Good News ! Don't take a knife out and you'll be ok. May be the message will start to get round. Blade's aint cool !!!

Can I make it plain that I totally disassociate myself from the remarks made by others using a similar name to myself be they Hawker, McHawker, Hawker-Singh, Balker, Stalker, Hawkersby, Hawkersly or Walkersby.

Signed Russell MJ Walker

who goes out with a knife anyway? what a loser, and where the hell are the parents while all this is going on??!! they should be fined as well theyre not fit to be parents I reckon

Parents are too easily blamed these days. Admittedly there are some parents who couldn't give a monkey's about what their children are up to or what time they will be home at night. But the majority do care; however we live in a society now where kids watch too much TV and sit in front of the Playstation or X-Box and think it's cool to imitate what they see on the screen. With the best will in the world it is extremely difficult to keep tabs on your child 24/7, and the fact they have slipped a knife into their pocket before going out isn't exactly difficult so how is a parent supposed to see it? I would like to make it clear that in no way am I condoning this person carrying a knife around town and waving it about, or anyone else for that matter. But to suggest that you fine the parents, in my opinion, is rather hap-hazard and will not solve the ongoing problem this country is facing. Sadly it seems to be a growing popularity to protect yourself by carrying a weapon, and I believe that it is not solely down to the parents but for all adults - police, schools, friends, relatives etc - to educate the younger generation that it isn't "cool" to carry one. Gone are the days of just using fists, now you have to be wary of not only that but guns, knifes, iron bars and a whole host of different weapons. The Government need to come down hard on the offenders, as ultimately it's the person carrying the weapon who is to blame for taking it out - not the unaware parents.