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No To Knives

Pledge 'No To Knives' today

'No To Knives' is a new campaign which aims to encourage Britain's young people to resist the temptation to carry knives on the streets, and to see this as a positive lifestyle choice.

Many people believe that taking a knife when they go out will help them defend themselves if they are attacked. In fact, many of the victims of knife attacks have their own weapons turned against them.

NTK is trying to get 1,000,000 people to pledge not to carry an knife via the NTK website.

They are also offering 'weapons awareness' courses which help educate people about the dangers of carrying knives; and to provide a forum for constructive debate around knife crime.

In order to make your pledge, the NTK website (www.ntk.org.uk) gives you a digital paintbox that you can use to create your own personal tag. This tag will fill one space on the NTK pledgewall, which is posted live on the site for all to see.

Posted by Aidan | November 7, 2007 1:42 PM

No To Knives

hi iam a close friend of our lil large who got murder by knife last friday in chigwell the boys from the estate want to carry on his name and work to help deter youths from knife crime they have worked hard all this week raising money an even made a cd in memory of jack and is really good iam asking two things maybe you can help get some airplay for their cd and to advertise that it is for sale to raise money to help youths in our estate contact me at my e mail adress many thanx sandra

Posted by sandra lee | December 8, 2007 8:12 AM | Reply to this

No To Knives

knives screw up peoples head
and take lives.
why do it?
why cant everyone just get along.

Posted by emily | December 13, 2007 2:22 PM | Reply to this

No To Knives

People carry knives to feel protected because they know the police are unaware of the true level of knife possession on our streets. People who carry knives, or who stab innocent people are more than likely to get a slap of the wrist often no punishment at all, while the victim either dies or is scarred for life. The police should step up their game and push for stronger penalities against those who carry knives then maybe young people wouldn't feel scared to walk down their own street.

Posted by Alex E | February 16, 2008 1:16 PM | Reply to this

No To Knives

A few friends of mine have been stabbed, Sian Simpson who died in Croydon last summer was one of them. Knives seem to have taken over the minds of youths who think its okay to inflict pain and suffering on another human being, just to not be seen as a "waste man". What they don't know is that it's not only the person their stabbing that's affected.

If people were educated about the consequences of what stabbing someone brings, then maybe there can be a solution to this problem.

Posted by Saraiya | February 25, 2008 4:39 PM | Reply to this