Although such conclusions about the rise in crime and violence may be hard to swallow, they have to be looked into and given open debate, because I think RAGGY ROMAN could be nearer the truth than some including our politicians wish to admit.
Regarding what can be done to help to alleviate the problem of the increasing crime on our streets.
Firstly the ideal solution would be for more action from the Police, after all this is what they are paid for. Forget the velvet glove approach (trying to win the hearts of these little scum bags) we have tried all these softly, softly Liberal Lefty ways, it has been proven they do not work.
There should be a complete ban on groups of youths congregating on our streets. To enforce this Police Vans should tour the streets and any toe-rags loitering around should be man-handled into the van, taken down to the Police Station, their parents informed to pick them up and charged a fix sum for Police time.
But then we all know this is not going happen, so what can be done? My suggestion to the good people on these estates (who suffer daily from these Yobs), would be to form vigilante groups armed with baseball bats, a good crack on the knees from these and the message would soon get through, not only to the yobs but also to the police, that the law-abiding people have had enough.