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London has recorded its highest ever level of teenage homicides in a single year after two boys were killed on Thursday.
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Most of those who died were victims of knife crime and many were killed by other teenagers or by those in their early 20s.
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/31/knife-rises-in-london-with-30-teen-homicides-in-2021
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Most of those who died were victims of knife crime and many were killed by other teenagers or by those in their early 20s.
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/31/knife-rises-in-london-with-30-teen-homicides-in-2021
Kids with guns or kids with knives, one common denominator is probably social media. Is the violence a product of the hate and conflict described by Frances Haugen of Facebook?
I'd bet there are many in London and elsewhere around the world who are thankful they never allowed guns to proliferate.
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