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Noel Gallagher Calls On Politicians To Tackle UK's Growing Knife Problem

Oasis man speaks out...

July 04, 2008 by Jason Gregory | Photo by WENN
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Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has called on politicians to take a tougher stance against the growing knife problem in the United Kingdom.

In London alone, eighteen teenagers have already lost their lives through knife violence in 2008, the latest coming yesterday in the Thornton Heath area of the capital.

Speaking at the Silver Clef Awards, where Oasis claimed the prize for lifetime achievement, Gallagher said he feared the reality of the problem, and the impact it could have on his own children.

"In my day, status was trying to be somebody, do you know what I mean, not trying to kill somebody?" he told the BBC.

The Oasis guitarist said he believes that the problem is nationwide and that politicians need to act to prevent “scumbags” from “taking over our streets”.

"I don't even know what Cameron or Gordon Brown are going to do about it. I was watching a documentary on Panorama and another one about kids carrying knives and violence.

"One of the lads, a little lad, made a telling comment. The guy said, 'Do you not think there's anything better for you in life?'

"And he said, 'Yeah, there probably is but I've never known anything else',” Gallagher said.

He also added that youngsters had become “dissensitised to crime because they're playing these video games, it's really, really scary." 

Earlier today, three men appeared in court charged with the murder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella, who was fatally stabbed in North London last week.

What do you think about Gallagher's comments and the problem of knife crime? Should politicians take tougher measures? Let Gigwise know your thoughts by posting a comment below.
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  • Fair play. If you can use your status to at least attempt to discuss the situation then its all good no?

    ~ by kay 7/4/2008 Report

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  • people may think noel chats shit but when he wants to be serious he really can make a good point,something needs to be done about kids in gangs and if he can help then get him involved! this BRITAIN for ****s sake,we ARE the best nation on earth!!!! thats not jingoism,thats a ****ing FACT!

    ~ by LoveSpreads 7/4/2008 Report

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  • Well. I think the problem is The video games and a lot of movies that the only thing that show is violence. And That violence it seems that its normal. And other problem is the influence of some cultures that invade London specially that ****in HIP-HOP thing and that ****in drugs . Thats not a British normal thing. I´m from Chile but I love England, the culture specially the music. Please stop that thing don´t be the next EE.UU England is the biggest nation in the world.

    ~ by Blue_Meanie 7/6/2008 Report

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