After the spate of acid attacks which are thankfully on the vane due to harsh punishments being meted out to the culprits, the incidents of moped riders snatching bags or other valuables from people walking on the pavements had gone up dramatically. Now the smashing of mosque windows and stealing of gold ornaments from Hindu temples are on the rise. These two things are occurring on a regular basis. Our temples are targeted by the thieves who have come to know that nicking of gold and money from temples is an easy way to make fast buck. But what drives the vandals to smash windows of the places of worship? It must be pure hatred towards people of different faith.
Also the knife crime is again on the increase. Knife crime offences went up by alarming rate this year.The Office for National Statistics had said that police records show that knife crimes have gone up to 39,332, the highest level ever recorded in London last year. They also indicate that knife deaths are phenomenon among many black teenagers. The worrying figures published indicate that the number of knife crime offences went up by alarming rate this year. Many campaigns have been launched to tackle this “dispicable” acts which have claimed large number of lives. Knife deaths are phenomenon among many black teenagers. Imagine yourself being confronted by man weilding a knife and threatening to harm you. It must be a very frightening experience.
Dinesh Sheth
Newbury Park, Ilford
