Meeting London's Knife War Gang Members | Ross Kemp Living With Knife Crime

Ross Kemp explores the country's knife crime epidemic. He meets young teenagers in gangs who say they have to carry knives for self protection in the fear of being attacked.

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[Travis-U]

Those were the most polite gang members, always go with a Bowie knife like ghost face

[MetalAriel]

Most of the shown gang members seem to be intelligent and polite people, I hope they find their way in life.

[Ok-zugd]

While I agree knife crime is bad, carrying knives is the only way to protect yourself and at the end of the day it’s either them or you

[zalityko]

2:03 happened literally to me, 9pm ish on the overground, yesterday on Honor Oak, tryna to take Moncler

[hennyverheij]

If your carry a knife, one day your gonna use it. Very stupid, but also sad really

[shanefrance]

It don't have to be like this hope the gents find their way into church where theirs real joy and happiness 😊

[thomasbarrett]

1:22 hat on
1:25 hood up
1:32 hood down
1:36 hat off

[shaiitown]

Ross said "where did u get it?" Are knives band in the U.k.? Funny because a knife is only a knife here in the U.s.

[onelife]

I met Ross Kemp in a restaurant named Mo Mo’s many years ago. He always looks livid even when he’s smiling.
On a serious note; it would be so helpful if we could unravel this and establish when it all started. Many young people are convinced they h a v e to carry a knife but I wonder how much of a role skunk-induced paranoia plays. Not suggesting that knife crime is wholly attributed to THC but it must be significant. If everybody’s paranoid and armed with blades; that’s never going to end well ...
Also, there’s no politically correct way to say the following but years ago there was an influx of children who had unfortunately witnessed unimaginable violence in their country of origin who possibly became de-sensitised to violence and bloodshed. I wonder how much trauma counselling these boys received, if any ...

[Crmdy]

i love how they freak out over guys with knives for protection while Americans can just have pistols for "protection"

[tegridyfarmer]

3th world in london really great development over all. Nothing wrong with that.

[PhillipplaistedPlaisted-qunc]

If you end up stabbing someone you be looking at 23 years in prison what a waste of life freedom and not ever getting the chance too see loves again until 23 years later thats is not worth the crime

[kanecrack]

I was arssted for carrying pepper spray and if someone attacks me how am i going to defend myself

[tyshuanhennigan]

Man's risking his life to meet a gang

[kitezzz]

Most diverse part of England has the most crime, colour me shocked

[omardamico]

They all have something in common, guess what

[stripemcr]

2024 - wonder how many of them still alive

[PhillipplaistedPlaisted-qunc]

The thing about knife is most people get involved in the wrong sort of group of people that they hang around with that can end up deadly for some people that involved in drug activity specialy is the most common cause of stabbings when it happens

[anditsme]

in no way am i supporting knife crime but with the whole inflation thing and so little money young ppl have no choice but start dealing and gettin invloved on the streets especially w peer pressure n tha. the government don’t help by putting up stop knife crime posters n charities bc the majority of people committing is self defence n their only way of surviving. if the government acc put in effort and provided jobs and money and houses people wouldn’t be forced into this type of lifestyle. ofc it’s bad to be carrying but if anyone else was in tha situation of life or death or revenge they’d probably do the same

[ThatOnePoliceOfficer]

Man London is peak I got stabbed 16 times with a sculpting blade, stabbed 3 times with a flathead screw driver, chased with hammers, stabbed with a katana, shot at 4 times in my life, never got shot thank god. Man London is harsh ilford is tapped 😂