{"id":1175068,"date":"2021-12-31T09:19:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T14:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1175068"},"modified":"2021-12-31T09:19:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T14:19:20","slug":"former-soldier-felt-safer-in-afghanistan-than-multicultural-manchester-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-soldier-felt-safer-in-afghanistan-than-multicultural-manchester-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Soldier Felt &#039;Safer in Afghanistan&#039; than Multicultural Manchester, England"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-soldier-felt-safer-in-afghanistan-than-multicultural-manchester-england%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1175068&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1235667475-e1640948922604-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The Blackley Estate in Manchester, England has been dubbed a \u201cwarzone\u201d less \u201csafe\u201d than Afghanistan by a local veteran.<\/p>\n<p>The Manchester suburb has turned into a crime-ridden \u201cwarzone\u201d due to gang violence, with police being accused by Manchester residents of having more of a focus on \u201cpronouns and diversity\u201d than tackling crime.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The gangs, which are largely comprised of teenagers, freely roam the streets at night brandishing weapons such as machetes and sometimes firearms, and the area is rife with muggings of both adults and children, burglaries, car theft, dog theft, and antisocial behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>In one incident, a 14-year-old boy was hospitalised after being \u2018pistol-whipped\u2019 by a gang of youths, <em>Manchester Evening News<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/greater-manchester-news\/gangs-terrorising-blackley-left-mums-20316055\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A former soldier speaking to <em>Manchester Evening News<\/em>, who asked to remain anonymous due to fear of reprisals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/greater-manchester-news\/i-felt-safer-war-afghanistan-22404367?_ga=2.13871665.708915500.1640850376-379676183.1599977537\">branded Blackley a \u201cwarzone\u201d<\/a> and said he \u201cfelt safer\u201d when he was fighting in Afghanistan than walking the streets of Blackley.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The veteran said he was \u201ctoo scared to even walk to the shop around the corner from my house\u201d at night due to gangs of teens armed with knives.<\/p>\n<p>A local mum \u2014 who also asked to remain anonymous \u2014 said that a few weeks ago a gang of youths had thrown bricks through her family home\u2019s front window in an apparently random attack.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8216;Gangs of Masked Men&#8217; Battle with &#8216;Machetes and Guns&#8217; in Multicultural Manchester <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5sUSOpfWVY\">https:\/\/t.co\/5sUSOpfWVY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1350910771123798019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Residents are blaming a \u201clack\u201d of police presence for the overt gangland behaviour from the youths in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some criminals having access to firearms and other weapons in the United Kingdom, it is illegal to carry any item in public with the intention of using it for self-defence \u2014 so for law-abiding citizens items like pepper spray and tasers are not an option.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>While certain firearms including some shotguns and rifles are available to obtain&nbsp;with a licence for sporting and other purposes, the process is arduous. If an individual does obtain a licence, in many cases it may still be viewed as a crime to use the firearm in&nbsp;self-defence if prosecutors deem it&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cps.gov.uk\/legal-guidance\/self-defence-and-prevention-crime\">\u201cdisproportionate\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester Police, who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2696328\/Police-crime-hit-Manchester-unveil-rainbow-coloured-patrol-car-bid-demonstrate-gay-friendly-credentials.html\">previously<\/a> patrolled the streets in cars adorned with rainbows, released a statement in which they claimed they \u201chave increased patrols within the areas of concern\u201d and are working to \u201cdeter and disrupt those carrying out these offences\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Focus on Crime, Not Woke Virtue Signalling, Says Top Police Chief <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VfeY5K61zr\">https:\/\/t.co\/VfeY5K61zr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1404750782679896069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking to Breitbart London, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickBuckleyMBE?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Nick Buckley MBE<\/a>, founder of Mancunian Way charity set up to help prevent young people from becoming involved in crime \u2014 and also Reform UK\u2019s mayoral candidate for Manchester \u2014 condemned Manchester police in Blackley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve worked in this area for over two decades so know it well. This problem has been growing for a decade while the police have been concentrating on pronouns and diversity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGangs from neighbouring areas now venture into Blackley for easier pickings. This is what happens when current policing is not fit for purpose for fear of offending. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have a history of being criticised for woke stunts, receiving&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/7357390\/backlash-after-cop-dresses-lgbt-bee\/\">widespread ridicule<\/a> when one of their officers donned a \u2018rainbow bee\u2019 costume in support of LGBT activism in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>New Manchester&nbsp;Chief Constable Stephen Watson, appointed to improve the force,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/06\/15\/focus-on-crime-not-woke-virtue-signalling-says-top-police-chief\/\">said<\/a> in June 2021 that the public was \u201cfed up\u201d with woke policing and&nbsp;that officers should not be \u201cputting rainbows on their epaulettes and wearing rainbow shoelaces\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester has both a leftist-run Labour council and a Labour leftist mayor, Andy Burnham, with Blackley falling under their jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>On the council\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/\">website<\/a> they warn that over 7,000 students in Manchester will be a victim of a crime due to owning \u201cexpensive\u201d items and advise students in the city not to \u201cwalk home alone\u201d after nights out.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on Manchester as a whole, charity veteran Mr Buckley said Mayor Burnham was responsible for poor policing in the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all need to remember who is in charge of the police in Manchester \u2014 he is called Andy Burnham, the Mayor. A poorly performing police force is a direct consequence of the decisions made by the mayor,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Israeli Counter-terror Vet: Manchester Attack a Result of \u2018Failed Immigration Policy\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ObmeGParPa\">https:\/\/t.co\/ObmeGParPa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1080916711904292864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Blackley Estate in Manchester, England has been dubbed a \u201cwarzone\u201d less \u201csafe\u201d than Afghanistan by a local veteran. 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