Police ad campaign targets girlfriends who hide guns
source: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23750572-police-to-target-the-teenage-girlfri...
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- AnnieMole
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The Met Police in London launched a hard hitting ad campaign with the title: "Hide his gun and you help commit the crime."
It's aimed at girls aged between 15 and 19, it will focus on the six worst "gun crime" boroughs in London: Brent, Hackney, Haringey, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.
Detective Chief Superintendent Helen Ball, head of the Operation Trident squad said of the teenagers: "Many of them believe that if they are caught with a firearm they will not be prosecuted for possession because 'clearly' it is not their gun. But if found guilty of gun possession, they will face a prison sentence, regardless of their sex."
It's a pretty striking ad and hopefully it will work.
It's aimed at girls aged between 15 and 19, it will focus on the six worst "gun crime" boroughs in London: Brent, Hackney, Haringey, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.
Detective Chief Superintendent Helen Ball, head of the Operation Trident squad said of the teenagers: "Many of them believe that if they are caught with a firearm they will not be prosecuted for possession because 'clearly' it is not their gun. But if found guilty of gun possession, they will face a prison sentence, regardless of their sex."
It's a pretty striking ad and hopefully it will work.
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FreshPlastic
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I hope the Met are using posters/pictures with white hands as well as black. White Londoners are involved in gun crime too.
- 3 years ago
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FreshPlastic
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stupidy
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Nice to see the Met using their heads for once, rather than their fists.
- 3 years ago
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stupidy
