why wasn't it 16 already?

I can't believe people aged 17 and under where only getting cautions for possesion of a deadly weapon!

Should be if you are old enough to have one on you then you are old enough to have to book thrown at you, then the bookcase & then the library brick by brick



NB have you seen the recorded homicides graph in that link?

There has to be a special note for the year that shipman was at large!