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"Two other men, one with knife wounds and another with gunshot injuries, were taken to hospital for treatment where their condition is described as serious.
One witness claimed "about 200 to 300 lads" had gathered in the area around Stratford Road in Sparkbrook prior to the killing on Wednesday evening.
Five people have been arrested, detectives said.
West Midlands Police said the dead man was aged 32. The man with gunshot wounds is aged 22 while the other man is in his 20s"
originally posted by: Lagrimas
Locals are saying the dead man came from a respected family so its probably not gang/drug related.
originally posted by: Skorpy
a reply to: Lagrimas
I don't understand this post, isn't there murders and people getting killed all the time. What is the significance of this killing?
originally posted by: Lagrimas
originally posted by: Skorpy
a reply to: Lagrimas
I don't understand this post, isn't there murders and people getting killed all the time. What is the significance of this killing?
No we don't have shootings in England all the time, they are much rarer, and the fact that a gang of 200 or 300 people formed before the killing took place could mean that there's SERIOUS civil unrest.
This is the civil unrest forum.
originally posted by: Lagrimas
a reply to: Skorpy
I'm actually a little amused that to you, crowds forming followed by killings/hospitalisations happening is not something to keep an eye on, in the current climate.
He added: "It does happen around here, groups fighting among themselves.
"You do see large groups of young lads hanging around, but it doesn't usually escalate to this kind of violence."
originally posted by: Telos
You don't have shootings in England but you have knifing and deaths related to knifing. Or is it because the firearm that makes this fall under the civil unrest forum? If that's the case than sorry but is totally bull $*it. You brits are really obsessed with the firearm "threat" to society. You might say no but subconsciously you are and it comes the moment that paranoia comes in surface.
originally posted by: Skorpy
a reply to: blupblup
Thats because our size is 26 times bigger then your little Island. How many people are in England? Just wondering. It would seem the more people the higher percentages. Just guessing here.
originally posted by: Skorpy
a reply to: blupblup
Well I guess it boils down to we don't take crap off other people in our country. I know I don't. Most of the time its about respect. If you respect a person no matter what they are doing and leave them alone then most of the time they will leave you alone. it's when you try to be a hero is when you get killed.
originally posted by: crazyewok
Property defense would likely not even be included in homicide rates in most states.