Today a policeman was stabbed to death and two other people were injured in a serious incident in Luton.
PC Jonathon Charles Henry was attacked and fatally wounded as he tried to attend to a window cleaner who has been stabbed several times in what seems to be an unprovoked attack.
Such incidents greatly sadden me, the police are heavily criticised but their job is to protect the public. How can someone launch an unprovoked attack on a person whose job it is to keep us safe from harm?
This incident also struck a chord with me as it happened in Luton. Being born and bred in the town I champion it against its critics but recently I have had to remain quiet.
I cant remember the last time I heard news from Luton that was positive to the community. There is a history of racial problems, the crime and murder rates are high and i was once voted the worst town in the country.
An event like this cannot be blamed on the town and the individual responsible must be dealt with appropriately.
However, as a proud Lutonian it hurts me that such incidents and others, occur in our town perpetrated by our residents.
We really to tackle our negative elements in Luton before things in the town get worse.
Monday 11 June 2007
Fatal wounding of policeman indicative of town's problems
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3 comments:
I have lived in Luton for 40years, and yes the town has it's problems like any other town in this Country but to make out that it has a more serious gun & knife culture, than anywhere else is really wrong. I happen to think that we have a great vibrant multicultural town with no more crime than anywhere else. Leave Luton alone.
I have to admit that i have been surprised by the negativity towards luton following the very sad event of last week. Having visited Luton on a handful of occassions and spent a new years eve there it certainly has never come accross to me as anywhere else in the country i have visited. In fact considering the size of luton there will always be issues with crime and disorder as with any other large town or city and i can think of many smaller ones that have even greater problems.
Leave Luton Town alone, it is a great little town with no more crime than anywhere else. Yes it has it's problems like anywhere else but it's not the crime riddled place that you make it out to be. I suggest you have a look around other towns in England and see that there are many other towns out there far far worse than Luton.
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