The government is using chicken boxes to combat knife crime and it's backfired badly

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The government is using chicken boxes to combat knife crime and it's backfired badly
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Chicken boxes carrying warnings about the dangers of carrying a knife have been sent to chicken shops in England and Wales by the Home Office, and the idea has backfired, badly.  More than 321,000

Chicken boxes carrying warnings about the dangers of carrying a knife have been sent to chicken shops in England and Wales by theMore than 321,000 boxes will be sent out to replace standard packaging at a number of fast-food outlets across the nation, including Chicken Cottage, Morley's, and Dixy Chicken, reportsPrinted inside the boxes are first-hand accounts of young people who have opted to pursue hobbies such as boxing and music instead of pursuing knife crime.

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