In to work this morning, disturbed, depressed by a stabbing death in Liverpool. Why on earth do so many teenagers grab a knife as means to resolve a dispute?
How can you explain to them that years of jailtime is the likely reward for a moment of madness or gratuitous violence?
Difficult to resolve. No point having 'knife amnesties' or 'stop and searches'. Lethal weapons inhabit every kitchen drawer.
What's the solution?
Nice Saturday morning running the Chiefs' Challenge at The World Firefighter Games. Five miles along the prom from Otterspool to the Echo Arena, in warm sunshine and good company.
Did it in a personal best time..which suggests to me it wasn't quite five miles!
The big thing was that I raised £1500 for Liverpool Unites towards building the Rhys Jones Community Centre in Croxteth Park.
A huge thank you to everyone who sponsored me.
