What kind of world are we really living in?

May God forgive you for what you have done to this child and let him be the judge and jury of your everlasting sentence!

You are in safe hands now Adam and no one can ever hurt you again!

Pam
A mother,daughter, child,sister,auntie,cousin,friend,colleague,neighbour member of society and more......

Pam, Battersea,

I think these people who killed Adam should get life. We do not need the likes of these people walking the streets. I feel so sorry for his parents and family who now have to cope with their loss, not something I think they will ever get over. Living in the area to near to where Adam was killed has made me think who will be next

K London

karen, plaistow london, england

i new adam he was the most amazin boy u could ever meet and would always make sure of everyone elses safety befor his his smile would light up the room and he always gave the best hugs he used to come and pic me up on the school field when i was upset just to make me laught it makes me wonder why he was taken from us such a lovin and carin boy he would even have givin over his mobil or anythin to mugars as he vaulued his life as he once told me after a incidant were his bike was stolen. adam was loved and he will never be forgotten and his memory lives on
rip adam never fogotten

laura, london, england

adam was a good friend to everyone in kingsford he was my parnter in a cuple of my class a now carrying on with work is hard really hard i know rachel is finding it hard to cope with the death, and his best friend rhys was like hios brother and i wish all this knife crime would end because this country is losing to many good people just like adam and i miss him, his joke, his loud mouth in PE, and i know everyone from my school is missing adam regis. GOD BLESS ADAM REGIS R.I.P 1991 - 2007

Jack, london, england

Adam was a good friend he went to my school he was in three of my classes he was a boy hu livens up the classes he was in my P.E and I.C.T. he was the one of the people hu always scores a goals in every lesson and he dosnt like to lose. in I.C.T he was the only person hu livens up the class an he use to sit two seat away from me.
R.I.P ADAM REGIS

Chester, London, England

Lets all get real here these youths do not value life they are callous heartless and lost individuals. They are in serach of RESPECT from the streets, gangs whoever will have them some come from great parenting be it a single family. Yes we can portion the blame towards the parents because it is a easy target we need to source out the root of the problem why they feel the need to be part of a gang why they feel the need to carry guns and knifes and why they have no value for human life.
It is time for the government to wake up smell the coffee listen to the community innocent life's are being wasted our future scientist, prime minister noble peace maker is dying before our eyes does this society not care can we please implement some form of corporal punishment or crime prevention with immediate effect. It was easy enough to introduce no hoodies to shopping centres.
Why have we not introduced Boot Camp for these delinquents? We need to take the zero tolerance approach.
Stop This NOW!

MISSS C JAY, LONDON,

It saddens me that we live in a society where people are so cavalier about human life. I have a young son and my heart breaks to think of the world I have brought him into. Having been through pregnancy and birth, I view life as a miracle, not something to be snuffed out indiscriminately.

I think the increasing number of violent crimes and deaths amongst young people is due to a growing sense that life is pointless. Many young people have nothing to aspire to - they cannot buy their own homes, their families may have split up, money is tight, parents are often irresponsible and failing their children. At the same time, our society celebrates instant celebrity and how people look, not how they behave. For young people (and some older ones) instant gratification is everything and our children are not being taught that their actions have consequences. When you view yourself as the centre of the world, maybe it's easy to take another life? I only know that idea frightens me.

Emma, Nottingham, UK

Whilst I was staying in Maida Vale two weeks ago, there were 15 policemen, 3 police cars and a good portion of the main road and two side roads, sectioned off for almost half the morning. This caused delays and diversions of the buses and trafic. I thought that someone had been killed - instead it was a motor cyclist who had fallen off his bike and broken his leg.
Where are the police priorities.

norma peverell, Rome, Italy

Make the punishment fit the crime. Until we do, this 'killing spree' will escalate. What is wrong with 'Capital Punishment'? Surely these young thugs would be deterred in many cases, if they knew they had to pay the ultimate price.

John Smith, Bognor Regis, U.K.

I am originally from Sydney, Australia. We have street violence problems there too, more so than I have experienced in the US (where i now live), but it would seem still less than in London. My Dad (living in Sydney, originally from London) told me that London has always been violent, but it is obviously becoming worse. I feel for you all as your emotions move me through your words. I too am deeply sadenned, especially with such young children having their innocent lives snuffed out in a barage of senseless violence. Someone recommended zero tolerance, & that might be what it takes to get your streets back. The days of paranoia about police brutality, & the inadequacy of the London police are surely numbered. Here in the States, as with back home in Australia, if you cause any trouble, you will get maced in the face. If you are unarmed yet violent, you will be shot with a taesar, and if you are wielding a knife or a gun, you will be shot. Scotland Yard: increase funding, and take notes

Andrew, Oregon, United States

As a black teenage girl living in london I have experienced alot of 'talk' from teenagers about them carrying knives. At first knives were seen as just a trend, just like new trainers or a new gadget but now it's being carried in order to 'protect' us from dangers such as bullies. Any young youths that are reading this notice i want them to know that enough is enough we have to realise that things are going to far. Yes we do have alot of pressure more so then are parents did at our age but what do we gain from carrying weapons? What if it was one of your family that was killed how would you feel?
To Adults:
We teenagers hate to be stereo-typed as hoodlums (gangsters). we are NOT gangsters or hoodlums we are just trying to find a way of coping in society with all the negativity that we receive through wearing hoods. HELP US HELP OURSELVES. we want to be ENCOURAGED to do the right thing not TOLD not to do the wrong thing.
To Youths:
Learn from these deaths.Don't make the same mistake

Chanelle, London (East), England

Who is to blame for the degradation of our Beloved country,who will be taken to task.What is the cost of feeding and "educating" the feral kids.Why should we have to pay for the no hopers ,with trepidation and fear for the future,what will Britain be like in another 20 years, I dread to think.

