Having experience of working with teenagers targeted by County Lines, decriminalisation would severely damage the ability of these gangs to profit, making fast money is a key pull factor for these students who see parents working hard but still struggling to pay the bills
https://twitter.com/coaimpaul/status/1342712305923055619
Worth pointing out that its not just poor neglected pupils that are being drawn into county lines, I know middle class educators who set clear boundaries, and a group of privately educated very privileged students who all got temped into this world.
Its happened for years but the gangs are becoming more organised, better resourced, more violent and more manipulative.
County lines also comes from lack of a national strategy, London had a crack down and they just jump on the train to places like Reading.
County lines also comes from lack of a national strategy, London had a crack down and they just jump on the train to places like Reading.
Same thing happened in the 90s Met cracked down hard next thing you know there are turf wars in Berkshire with drive by shootings outside a mates house and uzis gunfire in a busy nightclub etc
Didn't learn then and now its getting worse, prohibition is great business for gangs
Didn't learn then and now its getting worse, prohibition is great business for gangs
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