There have been some interesting responses to the police’s Operation Blade on Saturday night.

While police may not have found any knives, they did seem to pick up some interesting reactions, as we report in today’s Oxford Mail.

A concern is that stop-and-search operations merely reassure the law-abiding members of the community.

And that is really, forgive the pun, not the point at all.

What effect does it have on those idiotic enough to carry knives?

One wonders if they even care at all.

Operation Blade’s message has been loud and clear.

Let’s hope everyone is listening.