Shoot the Scum - Brazil style

[Gormless]

Just watched on Channel 4 News, in Brazil they are not cautioning or putting on probation young thugs, they are shooting them dead on the streets. Excellent I say. I do believe that if we completely ignore gun/knife crime in Britain it will be little worse than permitting scum to wipe each other out, but should we encourage our police to shoot to kill to accelerate the process? I realise OF COURSE that there is much more gun/knife crime committed by whites than by Black and Minority Ethnic people, but the press seems to be negligent in reporting it.

[Rtaxron]

Where did you get the info that there is much more gun/knife crime committed by whites than by Black and Minority Ethnic, or was it a joke?

[Kromovaracun]

How exactly, in Brazil, do you think they go about determining who is innocent or guilty?

If this were applied to the UK, how many people do you think would be killed for doing nothing more than looking dodgy (or not being white, according to you)? Or hanging around dodgy people? How would you go about targetting people who have actually broken the law rather than the 'napalm' tactic you're advocating.

Also, exactly how successful has a long time trigger-happy police force been in Brazil?

Shooting first always leaves a lot more questions to be answered later. It's that kind of mob mentality which I find really irritating.

[jno]

British police are already shooting Brazilians in the streets (or the tube stations, anyway). So what would be new about this exactly?

[34years]

shooting Brazilians , one shot who was illegally in the country and that was a tragic mistake


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[tigerlily11]

They also shoot and kill homeless children in Brazil.
They look at them like rats.

[IggyB]

even though violent crime has fallen 41% since 1995?

honestly the uk is fine, society is fine, the criminal justice system is working well - people should try to calm down and not panic about britian going to hell in a hand cart like some sections of the media would have you believe

[nedflanders]

This is why I thought it ridiculous that the family of John charles de Menzies was complaining and claiming compensation from the met police.