When people don’t trust the government, the media or police, they are less inclined to play by the rules and more likely to lash out violently.
Serious violence is rising, and there’s little more that police can do to stop it. Of course, the real culprits are cutbacks to the nation’s social protection systems.
Separate investigations have been launched after two teenagers were shot in north and east London on Monday night.
The number of violent crimes and sex offences recorded by police in England and Wales has risen dramatically over the last 12 months, official figures show.
The number of crimes committed in the UK and Wales over the last year rose 13 percent to more than five million.