Tougher knife sentences and is now the time to arm police?
A 14-year-old boy was killed and 5 others left injured including two met police officers in a sword attack on Tuesday (Credits: Yui Mok/PA Wire)Readers in today’s MetroTalk express shock at the surge in UK knife attacks, paralleling them with the US shooting epidemic.Are current knife possession sentences effective deterrents?Meanwhile, readers contemplate Humza Yousaf’s resignation as a sad blow to the LGBTQ community and oppose the idea shifting responsibility for violent offenders