Post by ADMIN MOOMIN on Mar 1, 2011 17:54:12 GMT -5
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Forget all you know about London. Forget everything you've been told, forget everything you've been taught about London. You may have been told that London - capital of England, rich in history and culture - is a place where life picks up, where life improves and can be made better through hard work. All of this is lies. They may have told you how amazing London is, maybe even persuaded you to come and live or work here, but the fact is - you really don't want to, or at least, you wouldn't if only you knew the truth about it's supposedly illustrious streets. And if you already live here, then this will scare the hell out of you.
A crime is committed every two minutes - from petty theft, to armed robbery, to murder. London, like most cities, is heavily overpopulated. But it's population rise isn't the problem, it's the rise in crime that's the issue. On the other side of the coin - there are more crimes than police officers able to deal with them. This would not be any more true for the East London Borough of Canley, an urban expanse sprawling two sides of the Thames and policed by one extremely dedicated police team - Sun Hill Police. Overworked, understaffed and outnumbered by the criminals, they somehow get through.
Teamwork, camaraderie and the obligatory pint in the Ashberry Arms, or in the Rat and Crown afterwards, seem to be what get the officers in both uniform and CID through the day. But, there is a much bigger problem than the fact that Sun Hill's police officers are barely managing to handle the rapidly rising crime rate in Canley, it is the fact that more and more of them are having to put their lives on the line to protect the public - whilst petty crime like thefts and minor assaults is decreasing, gang crime, trafficking and even terrorism is rapidly increasing.
Following the death of PC Ella Starkey during a spate of bombings, Sun Hill's police officers are literally getting through the day with very limited time to have a breather. It is a problem for the officers, and they have very limited resources to help combat the crimes that they face every day, and somehow get jut a moment to themselves. If you feel you're up to the seemingly impossible task that these almost dauntless, brave and, lets face it, over-caffeinated people face every day then you're a better man/woman than most people - including me.
So, which side are you on?
The police? Or the gangs?
The press? Or are you the innocent bystander?
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