Following six knife deaths in nine days, attention turns to the weapons behind the violence.
Machetes, swords and firearms, have been found by police at knife crime scenes.
‘J’s’ knife crime weapons.
Identified to City News as ‘J’, a young drug dealer sees no way out of London’s knife crime epidemic:
“I was young when I first started using knives. I went through a phase of liking them I had loads.”
“I always had a neck knife on, a cold steel one – in a sheath. That was a good knife. That was my knife.”
“The police have no control. I can go behind the counter and get whatever, knuckle-dusters to machetes. Growing up think guns are a myth, especially in England. Very easy. Cheap.”
‘J’ recalls one incident that saw him use his blade.
“I didn’t go out saying I was gonna stab him. He wasn’t backing down. It had to happen.”
“The adrenaline was going on, we got away, but after…I was scared.”
“I still don’t know if he’s dead or alive. You’re thinking in your head ‘am I a murderer?”
‘J’s’ knife crime weapons.
Anti-Knife Campaigner says blade sizes are increasing alongside London’s fear
Trust coordinator at anti-knife campaign the Ben Kinsella Trust, Sophia Antoniazzi, says weapon size is increasing with the city’s fear:
“If you were stabbed, you’d be feeling vulnerable and scared. The more this happens, the bigger the blade.”
“We want to change this image of security and educate young people on the damage blades can do.”
J’ doesn’t see a quick-fix solution, though.
“It’s gonna keep on going, you always have to look over your shoulder, that’s just the way it is.”
“There’s probably some perfect places in these worlds, but I know London’s not one of them.”
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StandfirstLondon drug dealer, 'J', told City News that "the police have no control" over knife crime weapons.
Following six knife deaths in nine days, attention turns to the weapons behind the violence.
Machetes, swords and firearms, have been found by police at knife crime scenes.
‘J’s’ knife crime weapons.
Identified to City News as ‘J’, a young drug dealer sees no way out of London’s knife crime epidemic:
“I was young when I first started using knives. I went through a phase of liking them I had loads.”
“I always had a neck knife on, a cold steel one – in a sheath. That was a good knife. That was my knife.”
“The police have no control. I can go behind the counter and get whatever, knuckle-dusters to machetes. Growing up think guns are a myth, especially in England. Very easy. Cheap.”
‘J’ recalls one incident that saw him use his blade.
“I didn’t go out saying I was gonna stab him. He wasn’t backing down. It had to happen.”
“The adrenaline was going on, we got away, but after…I was scared.”
“I still don’t know if he’s dead or alive. You’re thinking in your head ‘am I a murderer?”
‘J’s’ knife crime weapons.
Anti-Knife Campaigner says blade sizes are increasing alongside London’s fear
Trust coordinator at anti-knife campaign the Ben Kinsella Trust, Sophia Antoniazzi, says weapon size is increasing with the city’s fear:
“If you were stabbed, you’d be feeling vulnerable and scared. The more this happens, the bigger the blade.”
“We want to change this image of security and educate young people on the damage blades can do.”
J’ doesn’t see a quick-fix solution, though.
“It’s gonna keep on going, you always have to look over your shoulder, that’s just the way it is.”
“There’s probably some perfect places in these worlds, but I know London’s not one of them.”
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