Idris Elba, Knife Crime

UK actor Idris Elba suggests kitchen knives be blunted, others banned to prevent stabbings
Ahead of his documentary about knife crime in the United Kingdom, actor Idris Elba argued that knife-points should be blunted in order to prevent stabbings.
Idris Elba suggests removal of kitchen knife points to tackle stabbing crimes
Idris Elba has been actively involved in tackling knife violence in the United Kingdom. In his latest BBC documentary, Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis, the Luther star delves into the knife crime epidemic in the UK and speaks with families,
Idris Elba resurrects knife plea first made in Plymouth 17 years ago
Jim Webster, who was Plymouth's police Commander between 2007 and 2009, oversaw a number of high profile investigations including nursery paedophile Vanessa George and Exeter bomber Nicky Reilly. During his reign he suggested that one way to reduce the number of victims of stabbings was a fundamental but simple redesign of kitchen knives.
Idris Elba’s War on Knifepoints Doesn’t Go Far Enough
A s National Review ’s resident teenage knife-fighting expert, I was disappointed to read that the actor Idris Elba wants the British government to circumcise all of the privately owned knives in the United Kingdom in the hope that doing so will help reduce crime. Here’s Elba, talking to BBC Radio 4:
Idris Elba 'overwhelmed and angry' about UK knife crime crisis in new BBC documentary: 'Constant'
Idris Elba has shared how he is "overwhelmed and angry" over UK knife crime as he reflected in a his new BBC documentary about a passionate plea he made in 2019. The actor, 52, has been talking about the worrying subject for years,
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Actor Idris Elba suggests kitchen knives be blunted, others banned to prevent stabbings in UK
According to The Telegraph, “A ban on the sale of pointed kitchen knives has been backed by the Church of England, judges, ...