[Source.](https://www.oann.com/newsroom/uk-record-number-of-repeat-knife-crime-offenders-spared-jail-one-offender-with-45-convictions/) > A record number of serial knife offenders are being released from prison in the United Kingdom, including one who has had 45 convictions. > Shocking statistics have prompted concerns about the rate of criminals reoffending with knives, showing suspended sentences for repeat offenders nearly tripling in the last decade. > The appalling case of a knife offender who appeared in court last year with 45 previous convictions for a blade or offensive weapon, the most ever recorded, confused those who were aware of the government’s purported “two strikes and you’re out” rule. > According to Ministry of Justice data, the number of criminals with repeated knife convictions going free with a suspended sentence has more than quadrupled, rising from 543 in 2012 to 1,027 last year. Does anyone care to speculate on the skin color or religion of those repeat offenders? Do we even need to?