Is the media portrayl of street crime representitive of a new moral panic?

Sunday, 26 August 2007

Rhys Murder

"The guy probably doesn't know what a gang is, he's never been in some sort of gang," he said.

"He's got his mates, he's got the people who he hangs around with, he goes and plays football."

Gordon Brown described the killing as a "heinous crime" and pledged that those responsible would face justice.

With the recent murder of Ryhs Jones, parents are wondering if their kids are safe on the streets, as like in Ryhs' case, he wasn't even in a gang, or involved in any gang like behaviour. Anyone on the streets can be a victim and sadly Ryhs has demonstrated this.

Source:Sky News

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This blog was checked on August 26th 2007 and any updates (or lack of updates) have been noted.
DW