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Seems they have been cracking down on knives and guns, so the latest weapon of choice seems to acid. How lovely!
And one more thing to try to restrict. What will be the weapon of choice next?
Crimes with corrosive substances doubled in London in three years, as experts link increase to crackdown on knives and guns
Friday 7 July 2017 10.30 EDTLast modified on Friday 7 July 2017 18.50 EDT
A significant rise in acid attacks has prompted calls to restrict the sale of corrosive substances which can be bought easily over the counter.
The number of crimes using acid or other “noxious substances” has more than doubled in London over the last three years, according to official data seen by the Guardian. There have also been notable increases in other parts of England. In the capital, the number of incidents rose from 186 between April 2014 and March 2015 to 397 in the same period in 2016-2017.
Experts have linked the rise to a crackdown on the use of knives and guns, saying street gangs increasingly use corrosive substances, which are more readily available, instead.
Jameel Mukhtar, above, and his cousin Resham Khan were attacked with acid last month in London. Photograph: Channel 4
Surge in acid attacks in England leads to calls to restrict sales
And one more thing to try to restrict. What will be the weapon of choice next?
Crimes with corrosive substances doubled in London in three years, as experts link increase to crackdown on knives and guns
Friday 7 July 2017 10.30 EDTLast modified on Friday 7 July 2017 18.50 EDT
A significant rise in acid attacks has prompted calls to restrict the sale of corrosive substances which can be bought easily over the counter.
The number of crimes using acid or other “noxious substances” has more than doubled in London over the last three years, according to official data seen by the Guardian. There have also been notable increases in other parts of England. In the capital, the number of incidents rose from 186 between April 2014 and March 2015 to 397 in the same period in 2016-2017.
Experts have linked the rise to a crackdown on the use of knives and guns, saying street gangs increasingly use corrosive substances, which are more readily available, instead.
Jameel Mukhtar, above, and his cousin Resham Khan were attacked with acid last month in London. Photograph: Channel 4
Surge in acid attacks in England leads to calls to restrict sales
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How times do change. Liberals just cannot do anything right!
