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Odd/interesting that they don't mention motives. They give one example of using acid to commit a mugging. Yet[1] seems to state that acid attacks are mostly mal
by MichaelGG 9y ago
Odd/interesting that they don't mention motives. They give one example of using acid to commit a mugging. Yet[1] seems to state that acid attacks are mostly male-on-female violence for relationships/shame issues.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_throwing#Epidemiology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_throwing#Epidemiology
So it is a real threat to tourists? It's like when you hear about high crime in some area, but it's mostly gang members killing each other -- it's a somewhat irrelevant statistic for tourists. London should release demographics on who is doing this to whom.
- barrkel 9y ago80% male, both perpetrators and victims: http://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/crime-court/east-london-named-as-acid-attack-hotspot-and-a-third-of-victims-are-asian-1-5115133 http://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/crime-court/eas... At this point it's mostly gang on gang, and probably driven by anti-knife enforcement. Scooter riders snatching phones are a bigger threat to tourists. The two have been combined recently though, using scooter + acid to hijack and steal other scooters and bikes. This in turn is driven by police not chasing two wheeled vehicles due to danger to riders, and pretty much ignoring motorcycle theft. Scooter crime is up 600% since 2015 and motorcycle theft was up 44% in 2016 over 2015. If you're not riding a bike and you don't have your phone in your hand, you're not at significant risk. I've had 5 scooters stolen from me in the past 8 years though.
- wdb 9y agoDriving a bike and easing a phone is a bad thing anyways. Just as bad as car driving and phone
- barrkel 9y agoThe guys on scooters are snatching phones from pedestrians.
- wdb 9y agoDriving a bike and easing a phone is a bad thing anyways. Just as bad as car driving and phone
- Brakenshire 9y agoWould have thought at that point it'd be worthwhilr putting GPS devices somewhere internal.
- barrkel 9y agoBehold: http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news-general-news/watch-motorcyclist-threatened-knife-and-hammer-armed-gang-steals-%C2%A312000 http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news-general-news/watch-... Two disc locks, chain, alarm, GPS tracker - none of it is enough.
- marvin 9y agoThe link you're quoting is describing the situation internationally, and as of six months ago. This is no doubt still a terrible problem which must be attacked politically, but the acid attacks in London during the last few months have largely been muggings.
- topspin 9y agoThe Independent cites some figures from the Metropolitan Police. Most of the victims and suspects are male. Most are between 15 and 29 years of age and at least some of it is gang related. https://goo.gl/sPgr7x https://goo.gl/sPgr7x
- tigershark 9y agoIt is a real threat. This kind of mugging crimes increased alarmingly especially in east London. Just reading the local newspapers you will find 5-6 such attacks each week. Do you have any source for your hypothesis?
- matthewmacleod 9y agoIt’s an incredibly rare threat and I doubt you have basis for 5-6 acid attacks per week in London.
- vim_wannabe 9y agoI think the original title read "1.3 acid attacks per day"
- mtmail 9y agoFurther in the comments https://www.statista.com/chart/10289/acid-attacks-in-london/ https://www.statista.com/chart/10289/acid-attacks-in-london/ is linked with 458 incidents in 2016 in London, that's daily on average.
- DanBC 9y agoIt happens more than daily. We need to remember that these are Met Police numbers, and they cover a region of over 8 million people.
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- dolevyao 9y agoThe top 3 London boroughs for acid attacks are ones with significantly large South Asian / Muslim communities. Source: https://youtu.be/oHFfzVVRCm4 https://youtu.be/oHFfzVVRCm4
- carsongross 9y agoAcid attacks are just part of living in a big city.
- Fgapd 9y agoYou shouldn't say that it's racist.
- Fgapd 9y agoMost are in response to petty crime, such as stolen bikes, bumping into someone. The parties involved are rarely 'innocent' themselves having committed a petty crime against the aggrieved idiot with a bottle of acid.