https://www.standard.co.uk/news/cri...er-spate-of-fatal-stabbings-and-a3803566.html
Are there current knife control efforts in the UK?
Are there current knife control efforts in the UK?
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London murder rate overtakes New York for first time ever after spate of fatal stabbings/shootings
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That would be pretty foolish. NYC has incredibly strict gun laws.
I'm not sure what can be done about it but it would seem to be an issue with tackling... how do we cover murder in the digital age, when it seems clear that it promotes copycats/people wanting to go for their own "high score" ?
Not surprising in the least. Things have been bad for 10 years, but really went downhill with Sadiq Khan
Right, but you're assuming the NRA don't spin things to their narrative
Useless conservative government. May in a time of rising crime in london, choose to cut the police force in london by 4000.
It's not just London either. Since May was home secretary around 21000 police jobs were cut. Numbers here.
Ffs austerity is not what we need in the country right now.
It's not just London either. Since May was home secretary around 21000 police jobs were cut. Numbers here.
Ffs austerity is not what we need in the country right now.
What polices did he adopt or fail to adopt that made it worse?
He's been mayor for just shy of two years, so whatever he did, or failed to do, must have been catastrophic.
how do you even attempt knife control? a knife is much more ubiquitous to everyday life than a gun is
i mean obviously something needs to be done because this is terrible, but idk how you can reasonably attempt a knife control when people buy knives all the time for their kitchens
i mean obviously something needs to be done because this is terrible, but idk how you can reasonably attempt a knife control when people buy knives all the time for their kitchens
I like how the story says they blame social media but don't explain how. :p
I still think the scariest shit about London is that someone can throw acid on your face at any time.
I still think the scariest shit about London is that someone can throw acid on your face at any time.
The government has tried proposing a ban on buying knives online. I don't see the point of doing that considering they're in every kitchen. For those blaming the Mayor- what realistically can he do about it.
See, it's odd that people ignore this and blame Khan (or Khant as the pathetic cunts like to say) instead of the actual Government. One can't help but wonder if there's a deeper reason for blaming Khan for things that aren't in his control.
England. Europes America. - John Oliver:(
Has the situation improved with the horrific acid attacks? It absolutely horrific seeing those. Please tell me its improving? I know they discussed banning dangerous chemicals, but like with knives it also almost impossible
Has the situation improved with the horrific acid attacks? It absolutely horrific seeing those. Please tell me its improving? I know they discussed banning dangerous chemicals, but like with knives it also almost impossible
Anything to divert attention away from the awful Tory cuts to police, emergency rooms, and social programs.
Fun fact, the conservative government were the ones who relaxed the law on chemicals used in acid attacks.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...act-conservatives-poisons-board-a7856041.html
He has kicked off several initiatives in his time. For example:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-38167004
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-36784163
Yeah, we do have a rising problem with knife crime. It was dropping until around 2015, but its on the increase again in 2016 and 2017 I believe.
New York just has a pretty low crime rate these days.
But those London stabbings and chemical attacks are still pretty horrifying.
But those London stabbings and chemical attacks are still pretty horrifying.
There's a hole in the world like a great black pit
And the vermin of the world inhabit it
And it's morals aren't worth what a pig can spit
And it goes by the name of London
Yo what' goin on over there? you guys goin full Sweeny Todd or what?
And the vermin of the world inhabit it
And it's morals aren't worth what a pig can spit
And it goes by the name of London
Yo what' goin on over there? you guys goin full Sweeny Todd or what?
It's increased by 40% in three years.
Definitely getting worse there.
As someone who's lived here 11 1/2 years, I definitely see a difference even from when I first moved here, let alone the more extreme difference from 20-30 years ago.
What. The. Fuck.
Please tell me that they've been grilled in the media for this? You look at some of these victims and it's just too much. The outrage should completely engulf them so this wont happen again.
I've seen a documentary on women in Pakistan who face these Acid attacks for saying no to getting married... It's absolutely heartbreaking. To the point where it can be difficult figuring out how people preserver to keep living:( Besides the complete and utter mutilations that will destroy your life, the psychological trauma turns your own mind into a prison.
If man made policies that had warnings are the cause of this, there has to be hell to pay. That deregulation have ruined peoples lives.
If it's anything like Chicago, someone will talk shit on social media, and it actually ends up turning into a street situation irl.
Which of these made things go even more downhill with Khan though?
Scrapping crime targets isn't necessarily a bad thing if they aren't an effective use of limited resources. And he tried to boost funding to help with knife crime, which wasn't enough, but I'd hardly say either caused things to worsen at a faster rate than they otherwise would have if Goldsmith had been mayor.
The underlying issue leading to a rise in crime seems to be a significant cut in actual police numbers, pretty sure that's not something Khan has any control over.
He provided an extra 59 million to the Police.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-43057999
It is obvious why crime rates are increasing, Tory cuts for the past 8 years. Sadiq Khan will get the blame though from some people despite him doing his best to offset this with his limited powers.
40 percent definitely seems like a considerable rise. I don't really know what it means in the context of what the overall crime rate was previously in London.
Nope. There's a trend in the UK media to not hold the conservative government to account for anything they do.
It's easier to blame the Muslim mayor. Emphasis on Muslim.
Yup.
Worth noting that he's also pushed for a zero tolerance towards a Tory created problem and is thinking about increasing stop and search powers. I don't really agree with the latter as it will target minorities unfairly and that's the last thing we need.
True, plus you can practically walk at any time without looking over your shoulder. With that said, there's certain places especially in the Bronx where you got to be careful.
And still so many shootings.
Simply banning guns wouldn't make much of a difference. My cousin was the victim of a shooting with an illegally obtained firearm
It means literally what it says. London has had tons of crime under tory rule, but under Sadiq Khan the figures have taken a real nose dive - the topic of this thread.
Some posters here suggest it's a Tory conspiracy, that they cut resouces and then as a massive political feat passed the baton to a muslim labour mayor at the exact point when things were about to collapse, for massive political win.
I bet nearly all of them are gang related. More and more people are getting into gangs cus how poor they are sadly. The poverty in the outskirts of London is disgusting
Absolutely. Most places in the city are safe enough where you can take a long walk at 3AM and be safe (that said it's very different for women who get sexually harassed).
But there are still neighborhoods in the Bronx and a few in Brooklyn where you have to watch your ass and not stumble into.
Overall murder rate in NYC at it's lowest since the 1940s. You don't know what you're talking about.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_New_York_City
What exactly did he do in the 2 years he's been mayor that caused that? I'm assuming you're putting most of this on the mayor, so what policies did he enact that helped facilitate this?
Yeah, to say there are "so many" shootings in NYC is a gross distortion of the current reality, especially when compared with population density.
I'm way more afraid of getting hit by a car.