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Gang life replacing family life
A leading chief constable has issued a stark warning that tribal loyalty has replaced family ties for an “almost feral” generation of angry young people.
A gang culture based on violence and drugs has become a way of life in deprived parts of many larger English cities and cannot be tackled by policing alone, she says.
Barbara Wilding, the longest-serving female chief constable, said that social breakdown was giving rise to “enormous concerns about the future of young people”. Ms Wilding, the Chief Constable of South Wales, said:“In many of our larger cities, in areas of extreme deprivation, there are almost feral groups of very angry young people.
,,,,,,,,,,,,,Sections of society seems to be rushing to edge and looking over the presipice. It's going to take alot of Bob Martins to cure this sick puppy. A leading chief constable has issued a stark warning that tribal loyalty has replaced family ties for an “almost feral” generation of ... more -
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Are British children growing up in a culture of violence?
The question is not geared towards violent video games or violent lyrics in music, but towards tangible, physical violence. The Times have spent the last few weeks talking to kids from inner city London about their day to day experiences of violence and as a general rule they've found that it's become so common place that it is no longer a shock when it happens.
One 15 year old described how on a visit to his Grandmother in Brixton he was confronted by 20 youths and asked where he was from, when they realised he was from Peckham they chased after him for 20 minutes.
“If they caught me, they'd probably have bottled me, stabbed me, kicked me, punched me,” he said. “Doubt they'd have killed me, not on purpose, though maybe in the process.”
He shrugs: “Happens all the time.”
Boris Johnsons answer to the spiraling violence is to put more police officers on the streets, but is this the right route to take? Isn't it time we began to really research the root causes of this violence, find out what is contributing to it, and put an end to it? Do you guys have any thoughts on what is causing violent crime to become so common place amongst our youth? The question is not geared towards violent video games or violent lyrics in music, but towards tangible, physical violence. The Times ... more
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