Southport Attack: Should Knife Crime Safety Be Taught in Schools? | Loose Women

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Published 2024-07-30
Yesterday’s report of the abhorrent knife attack conducted by a 17-year-old in Southport at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop has devastated the nation. As it stands, nine people are injured, six critically, and two children have been killed. Research shows knife-enabled crime is on the rise – with a 78% increase in the last ten years – so, do we need knife-crime awareness classes be taught in schools? Coleen and Sunetra fear it could skyrocket children's anxieties, meanwhile, Brenda thinks self-defence classes could be a viable alternative. 

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From series 27, broadcast on 30/07/2024

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All Comments (21)
  • @os3990
    It's not knife crime it's terrorism
  • @dereksmith4635
    It's not knife crime, its terrorism. And no we shouldn't need training to feel safe for everyday life. Ridiculous.
  • @SurjitShow
    Why is media calling it Knife Crime, still no picture of the person, strange.
  • @stoicliving8076
    Let's talk about the issue without talking about the issue!
  • @user-gj5yy6rk2q
    This isn't a gang related knife crime? This is literally a terror attack. If the guy had access to a gun, we'd have 25 people dead. A knife is all he had and do you know how much anger you must have to physically stab children? It's worse than having a gun, because all that takes is flicking the trigger. With this he changed 12 children and stabbed them multiple times and left 3 dead. This is insane to call this a knife crime incident.
  • @mjbalmmac1588
    Kids need better protection. Safety needs to be a priority. Police and gov need to do better. Just avoiding won’t do enough.
  • @djjayem100
    Should illegal immigration safety be taught in schools? There fixed ya title for ya.
  • @miguelcamara3352
    What a load of BS. KIDS NEED PROTECTION NOT HEALTH AND SAFTY INSTRUCTIONS 😢
  • @MultiBuilder123
    What about teaching them the law and morals instead of lefty thinking
  • @v3numgough465
    GET OFF OUR SCREENS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ITS PROGRAMS LIKE THIS THAT CAUSE DIVISIONS
  • @bluepeter128
    Why has the whole knife attack thing become a British, way of life. Is the British people or immigrants who use knives in a more Casul way in their own countries, anyone know??
  • @diananorth9619
    Knife crime is part of the PSHE curriculum in Secondary schools.
  • @liambuchanan8013
    So the answer is, either bury your head in sand and hope its not your kid, or ask you school to install a defib and a bleed kit and demand teachers know how to deal with that! Jesus, this is why this country is the way it is if this is the mindset!
  • @oldman7267
    no the death penalty should be brought back
  • @amandajoynson2042
    No mention of prevention… all anout cure 🙄 how about eradicating the root cause of all these attacks? That might help 🤦🏼‍♀️