[blazey]

I like pocket knifes, they can have a lot of uses at times you least expect it.

People aren't going to buy a coat for £30+ just for the knife, when they can get a bigger and sharper one from home.

I bought a sharp scalpel whilst I was under eighteen from an art shop. Nobody questions why I wanted it, but in reality that little and extremely sharp 1inch blade could easily scar someone for life or I could have decided I wanted to kill myself with it. Nobody checked at all and I suspect that if you look innocent enough you can get all sorts of sharp weapons without having to prove your age at all, especially those that already look older than their age.

There is no smoke without fire and whilst someone is always going to look terrible for providing these things to youths, whether it is purposefully or accidentally, I still think it should be tackled via the young people themselves.