hi JS from swissland
what were on your 'real' men doing whilst hitler &co murdered there way around europe for 5/6 yrs???
sweet fanny adams ..and with hitlers permission of course.....
Do not attempt to judge uk by the mindless antics of a few please.

mike, gloucester, england

If it's not guns it's knives, if it's not knives it's rocks. People who are willing to kill you will kill you. Apparently there are a lot of folks with knives who are more than happy to use them. Same with guns here in the U.S. Look at the death rate for young Black teens, it's abominable. What now?

James, Milwaukee, USA

Perhaps the re-intoduction of the birch would be a more effective solution. Two advantages, low cost and a history of very few repeat offenders. It is also a superior deterent. I would suggest that many of the knife carrying bullies are also cowards. Feather pillows don't act as a deterrent.
Lewis

Buckley, Troy, USA

Dave,London. P.J. has a point, we should have the right to defend ourselves and in theory we do. Sadly the liberal scum loving idiots who run our Country and the politically correct bosses crippling the police dont allow us to. Remember Tony Martin - law used to equal justice. I lost faith then.

Simon, Chelmsford, England

The Government can't put them in prison can they? Not enough space and too expensive to build/staff new prisons. Besides it would be a phillosophical climbdown for Labour. A party which believes 'pond life' is worth spending the nation's resources on. Message to this Government - NO IT IS NOT.

Bob, Glasgow, Scotland

A real Swiss man is not a real Swiss man if he doesn't carry a knife. I have a machine gun at home from the army and always carry a knife on me. We still don't kill each other. It is a cultural thing and I think we need to think how the culture in England got so bad...

JS, Luzern, Switzerland

"...reprimanded and given educational advice..." what a load of nonsense! What is the nature of the so - called "educational advice"?
I can hear it now, "Don't you know, sonny, knives are sharp and can hurt people". Soft liberal garbage from people who have lost control of the streets.

Richard, Melbourne,

Now, can we compare these figures with the statistics for ACTUAL knife crime in each area? I note that London has a 90% charge rate but the highest rate of fatal stabbings. Duh?

The Police have a lousy job with even lousier pay and don't need a ministerial jobsworth to tell them how to do it.

Bill, Suzhou, China

It is not the police who decide whether a person arrested is given a caution.

All case disposal decisions are made by the Crown Prosecution Service. The arresting officer has to pass a file in respect of all persons arrested. The CPS decide whether that person is charged, cautioned or no action.

John Moore, Paphos, Cyprus

@ PJ Moran - That's logical. Let everyone carry knives and that way violence will be reduced. The most fallacious argument I have yet encountered. It seems to be serving your country well though: one of the highest murder rates in the world and the highest prison population in the world.

Dave, London,

The role of the British police is "to keep the peace".
The role of most other police forces around the world is "to enforce the law". Enough said!
Sergeant Dixon would be proud.

peterj, malvern, uk

You people aren't allowed to carry a knife to defend yourselves! Just the criminals get them. Apparently England has totally abandoned its history. Do you have to call a government agency to get permission to go to the toilet? A nation of serfs again. Self defense is a natural and inherent right.

P, J. Moran, Houston, USA

Perhaps the government should start firing heads of police depatments, and police themselves who won't follow the law, then you'll see a turnaround. Brown has the prosecute those who won't enforce the law. If he doesn't, then there is collusion between #10 and corrupt police.

Jenny, Grand Rapids, MI US

If a copper will not enforce the law as ordered, he/she is guilty of misfeasance and nonfeasance, and should be peremptorily discharged in order that they might find more suitable employment. Perhaps as a dog walker.

Bob Evans, Anaheim, California

Maybe Jacqui should have come through with the pay raises!!!

Peter Andrew , Montreal, Canada

A caution??? What do they SAY to the offenders?
I was prosecuted for breach of the peace at age 7 (Oh, yes) - in Glasgow - and again prosecuted at age 9 for playing football in the street. Both grevious crimes required appearances in Juvenile Court and a stern 'admonishment'.
Think again, cops.

John Carty, Medellin, Colombia