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20 20 20 20 -What should be done about knife crime?
Teach young people about the terrible consequences of using knives BUT – Will the young people who need to to hear hear this be able to to hear hear it? Are we just speaking to the converted?
Tougher laws and harsher sentences will deter young men from carrying knives and using them BUT – Will it it stop them? Could it it make knives even more glamorous to some young men?
Build strong communities and better facilities for young people BUT – It takes time and and money and and where is that going to come from?
Encourage young people to hand in their knives BUT – There would still be millions of knives around Every home in in the country has knives in in that can kill