About 4 weeks ago there was a very high profile accicident down the road from where I live. 3 boys and 2 girls were killed in a car accident. They were driving a stolen car at 1am in the morning. They ranged from 14 - 17 years old and at least 3 were under ASBOs.They were being followed by the police at the time, largely due to the fact that they had just been reported to have knocked a cyclist off his bike.
It is undoubtably a terrible tragedy for such young people to die and in such an awful way, but it seems that the community that these young people lived in want to hold the police responsible for what happened.
There has been a number of vigils held at the site, which happens to be the garden of some poor family unrelated to the dead. Also floral tributes appeared in mass numbers.
There has been a lot of anger directed at the police, and there have been chants of "Pigs are murderers". The Funerals were very reported in detail in the local press, including a shiney metal coffin for one lad who was the "self proclaimed King of Bling".
As I said I find it terrribley sad and can not imagine much worse than the loss of a child, but feel that somewhere the focus of attention was slightly off. These young people had a choice and sadly took the wrong one and ended up paying the horrific price. I know I have talked to my sons about it in depth and hope thhey will never end up making similar poor choices.
