And now a third child in as many weeks has been gunned down in South London, the second to be killed in his own home. Whether it is meaningful or useful to say, these killings are all being labelled 'black on black' murders. Street gangs, turf wars, 'respect' vendettas, drug related and/or drug fueled - this we are told is the context.
Teenagers variously described - by the same person who works with them - as 'psychopaths high on skunk' or 'boys for whom carrying a gun is a lifestyle choice.' Either thought is as wretched as the other with their different implications for the lives being led, and the lives being lost.
So sorrowful and so shaming.
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