Hey, Piers Morgan. 'Don't do it!' Last plea of boy killed by sword gang

[aGameOfThrones]

A boy of 16 pleaded ‘don’t do it’ moments before he was killed by a hooded gang wielding knives and swords in a street lined with multi-million-pound homes.

Hani Abou El Kheir tripped as he desperately tried to escape from around 15 teenagers wearing hoods and bandanas who were chasing him.

Moments later the gang pounced ‘like a pack of dogs’ and Hani was repeatedly kicked and stabbed as he pleaded for his life.

His attackers left him for dead and jogged off ‘as if nothing had happened’.

Hani’s mother Pauline Hickey, 39, with whom he lived in a nearby flat, was said to have been ‘wailing’ as she was held back at a police cordon while medics tried to save her son.

He died in hospital less than two hours later.

The attack took place at about 6.45pm on Sunday in Pimlico, an affluent district in central London where Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has a home.

On the north side of the street where Hani was attacked are houses worth millions of pounds.

However, to the south sits the crime-ridden Churchill Gardens estate, which has recently seen a sharp rise in drugs offences, according to a youth worker.

Yesterday one witness to the attack said: ‘We saw him running really fast but then he tripped.

'There were about 15 of them, most wearing dark hoodies and bandanas over their faces. A lot of them were wearing tracksuits.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269341/Pimlico-stabbing-Teenager-16-heard-screaming-life-killed-sword-wielding-gang.html#ixzz2JZTuYXFp

[MRK]

Look what gun violence does to a country. They should reban guns in England to prevent tragedies like this from ever occurring.

[Acala]

Look what gun violence does to a country. They should reban guns in England to prevent tragedies like this from ever occurring.

Good idea. Make them legal and then make them illegal again.

[sirgonzo420]

In his defense, Piers probably doesn't think sharp or pointy things should be legal either.

[Pericles]

In his defense, Piers probably doesn't think sharp or pointy things should be legal either.

It is already worse than that, after the gun ban failed to stop murders, you now have to be 18 to buy any kind of knife or other sharp instrument because of the The Knives Act (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/21/contents)

See http://www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/knife-law-13-w.asp

"Despite what you may have been led to believe, our knife laws are amongst the most sensible in the modern World.
In Great Britain we benefit from laws which promote the sensible use and collecting of fine cutlery, yet discourage those who seek to abuse what are, in effect, artistic, well engineered tools. In short, be aware of the following points, although please read the linked articles for more in-depth information ... What You Can't Have ...
The following items are banned from sale within the UK (although if you already own one you may keep it, but not use it outside of your own property) ... Switchblades, automatics or 'flick-knives', gravity knives, balisongs or 'butterfly knives', push daggers, belt buckle knives, sword canes, disguised knives, or knuckle-duster knives. Late on in 2004, an amendment to the law was introduced which restricts the sale of any knife which is not readily detectable by the normal methods of detection, ie: either x-ray or metal detection, unless it can be proven that the knife's sole purpose is for the preparation of food. So for instance, the Cold Steel CAT Tanto or Lansky Knife are now prohibited within the UK. These knives are correctly referred to as Airport Knives, but in English law are commonly referred to as Stealth Knives. In 2006, so-called Disguised Knives were prohibited. You may not buy any knife designed to look like something else, for instance a knife which appears to be a pen, (and it doesn't matter whether the pen works or not, it's still prohibited here). What You Can Carry ...
The Criminal Justice Act (1988) says that you may carry a knife with a blade length of 3.0" or less so long as it is capable of folding. That means no fixed blade knives. But use your loaf - a knife has no place at a football match, in a pub, nightclub or school and becomes an offensive weapon in these circumstances in just the same way as a screwdriver, or any other inanimate tool. But I NEED a Bigger Knife ...
If you wish to carry a larger knife then you must have 'reasonable cause'. That means that you must be able to prove that you had a genuine reason for carrying the knife. You may carry a larger cutting tool if it is associated with your work (for instance a chef may carry a 9.0" butchers knife roll to and from work), or if it is associated with your sport, (for instance a fisherman may carry a 6.0" filet knife, or a hunter may carry a fixed blade hunting knife of almost any size).

