Sunday, July 13, 2008
Crime in London
When you're in a big city, you expect crime. Well London's no different. But London has got a menace it can't seem to shake - Knife Violence! From headlines in the newspapers such as "Road Rage Knife Killing" and a sign in someone's window that said "Put Down Your Knives", you know London's got a serious problem on it's hands. Maybe the UK needs the equivalent of the US Brady Bill with waiting periods for knife purchases and restrictions on the sale of knives with non-kitchen related uses. I can't even remember the last time I heard about knife violence in Washington, DC. Well, no one ever said backpacking was safe.
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Who needs knives in DC when you have the Supreme Court interpreting the second amendment??
Nir,
In case you feel nostalgic for some real USA style violence, here is an article from the post about a shooting in Adams Morgan that took place at NOON on Sunday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/13/AR2008071301837.html
You left just in the nick of time.
"Witnesses chased the suspect as police closed off 18th Street and Columbia Road as well as Belmont and Kalorama roads. The man was caught at Kalorama Road and 18th Street. "
Damn one block from my old place.
Everyone needs a knive everywhere. Just for shiggles view this http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/17/knifecrime.ukcrime
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