Idris Elba says stop-and-search not eradicating knife crime: 'Think deeper'Source: PA
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00:00 I think that there are facts, there are hard facts that stop and search may do some help,
00:06 but it's not eradicating the issue, you know. We need to think a little deeper than that,
00:12 it's not just about stop and search. In my opinion, I think that we have to figure out,
00:16 you know, some kids are carrying these knives because they're scared and some are carrying
00:23 knives because it makes them feel more protected. You know, stop and search will do some work,
00:28 but we need to kind of pull the onion back a little further and figure out what are the roots
00:33 of these issues. I think today's campaign launch is about just re-energising the government to
00:40 think about this, re-energising our society to think about this as a group and say, 'alright,
00:46 how can we stop this?' I think deterrents are always going to work, okay, but I think it's
00:50 not just the perpetrators. We have to think about how these knives are getting into their hands,
00:54 okay. You know, I can pick up a phone right now, type in knives and I'll get inundated with
00:59 adverts for them. That should be also, we should find a way to deter tech companies,
01:06 advertising to put that away.