What the Mayor is doing... wrote:
Therefore, the mayor has not achieved anything with his words about wanting a ban put in place. The law hasn't been changed, he has no power to change it, he can't up police numbers, police are and have been cut, no police are taking on extra stop and search measures, so this entire discussion and the relating articles are an entire waste of time.
Sheesh, how many times are you not going to read his very words?
Here’s what the Mayor is doing:
Boosting police power
The Met Police has introduced targeted patrols with extra stop and search powers for areas worst-affected by knife crime. (bold in original
It doesn't surprise me that UK (England + Wales) people are so ignorant over what their overlords are doing. In fact, I AGREE that UK should have all these laws against "offensive weapons", as time and time again their people have proven that they are unable to operate coherently otherwise. Freedom is not something that should be given to all, and there's really no place for it in today's London/UK, given the consequences.