We’ve Got Your Boy: Episode 1, Hurt people, hurt people
In early 2024, three teenage boys were fatally stabbed on Bristol’s streets within 18 days.It was a grim start to the new year – one that thrust the issue of serious youth violence in the city further into the spotlight.
What followed was a very public response from Bristol’s institutions – the police, the city council – promising they are doing all they can to stop further violence. We followed this response closely: it’s something of a playbook – the crisis response to tragedies.
The perpetrators of serious youth violence are often victims themselves, of failing systems of support that could have prevented needless loss of life. How can we stop it, if we don’t address its root causes?
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How about a transcript for the “differently abled” for whom listening is painful and, incidentally, could actually read the content in half the time. ¿🤔?
Not the first time I’ve mentioned this problem; am I an insignificant minority or perhaps just the one who is interested enough to make the effort?