Zunahme der 'Gun-Crime' in Grossbritannien
Geschrieben von Andreas am 04. Oktober 2003 18:15:58:
Als Antwort auf: NACHRICHTEN (o.T.) geschrieben von Thymos am 04. Oktober 2003 11:39:48:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/berkshire/3163630.stm
Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Reading which injured three men. The three were taken to hospital after being blasted by a shotgun in the Berkshire town on Friday evening.
Police would not speculate on whether the crime was linked to local drug dealing, but said they were aware drugs had been a problem in the area "in the recent past".
Shadow home secretary Oliver Letwin said the shooting was a sign of the government's failure to get a grip on gun crime.
"Gun crime has nearly doubled since 1997, with no effective police presence on the streets of our neighbourhoods and no effective programme of intensive abstinence-based treatment for hard drug users."