[VBRonPaulFan]

In his defense, Piers isn't very sharp either.

Fixed that for ya.

[VBRonPaulFan]

It is already worse than that, after the gun ban failed to stop murders, you now have to be 18 to buy any kind of knife or other sharp instrument because of the The Knives Act (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/21/contents)

See http://www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/knife-law-13-w.asp

"Despite what you may have been led to believe, our knife laws are amongst the most sensible in the modern World.
In Great Britain we benefit from laws which promote the sensible use and collecting of fine cutlery, yet discourage those who seek to abuse what are, in effect, artistic, well engineered tools. In short, be aware of the following points, although please read the linked articles for more in-depth information ... What You Can't Have ...
The following items are banned from sale within the UK (although if you already own one you may keep it, but not use it outside of your own property) ... Switchblades, automatics or 'flick-knives', gravity knives, balisongs or 'butterfly knives', push daggers, belt buckle knives, sword canes, disguised knives, or knuckle-duster knives. Late on in 2004, an amendment to the law was introduced which restricts the sale of any knife which is not readily detectable by the normal methods of detection, ie: either x-ray or metal detection, unless it can be proven that the knife's sole purpose is for the preparation of food. So for instance, the Cold Steel CAT Tanto or Lansky Knife are now prohibited within the UK. These knives are correctly referred to as Airport Knives, but in English law are commonly referred to as Stealth Knives. In 2006, so-called Disguised Knives were prohibited. You may not buy any knife designed to look like something else, for instance a knife which appears to be a pen, (and it doesn't matter whether the pen works or not, it's still prohibited here). What You Can Carry ...
The Criminal Justice Act (1988) says that you may carry a knife with a blade length of 3.0" or less so long as it is capable of folding. That means no fixed blade knives. But use your loaf - a knife has no place at a football match, in a pub, nightclub or school and becomes an offensive weapon in these circumstances in just the same way as a screwdriver, or any other inanimate tool. But I NEED a Bigger Knife ...
If you wish to carry a larger knife then you must have 'reasonable cause'. That means that you must be able to prove that you had a genuine reason for carrying the knife. You may carry a larger cutting tool if it is associated with your work (for instance a chef may carry a 9.0" butchers knife roll to and from work), or if it is associated with your sport, (for instance a fisherman may carry a 6.0" filet knife, or a hunter may carry a fixed blade hunting knife of almost any size).

That is sad. That's what a society gripped by fear, refusing to take responsibility for its own safety, turns into.

[TheTexan]

They attacked him with swords? Those are illegal :/

[Danke]

They attacked him with swords? Those are illegal :/

They might have been knights.

[Sola_Fide]

I think I'd rather get shot than stabbed to death.

[seapilot]

Take away the knives they use feet to kick and hands to strangle. Only fools believe they can legislate morality.

[Pericles]

Take away the knives they use feet to kick and hands to strangle. Only fools believe they can legislate morality.

After the Luton riots, ordering baseball bats from the US became the rage. I doubt that Brits developed a sudden affinity for the US variant of Cricket.

[anaconda]

In his defense, Piers probably doesn't think sharp or pointy things should be legal either.

"Are you gonna ban your fist now?"

-Alex Jones to Piers Morgan

[VanBummel]

http://i.imgur.com/ZXfnUrP.jpg?1

[Smart3]

I think I'd rather get shot than stabbed to death.

God will kill you in the way he sees fit, infidel.

[youngbuck]

I think I'd rather get shot than stabbed to death.

Me too.

This goes to show you how despicable some humans are. Naturally, these types will permeate their way into positions of power, whether it's the government or law enforcement. That's why the government must be restrained. Wielding the power of surveillance, imprisonment and the military, the reins of power must be tightly controlled lest psychopaths such as these reign.