Car Shoot Out On The Streets Of London.

[anotheoldgit]

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/994908/london-shooting-armed-police-forrest-gate-gun-crime-knife-crime-uk-crime

Yesterday I posted a thread reporting that Home Secretary Sajid Javid has ordered research into the ethnic origin of sexual grooming gangs.

Due to the increase in knife and gun crime in London and the car shoot out that took place last night in the Forest Gate area, perhaps Sajid Javid or even Sadiq Khan should now carry out a similar research into the ethnic origin of these gangs?

[ToraToraTora]

should rename it Dodge City.

[ummmm]

What difference does it make? I'd guess most were born and educated in London and I very much doubt their parents condone such things.

[Old_Geezer]

It might help indicate where to target prevention measures though.

[ummmm]

They already know. They know what estates gangs are operating in.

[Old_Geezer]

Clearly not officially, just word on the street supposition.

[EDDIE51]

I used to work in that area. Yes, there are a lot of dark skinned people , but very near 100% of them are 2nd/3rd generation British citizens & born in London. Their parents or grandparents were likely part of the 'Windrush' Generation. (who came here at our request to help out with the acute shortage of workers after WW 2)

[anotheoldgit]

That still doesn't explain why being born with a dark skin, makes you want to join murderous gangs.

[jim360]

Lolwut

[jim360]

https://xkcd.com/552/

[naomi24]

'Lolwut'

What does that mean?

[ummmm]

It doesn't, AOG, it's often down to the area they live.

[naomi24]

Oh dear. Thanks spath.

[anotheoldgit]

ummmm

/// It doesn't, AOG, it's often down to the area they live. ///

There are some pretty bad areas in which white lads live, but they don't go around stabbing each other in the volume that black lads do.

[anotheoldgit]

spathiphyllum

/// Where on earth have you read / heard / got statistics for this
one? ///

Will this do? I know it's not the Daily Mail, but I thought you would prefer The Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/21/knife-deaths-among-black-people-should-cause-more-outrage

[gulliver1]

Just imagine, after Brexit the Streets of London will be paved with Gold, , just a few tourists, and and hardly any immigrants.

[ummmm]

They do though, AOG, it's just London gets more media coverage.

[Rockrose]

Forest Gate has been well dodgy for decades now, twenty plus years ago it was the only place I would not go alone even more than Broadwater Farm.

[anotheoldgit]

gulliver1

Dream on Dick Whittington, we are past the point of return, the streets are no longer paved with gold, but concrete paved in blood.