A riot broke out in Southport, England on Tuesday due to social unrest in response to recent stabbing attacks across the United Kingdom. At least 50 police officers were injured in the riot, which was estimated to involve around 200 to 300 people. Four were arrested in connection with the violence.
Riot situation and chants of “Who the f*** is Allah” in #Southport after three British girls were knifed to death and several other children injured.
The UK is on the edge. Political correctness and whitewashing of savagery has brought it to this point. pic.twitter.com/pxLl208C7B— Abhijit Majumder (@abhijitmajumder) July 30, 2024
On Monday, two children were immediately killed and nine others injured at a stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport. One of the children injured has since passed away. On Wednesday, a man was stabbed in Ipswich. The victims received stab wounds for injuring “that could be life-changing.”
British journalist and former Member of the European Parliament Martin Daubney said on Great Britain News, “It’s time to declare a national knife crime emergency.” He criticized the left-wing UK leaders’ accommodations for asylum seekers, and offered that similar resources be devoted to combating violent knife crime.
This is superb! @MartinDaubney not holding back.
🚨"It's time to declare a national knife crime emergency" 🚨
The UK has seen 17 stabbings in the last 48 hours. No more nonsense. It's time to get tough!
I agree with every word of this.
Well said, Martin. pic.twitter.com/05PlO3FFJ1— Lee Harris (@addicted2newz) July 31, 2024
In the 12 months ending March 2024, England and Wales saw 50,510 Police-recorded offenses that involved a knife or sharp instrument, according to the Ben Kinsella Trust. There has been a 78 percent increase in the incidences in the 10-year span ending March 2024.
Firearm ownership in the UK is heavily restricted by the Firearms Act of 1968, and several later amendments. In 2019, the UK saw 0.24 firearm-related deaths (homicides) per 100,000, compared to 10.84 for the US. The same year, the UK had a knife-related homicide rate of 0.08 per 100,000, compared to 0.6 for the US.
Some associate the knife crime in the UK with recent immigrants, as a viral X post suggested of the Ipswich stabbing on Wednesday.
🚨BREAKING:
African immigrant seriously stabs 20-year-old man in Ipswich, UK.
17 stabbings have occurred across the UK in the last 48 hours. pic.twitter.com/zwO6KOHZCB
— Europe Invasion (@EuropeInvasionn) July 31, 2024
In 2021, Labour Party Leader and Current Prime Minister Keir Starmer posted about knife crime, laying blame on the number of police dropping under the Tories’ administration.
Police numbers were driven down by 21,000 under 11 years of Conservative government.
Antisocial behaviour has surged, violent crime is devastating communities and nine in 10 crimes go unsolved.
Under Boris Johnson's Tories, criminals get let off and the public gets let down.
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) July 27, 2021
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