I grew up in Walthamstow and have friends still living there. They are of the opinion that the violence stems from greed for money and a total lack of respect for human life. Two factors that pervade deeply into some sections of modern society.
The authorities there are fighting crime but are restricted to only using ethical and legal counter measures while the criminal have no ethics and a life has no value at all.
Everything is stacked against the authorities. What action can they take against a 12 year old found carrying illegal items for a gang. The 12 year lives in fear of reprisals against her or her family if she refuses to obey the gangs orders.
https://walthamforest.gov.uk/conten...reaking-report-shows-how-gangs-are-more-money
A link to the full report is here Postcodes to Profit Waltham Forest gang study 2018
The authorities there are fighting crime but are restricted to only using ethical and legal counter measures while the criminal have no ethics and a life has no value at all.
Everything is stacked against the authorities. What action can they take against a 12 year old found carrying illegal items for a gang. The 12 year lives in fear of reprisals against her or her family if she refuses to obey the gangs orders.
https://walthamforest.gov.uk/conten...reaking-report-shows-how-gangs-are-more-money
A link to the full report is here Postcodes to Profit Waltham Forest gang study 2018