Tuesday 1 July 2008

the latest victim of knife crime

The 17th teenager to be stabbed to death in London has been named as Ben Kinsella, a 16 year old boy who had just finished his GCSEs and was chased by people outside a pub in Holloway in North London. The victim is the brother of actress Brooke Kinsella who used to play Kelly in Eastenders.

The metro newspaper seems to be more focused on the fact that the young victim was the sister of someone fairly famous rather than the fact that he is the 17th teenager to be stabbed in London 6 months into the year.

A similar incident to this one happened not long ago when 18 year old Rob Knox was fatally stabbed outside a club in South-East London and he was fairly famous for just playing a part in an upcoming Harry Potter film.

Now what we really have to ask is....are these teenagers getting what they deserve? Is it jealousy that causes these victims to be fatally assaulted? Or simply no respect for life?

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