I think even amongst the criminal fraternity there is a general hatred of this type of crime. Sadly the perpetrators themselves rarely show any sympathy and will be laughing about it possibly and covering up for their mate(s).It will be like when young Resce was shot. An initial wall of silence but then the graffiti on the walls will name names and the pressure will grow but the police ultimately need people to come forward or can't do anything
I think you’re right about decriminalisation. I’ve totally changed my opinion over the years. During the 80, 90s, I’d have said no, and I think that was right for the time but now we’ve come to a point where most people realise this isn’t working. Maybe society has to go through these horrors first to come to this conclusion. And of course, decriminalisation doesn’t mean legalisation across the board. The post by @Scottyboi offers some solutions. Goes without saying, we should also be looking at why young people especially, feel the need to block out life to the point of being numb.The thing is once something is out there it's not going away. Criminalising it isn't going to stop people wanting or getting it. Being able to legally buy it stops the criminals having the monopoly and using violence and intimidation to keep that monopoly. Decriminalising buying and having it frees up police time, courts and prison cells. When ex drug officers advocate this approach you know it's sensible, that's the reason it will never happen.
Definitely was, it was on the MEN comments section......Do we actually know if this was drug related ?
Did he say ‘yes’?Few years ago we had a knock at 3am during the week, I climbed up to look through the bedroom window and it was a pizza delivery. I said I didn’t order it and he said I did so I said do I look like I’ve just ordered a pizza
I didShould have beaten him up, torched his vehicle and kicked his back doors in.
The usual bluemoon advice ha
My apologies when I typed that I was going off what I heard in the news at that point.No. A guy was being chased by a gunman and just chose this house to force his way in to. The pursuing gunman followed him in and carried on shooting not giving a shit where his bullets landed. After he left the Mates of the guy he shot turned up and took him to hospital leaving that little 9 year old to die in the arms of her mother
Fucking cunts who I hope are charged also with felony murder ?
Do we have felony murder here or something similar ? Please say we do
I think you’re right about decriminalisation. I’ve totally changed my opinion over the years. During the 80, 90s, I’d have said no, and I think that was right for the time but now we’ve come to a point where most people realise this isn’t working. Maybe society has to go through these horrors first to come to this conclusion. And of course, decriminalisation doesn’t mean legalisation across the board. The post by @Scottyboi offers some solutions. Goes without saying, we should also be looking at why young people especially, feel the need to block out life to the point of being numb.
Hard to imagine it was anything of than drug/gang related at the minute.Definitely was, it was on the MEN comments section....
@Scottyboi that didn't answer the question. Do you legalise everything, every drug that is known and leave a gap for when they invent a new one ?Legalising drugs takes away the power of the criminals and you invest the tax gained into rehabilitation instead.
I got a knock on the door a few Saturdays ago, about 11pm, just myself, the wife and daughter in at the time. I had a bottle of beer in my hand and consciously took it to the door with me, which isn’t a nice way to be thinking tbh. Anyway, turns out it was Merseyside police doing house to house, bloke stabbed at the pub at the end of the road. You’re bang on about not answering the door and this poor girl’s story proves it. And before anyone asks, no I didn’t :)I was going to post exactly the same thing myself. Most front doors these days have multi point locking systems and are very difficult to break down unless you are using a sledge hammer or angle grinder etc.
But you negate this super strong front door if you decide to unlock it from the inside.
Like you Paul, I never open my front door after dark/9pm.
I had a guy knocking on my front door one dark night last winter.
He had a pizza to deliver, but I hadn't ordered it.
Even though I told him I hadn't ordered it and that I wasn't going to open the front door, he insisted that I take delivery.
Eventually I told him to fuck off, and he decided to take my advice and went.
All done while shouting at him through the living room window.
Is your legal weed taxed ? Here we tax cigarettes so criminal gangs bring in tobacco from Europe, including counterfeit tobacco. The pubs do a roaring trade knocking it out. It would becthe same with drugs.Doesn’t seemed to have happened over here with the legal weed. The variety of things available in the dispensaries is quite amazing
That was the victim, how does that help identify the attacker?Surely even Merseyside police can solve this one.
The lad who was the intended victim was taken in a car by his mates to the local hospital. Even in Liverpool there can't be many people going into A&E with gunshot wounds on a Monday night.
Yes, by the States, Federal law still has not legalized across the board. They’re making huge amounts of moneyIs your legal weed taxed ? Here we tax cigarettes so criminal gangs bring in tobacco from Europe, including counterfeit tobacco. The pubs do a roaring trade knocking it out. It would becthe same with drugs.
Every Polish, Turkish, Armenian, Iraqi ran shop i've been in sell cheap fags and tobacco.Is your legal weed taxed ? Here we tax cigarettes so criminal gangs bring in tobacco from Europe, including counterfeit tobacco. The pubs do a roaring trade knocking it out. It would becthe same with drugs.
I don’t necessarily believe the statistics. Probably the same in the 90s as well as now but I know for a fact there’s been burglaries on my street, yet according to the stats the only crime committed in the last few years has been a stolen bike… which is laughable.Statistically the 90s were much more violent than now.
According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales, violent crime peaked in 1995 and has fallen by over two-thirds since then. In recent years, those falls have largely flattened out.
Nearly five in every 100 adults aged 16 and over were estimated to have been victims of violent crime in 1995. In 2016/17, fewer than two in 100 adults were.
Then I assume the criminals are selling it cheaper so still making money, albeit not as much.Yes, by the States, Federal law still has not legalized across the board. They’re making huge amounts of money
Don’t forget the Albanians, Romanians and Kurds!Every Polish, Turkish, Armenian, Iraqi ran shop i've been in sell cheap fags and tobacco.
I just walk in and ask them ,they are very open about it and give me a price list