....Is this the same Boris?

On April 18th, Boris Johnson urged people "to take a risk" and tackle trouble-making thugs.
He claimed the chances of being stabbed in retaliation for challenging a thug were "microscopic".

75 days later on July 2nd, Boris Johnson urged teenagers to "walk away" from trouble to help reduce knife crime.

This wouldn't, par chance, be a case of saying one thing to get elected and then another once power is thrust on one's shoulders and reality sinks in, would it?

Perish the thought.