The number of acid attacks in London has increased since 2010, according to figures reported by the BBC from the Metropolitan Police. The number of attacks involving the use of "corrosive fluids" — including murder, robberies, and rapes — jumped from 261 in 2015 to 454 in 2016, with nearly one-third of assaults carried out in east London, the BBC said.

Acid is increasingly used by low-level male criminals because it's inexpensive and easy to buy, according to Max Daly at Vice.

"For young armed offenders operating under increased crackdowns on knives and guns, a chemical weapon has an advantage: it can be carried incognito in a soft drink bottle and is legal, cheap and easy to get hold of," Daly wrote.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/suspect-custody-several-people-were-063757561.html

They need a ban. A common sense ban. Who needs acid?

They would probably ban cars too.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/mobi/news/world/britain-s-may-condemns-sickening-attack-as-van-rams-into-worshippers/424575.html

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From Joe Huffman's blog The View From North Central Idaho:

http://blog.joehuffman.org/2017/07/16/quote-of-the-day-daniel-greenfield-4/

Quote of the day—Daniel Greenfield

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Joe

All the shocked media coverage of the latest acid attacks in London carefully tiptoe around the obvious issue. Acid attacks tend to involve immigrants or the children of immigrants. They’re a horrifying tactic that has been imported to the UK.

Acid attacks are one of those enriching benefits of diversity.

Instead of dealing with the obvious, the proposals push for “Drain cleaner control”. As if you can seriously prevent people from getting their hands on chemicals that don’t go well with the human face. After the triumphs of gun control and knife control, now it’s onward to drain cleaner control.

Acid attacks in London have climbed from 162 in 2012 to 454 last year.

We could talk about immigration. Or we can try to ban drain cleaner.

Daniel Greenfield
July 14, 2017
“Diversity” is Why London has Acid Attacks [http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/267281/diversity-why-london-has-acid-attacks-daniel-greenfield]

[I expected that after gun and knife control they would started demanding either rock or stick control.

I was wrong, but it could still happen. Give them a few years. Intelligence has it’s limits but stupidity does not appear to have an upper bound.—Joe]