Knives are bad – especially if they are used for killing people, and that happens more and more often in London. Last year many more people were killed by knives in the capital than the year before. 80 people died – 4 teenagers on New Years Eve itself. And many more people were hurt.
It is not allowed to carry a knife out in the street, but knives are easy to get hold of and many people do it anyway. Killing is a terrible crime and if the person is caught, he or she goes to court and the judge decides if the person didn’t do it or if they did. If the person is found guilty, he or she could go to jail for using a knife. The court will decide how long the person stays in jail.
Of course knives are also good tools used for good things. For food, for example, when you need to chop veg or fruit. This is why we cannot get rid of knives completely but you have to be able to handle it, and know when to use it.
By: Shylen