He went to a failing school and sometimes endured poverty, heating bathwater in saucepans and eating sugar sandwiches. Hammond call for police to 'prioritise' knife crime is insult, say officers Read more“On that corner right there I saw someone I knew get his face carved,” Sean (not his real name) said as he gave the Guardian a tour of his area. “Someone carved their initials on to his face because he was shottin’ [selling drugs] in here. “When people have big knives strapped to [themselves], is that going to make you want to take a kitchen knife or a little flicky [a spring-assisted knife]?” he asked. “Instead of one gun between five people, it’s one MAC [submachine gun] between two people.”Local disputes spread virally and nationally, he said.

Source: The Guardian March 07, 2019 16:14 UTC