Birmingham gangs to be eradicated in 3 years
source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8359035.stm
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Wishful thinking from Ch Supt Tom Coughlan who says 'Street gangs in Birmingham will be eradicated within two to three years'
Working with communities and helping youngsters early on are part of the successful approach, he said.
But critics said the statement is naive and "not grounded in reality".
Mr Coughlan said in recent years police had seen the emergence of more, smaller gangs but with affiliation to two of Birmingham's more notorious gangs, the Burger Bar Boys and Johnson Crew.
He said the force tries to tackle individuals and their behaviour with a "carrot and stick" approach by offering them support to make more positive choices or face the prospect of long jail sentences.
When is someone going to tackle the thieving gang members we call our government?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8359035.stm
Working with communities and helping youngsters early on are part of the successful approach, he said.
But critics said the statement is naive and "not grounded in reality".
Mr Coughlan said in recent years police had seen the emergence of more, smaller gangs but with affiliation to two of Birmingham's more notorious gangs, the Burger Bar Boys and Johnson Crew.
He said the force tries to tackle individuals and their behaviour with a "carrot and stick" approach by offering them support to make more positive choices or face the prospect of long jail sentences.
When is someone going to tackle the thieving gang members we call our government?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8359035.stm
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Jailing gang members will just keep making drugs more and more lucrative. Eventually there will be only prisons and prison guards. (oh hey that's what it is now already sort of isn't it)
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