It is very tragic and awful that these things are happening. I have to say something in defence of British society though: I lived in London for nearly 8 years and then moved back to Holland. A certain part of my city here in Holland that I have to go through everyday is quite dodgy too - people are quite often mugged, assaulted and arrested there because they are carrying knives and guns around. Unfortunately my colleague saw someone being shot not long ago in broad daylight. It is not a problem that is only happening in Britain; it is a world-wide problem and a tragic sign of the times. All we can do is try and hope that things will be okay and try and set a good example by not exploding when thigns don't go our way. It just feels today that we are all so tightly wound up and agressive and we need to try and diffuse it within ourselves as well.