I realise it's not very fashionable to say in our media environment, but can we please have some sense of perspective on this issue? For a start, as Angela Phillips pointed out this morning, the figures don't actually bear out the reality of a crisis. Secondly, the coverage and the tough words are much more likely to increase the problem. And lastly, I hate to say this, but there is a strong undertone of "What are we going do about the black boys?" to all this.
Interestingly he points out that knife crime is far more endemic in Scotland
According to statistics, there were 73 murders in the Strathclyde Police Force area, 40 of which involved knives. Knife crime levels in Scotland are 3.5 times higher than in England or Wales.
and yet
we don't hear any of that in our media. Is it because they're mostly white teenagers? Or is it because London editors are more concerned about what is happening around the corner than in Scotland? Probably a mixture of both.
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