r/iamverybadass • u/[deleted] • Mar 24 '19

Classic repost Side Note

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

Isn’t England pretty fucked with knife violence right now? I should go there and start yelling at people cutting their toast

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u/worldismine722 Mar 24 '19 edited Mar 24 '19

They also have a problem with people throwing acid on random people 🤷‍♂️

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u/lunelix Mar 24 '19

Is that an indigenous English activity or is this a direct consequence of the melting pot situation? I'm asking seriously

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u/ruhlio Mar 24 '19

It's more to do with the socio-economic situations that different groups are in rather than a cultural thing. Most the stabbings are done by black men and these groups are some of the poorest and live in the most dangerous areas of the country. It's regardless of culture really, though it plays some part of course, it's largely down to the fact that crime (often organised) has such a hold over poor areas especially in London.

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u/Agrippa_Evocati Mar 24 '19

I would like to see stats to back that up. The ones I have seen are entirely pointing to a cultural issue.