Just A Statistic.

London has seen sixteen young people stabbed, killed or seriously injured this year due to knives. The media have created a whole story out of it, and yes something is definitely wrong, and happening on these streets, but what about reality.

The truth is, Gordon Brown and his poor excuse of a Government have yet to offer an idea or an insight into how they plan to react to this problem. They have released a £2 or £3 million pound advertising campaign, and they use Bebo and Youtube and "txt spk" to communicate to us... How about English? How about coming into Schools and finding out the problem? What about not spending ten billion pounds on the Olympics but on the education and health infrastructure which is failing?

These people, although I don't know them, are not statistics. They are however, dead or severly injured, and nothing is being done to prevent or deter it. I have peers who find threatening behaviour funny, and something to idolise.

Anyways, this song is something I made, a mini-project. I shouldn't of made it now, I have a Physics and History exam next week which I need to revise for, but I had a little inspiration.

Enjoy,

Samantha.

Just A Statistic

Comments

Robin,

Thanks. I'm more annoyed at how it's being sensationalised. The whole issue is now just "Another stabbing". There have been some issues with Gun Crime, last year someone got shot on an Ice Rink not too far away from here.

I've always wondered why the Americans have insisted on their "right to Guns"... Surely it causes more problems than solves?

Samantha.

Thanks for this track, lady. I can tell you're very moved by these events. Not so different from how things are here in Chicago, although I guess Britain has stricter gun control laws.