

What subject?
On a serious note, I actually have digs in Brixton. Suffice to say the statistics would bear out the assumption.
It's a very sad time. I don't think it's the epidemic it's being reported as, but the carrying of knives absolutely is.

[The General]

I'm not, and I have the same problem as Spammy sometimes.

Yeh, I'm joking.

[Eleanor]

Yeh, I'm joking.

Oh Goody.

[The General]

Oh Goody.

....but your generation do tend to be a bit 'intolerant', shall we say?

[Wonderfulspam]

What subject?
On a serious note, I actually have digs in Brixton. Suffice to say the statistics would bear out the assumption.
It's a very sad time. I don't think it's the epidemic it's being reported as, but the carrying of knives absolutely is.

The question is, what to do about it?

I think the sale of knives needs to be controlled somehow.

Not really sure how that would work though.

In the extreme I would suggest a ban on the production & sale of knives other than culinary knives etc would perhaps be a start.

I mean, who really needs a hunting knife in Tower Hamlets?

[The General]

The question is, what to do about it?

I think the sale of knives needs to be controlled somehow.

Not really sure how that would work though.

In the extreme I would suggest a ban on the production & sale of knives other than culinary knives etc would perhaps be a start.

I mean, who really needs a hunting knife in Tower Hamlets?

It's tough. These kids have very little to lose. It's driven by drugs, turf wars, gangs, 'respect', hubris, lack of male role models and very little else to do of a night. It's not a new societal cocktail, but I do believe austerity and cuts in public services have fuelled it.
I get off the tube, go the gym, go to Tesco, go to digs, eat, sleep, get on tube, go to work. I don't mince about the park or Stockwell Park Estate too often.

[jassi]

The question is, what to do about it?

I think the sale of knives needs to be controlled somehow.

Not really sure how that would work though.

In the extreme I would suggest a ban on the production & sale of knives other than culinary knives etc would perhaps be a start.

I mean, who really needs a hunting knife in Tower Hamlets?

Ah but they might only live in Tower Hamlets but use the knives when on their hunting holiday 

Just think, if they hadn't banned guns, we probably wouldn't have all this knife crime.
If we ban knives ( an impossiblity), then thugs will turn to some other weapon.