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It would make sense that the late 40's, 50's and some of the 60's were less crime ridden, not because it was not reported, but because the population had just come out of a war. Community is what helped the UK survive the hardship and austerity. Most of the male population had seen nearly 6 years of bloodshed so violence was not part of the psychy. Yes, there was violent crime but, unlike now there was honour amounst thieves, one cardinal rule was, you don't shoot coppers. The reason cop killers got caught is because the 'firm' tipped off who it was, and if they didn't get caught by the feds, then the 'firm' got shot of them themselves. The Krays were put away for getting rid of one of their own. Those gangs fought each other for turf.

I have always said I would pick up a gun when the enemy were walking up my high street, to be quiet honest I thought it would be something like a jackboot of one kind or another, but the enemy is walking up our high street. Not only are we powerless as a society to prevent it, the powers we vest in those meant to protect us have IMHO formed self protecting groups. The general public are the last thing on their minds. Elfensafety, PC and Human rights prevail but not for the majority.
Voting? That is a laugh, you vote for the same team only the shirt is a different colour. We will not have a real democracy until the party system is busted. The only way that will happen is if we all vote for a non affiliated independent person standing for the community, not some politically spun ar*ehole parachuted in from another part of the country because he/she is the party leaders bright eyed person.
That is one thing I admire of the French, when they disagree with something then they physically do something about it. The Brits, pi55 and moan and do s*d all.

Maybe the time has come to fight fire with fire. The lads in the van, two or three blokes gets out to beat the living **** out of them and then drive off. I bet any witnesses seeing it would find they suddenly could not remember a number plate.

We, that are big enough and fit enough to do something about it maybe should start doing so. Because as I type this, no other b*st**d is going to do it. No doubt I will now get the riot act read to me. To be quiet honest I've given up giving a **** about these low lifes. They get what is coming in any fashion. The main reason? Because that poor woman died in vane if we don't; because the next victim could be my 13 year old daughter walking home from school or could be your partner, spouse or relative.

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