David Burn: Knife Crime
On the 12th of February, a regular visitor at GEMS, David Burn, came to school to talk to the year 8s about the important topic of knife crime. He started by asking the pupils a question, “Could carrying a knife be safe?” It was a mixed response shown by a show of hands. However, the same question was asked at the end and there was a completely different result. He talked about the idea that people had that carrying kept you safe and then proved that the idea was wrong and would put you in a dangerous situation. After a couple of stories and a demonstration, the year 8s watched a video about a boy who was killed and the importance of the law, Joint Enterprise. That law says that if you are connected to a crime, you could get arrested. The main idea that we all learnt was that carrying a knife will leave you in a dangerous and difficult situation, no matter what if going on. At the end, no one thought that it was a good idea to carry a knife around.
By Katie and Leila, 8HC
On the 12th of February, a regular visitor at GEMS, David Burn, came to school to talk to the year 8s about the important topic of knife crime. He started by asking the pupils a question, “Could carrying a knife be safe?” It was a mixed response shown by a show of hands. However, the same question was asked at the end and there was a completely different result. He talked about the idea that people had that carrying kept you safe and then proved that the idea was wrong and would put you in a dangerous situation. After a couple of stories and a demonstration, the year 8s watched a video about a boy who was killed and the importance of the law, Joint Enterprise. That law says that if you are connected to a crime, you could get arrested. The main idea that we all learnt was that carrying a knife will leave you in a dangerous and difficult situation, no matter what if going on. At the end, no one thought that it was a good idea to carry a knife around.
By Katie and Leila, 8HC