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London’s crime wave will develop into “carnage” come summer, a leading trauma surgeon has predicted, warning ultra-violence in the capital is “the new normal”. Dr Martin Griffiths, a consultant surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust, said soaring knife and gun crime has resulted in London “looking more like South Africa, or inner-city U.S.” with regards to the rate of attacks. “If it was hot weather right now, it would be carnage. When it gets a few degrees warmer, it’s going to be taxing. It’s going to be difficult,” he told The Times.

CBP's denial of an extension seems to be a clear indication that they do not intend to act in a fair and reasonable manner on this issue and have already made their decision to go ahead. That may be a somewhat cynical viewpoint, but given the history of CBP, it seems like a good bet. That means we have to set the stage for the next act, which will likely be conducted both in court and in Congress.

First hearing set for Nov. 6 WORCESTER, MA — Several city councilors last night hailed a proposed ordinance regulating knife possession in the city. Some councilors said the ordinance is an important first step in addressing the recent spate of knife attacks in the city, saying something is needed to curb the use of knives in assaults. The proposed ordinance was advanced last night by the City Council, which referred it to the council’s Public Safety Committee for a hearing tentatively scheduled for Nov. 6. District 3 Councilor Paul P. Clancy Jr. said the ordinance should be viewed as an...

London police say the easily accessible weapons are coming out of pockets in the heat of the moment. The easy accessibility of knives on the street makes them deadly when emotions run high, London police said following a rash of weekend knifings. "Walking downtown with a pocket knife or some other type of knife . . . is not necessarily a criminal offence," London police Chief Murray Faulkner said yesterday. "But when emotions erupt, people know they have this weapon in their pocket and they're quick to use it." Latest police statistics show weapons offences, which aren't broken down by...

“A MAN was fatally stabbed after he commented on another man’s hairstyle in an apartment lobby, deputies said.” — Pompano Beach, Fla., Associated Press, Aug. 15, 2004. “A Highland Park man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Thursday for the stabbing death of a woman last year.” — Chicago Tribune, July 30, 2004. “In a statement to police, the mother said she stabbed Kayla in the chest with a foot-long butcher knife.” — Buffalo News, July 20, 2004. The above cases all involved butcher knives and represent just three of many thousands of butcher-knife stabbings that have occurred in...