tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757199027395243989.post7353337825316184142..comments2017-01-25T16:08:36.116-08:00Comments on Green Crofton Park: Fear of crime is a real problemJim Jeppshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757199027395243989.post-24915674910089644062010-01-29T15:05:02.605-08:002010-01-29T15:05:02.605-08:00Thanks Bob. I hadn't heard about the Catford B...Thanks Bob. I hadn't heard about the Catford Bridge stabbing.<br /><br />Crime is a serious issue but how we try to deal with it can make life worse rather than better.<br /><br />These stabbings are good examples because it's very bad if you've been stabbed, or it's your loved one that's the victim - but that have a far wider impact because they also make everyone feel unsafe and worried about strangers.<br /><br />It's only natural and I'm certainly not immune from that.<br /><br />I think what I'm trying to say is two things, dealing with crime as a social problem rather than a simple issue of policing is going to be more effective in the long run.<br /><br />And building that sense of community helps makes us all safer - but is also a very worthy aim in itself.Jim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757199027395243989.post-39091504632546122192010-01-29T14:51:10.056-08:002010-01-29T14:51:10.056-08:00Good post.
Lewisham has one of the lowest crime ...Good post. <br /><br />Lewisham has one of the lowest crime rates in inner London, and Crofton Park is one of the safer areas of Lewisham.<br /><br />But it is hard to escape the sense of danger in this sort of urban area. In the winter, I stopped a burgler from smashing my neighbour's window in the middle of the day, as I happened to be working at home to nurse a terrible cold. The week before last, my walk home was extended half an hour due to the whole of the main road between Brockley and Crofton Park being closed off. A kid had been stabbed in rush hour. As a watcher of Silent Witness, my other half, who went past the next day, told me the blood spatters were pretty extensive. And then at the weekend walking through Ladywell Fields, I wondered why there were so many other people, until one of them told me that Catford Bridge was closed due to another stabbing, I think of a minicab driver.<br /><br />Many liberal types tend not to think crime is a big issue - because they don't live in inner city areas.bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439386754907203808noreply@blogger.com