Liverpool Police Take Action Against Possible Knife Violence

LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 21: Police officers, combating potential knife-crime, stop and search people arriving in Liverpool by bus for traditional celebrations ahead of the festive period, 21 December, 2007, Liverpool, England. The last working day of the pre Christmas week is dubbed "Mad Friday" locally, giving the police their busiest night of the year as revelers flock to the city's bars, pubs and clubs to kick off the holidays. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)