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Crime hits record after surge in muggings
London Times ^ | April 18, 2002

Posted on 04/17/2002 6:24:52 PM PDT by LostTribe

MUGGERS struck 190 times a day in London last year as street crime reached record levels, Scotland Year disclosed yesterday.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: banglist

1 posted on 04/17/2002 6:24:52 PM PDT by LostTribe
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To: LostTribe
The Socialists' new theory is that to reduce violence, you must spend public money on poverty.

So next we'll probably be hearing various Left-Wing politicians floating ideas for paying muggers...

2 posted on 04/17/2002 6:28:09 PM PDT by Southack
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To: LostTribe
I'd like to see how many British subjects start wishing that they had the right to bear arms like the citizens of their former colony here in America. (Granted, it is a right the leftists are trying desperately to take away. I think we'd rather eliminate the left to keep our rights, so to speak.)
3 posted on 04/17/2002 6:46:49 PM PDT by 11B3
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I had planned on revisiting London sometime this spring, but this really has me thinking about it...
4 posted on 04/17/2002 6:58:21 PM PDT by LostTribe
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Everywhere they get rid of the guns this happens. Look at DC.
5 posted on 04/17/2002 7:20:55 PM PDT by farmfriend
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To: LostTribe
MUGGERS struck 190 times a day in London last year as street crime reached record levels, Scotland Year disclosed yesterday.

That was yesterday. Tommorow they'll set new, higher records.

6 posted on 04/17/2002 7:21:24 PM PDT by lowbridge
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It's the extreme leftist so-called "gun control," stupid!

Rarely does a day pass when I fail to feel grateful to our forefathers for having rebelled against the English and founded a republic.

7 posted on 04/17/2002 7:45:30 PM PDT by Standing Wolf
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To: LostTribe
Its Clockwork Orange for real.
8 posted on 04/17/2002 8:18:19 PM PDT by Dialup Llama
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To: Standing Wolf
>It's the extreme leftist so-called "gun control," stupid!

Last time I was there (a decade ago) the streets were safe enough to walk back to the hotel at night after seeing a play. With only the bad guys now armed is sounds like those days are over.

9 posted on 04/17/2002 8:28:07 PM PDT by LostTribe
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"MUGGERS struck 190 times a day in London last year as street crime reached record levels, Scotland Year disclosed yesterday.

That was yesterday. Tommorow they'll set new, higher records."

I'm under the impression that to get their statistics that "low," England changed their accounting methods such that juveniles are NOT included in those figures.

For muggings, that's significant.

10 posted on 04/17/2002 8:55:30 PM PDT by Southack
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To: bang_list
Another day in the gun control utopia of London.
11 posted on 04/17/2002 8:57:58 PM PDT by coloradan
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To: LostTribe
I'll be there in May...but I'll be safe because guns are outlawed there, right?
12 posted on 04/17/2002 9:01:04 PM PDT by ItisaReligionofPeace
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>I'll be there in May...but I'll be safe because guns are outlawed there, right?

If I go along, will you protect me? London is a BIG city, but 190 muggings per day???

13 posted on 04/17/2002 9:04:06 PM PDT by LostTribe
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coming soon to a backyard near you!... liberal gun control sure works great!!.... hmmm I wonder why we never hear about this rampant escalation of crime in England on the alphabet news networks??....
14 posted on 04/17/2002 10:00:24 PM PDT by arly
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