@Carole Tanner
However the stabbings, the violence- particularly against the police, GBH, sexual assaults, drug offences, theft etc have been going on for decades and it's clear the event cannot be policed effectively. This has always been the case, but made so much worse now the number of attendees is so huge. The ridiculous softly-softly treatment by the police has exacerbated the problems, so much so they have now been ordered not to dance or be involved in other antics:
'Met top brass clamp down after years of officers cavorting with revellers led to 'two-tier policing' claims - ordering bobbies not to 'embarrass' the force and banning 'dancing or other antics'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13781569/scotland-yard-notting-hill-carnival-officers-dance-embarrassing.html
I refuse to call this event a carnival because the word is associated with a happy joyful occasion. Try telling that to the deceaseds' family and loved ones. Or the traders who have to close and board up their premises for safety reasons and subsequently lose their income. Or all the residents who move out temporarily to escape the chaos, the incessant loud noise and the disgusting mess.
Just heard an update on the young woman who was critically stabbed, she is now in a coma and she may have to undergo a leg amputation if she survives.🙁
Sue Hammond ● 59d