Derek Bevan, Huntingdon/Cambs, England/UK

If police spent more time fighting crime and less alienating themselves from motorists, I'm sure crime rates would drop, and at the same time, the respect that the police once had may be reaquired. As a child, I was brought up in a poor part of Liverpool, but I had the greatest respect for the police, but as a 63 year old, I now have less than none. If your house is burgled, the police, if they attend at all, take forever, but every day there are road blocks for spot checks on motorists attended by at least two, and as many as a dozen officers. Waste or what?

David Conlin, Waterloo, Liverpool, Merseyside

And, for the record, Adam attended Kingsford Community School in Beckton. Not Brampton Manor.

Jay Shukla, London, England

soo many people are being killed now.What has happened to this country, you can't go anywhere now! I never really understood the pain people went through that were close to the victims but i am related to Adam and it is really really upsetting.It's hard to explain. THIS NEEDS TO STOP!!

someone close, croydon,

I knew Adam, he was my friend at school. He was the guy that everyone knew and respected, he'd never have carried a weapon, dressed like a thug or anything of the sort. He was a good guy, he never deserved to die.

When those scum did what they did, they didn't just hurt HIM with that blade, but they hurt the ones that loved him too, his friends and family.

I keep asking myself why did it have to be Adam? Of all the people that are in East London who take drugs and carry weapons, the person who was never like that died. It's not fair, this world is a terrible place to be in.

Adam is now in a better place, away from all the death and pain, we have been left behind in grief but we will always remember Adam Regis, you will NEVER be forgotten.

R.I.P Adam Regis, may your soul be put to rest.

Jay Shukla, London, England

Why is there so many young black youths being killed?
This is a crisis that the government needs to remedy immediately. These kids should be studying to get their grades instead pf running around with knives . It is frightening for students and parents to see that victims of these crimes are people that are not affiliated with gangs.

person, London,

What is happening on the streets of the UK. Bring in zero tolerence. The killing of our children cannot continue.

cormaquinho, Madrid, España

The streets of London are full of 'hoodies' mostly from social housing estates. Only this morning I noticed the glass in several Bus stops had been smashed on my way to work, graffiti everywhere and several cars that were parked illegally and in a such a state that surely no MOT could've been issued. If the police turn a blind eye to those offences its no wonder that crime escalates to serious levels including stabbings. Clearly their families have no structure, bonding, discipline or sense of community. These people act like dispossed animals - transient creatures that have no sense of belonging.
The poor in Africa live in mud huts and starve to death - yet 'hoodies' here are given every possible incentive and opportunity to improve themselves. The fact that they laugh in our faces and continue to wreck our once great country is sickening. I'd love for them to be confronted with the sights of the worlds poorest nations - if that didn't work there would be no hope.

Boris David, London,

Carolyn said, " the police should be allowed to sort these animals out." I recently moved out of London (good timing) but when in the past I tried to get involved, all I got from the police was "sorry, the counter terrorism duties we have in central London are draining our resources. We are so busy trying to keep a lid on our home grown terrorists that other areas of policing are suffering. I even had to break up a fight on my driveway, there was blood every where, golf clubs where being used, one of which was given to the police as evidence. I identified one of the thugs involved but NOTHING was done. The police just can't cope with the level of crime and associated paper work etc that goes with each arrest. Logging every crime will also make them worse in the light of day... if not logged it never happened.

Graham Wharton, St Albans, UK

Knife Crime? Gangs related shooting? In my experiance parents have a part to play. What penalties do parents have for their children`s anti social behaviour.

There are Residence parking charges, conjestion charges,speeding charges, etc. Where are children anti social charges

arunmakadia, medway,

Parents should be made more responsible for checking their childrens possessions in the the light of todays repeated stabbings and killings.
In schools they should have a system like they do in the courts,/apirports when walking through the door all personal property is put on a conveyor belt and an alarm goes off if something metal is inside.
After all, teachers amongst others are on the front line of young people every day of their working lives.
The same should apply to nightclubs.
Someone, somewhere, knows who create these terrible crimes, for they often have 'blood on their hands' to prove it and frankly 'hoodies' should be banned from anywhere, because they must have something to hide if they cannot face up to the world and society they live in.

Lucy, Romford, UK

Sean O'Neill describes in his article, "a continuing spiral of murders". This implies a new upward trend in the murder rate. Such articles should be bookmarked for reference at a later point when another journalist suggests that killing has "increased" (as if relative, rather than absolute, numbers mattered anyway). Take, for example, this "Times" article from 10 months ago, which speaks of a "knife attack epidemic":
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article670054.ece

The ability, and necessity, of keeping a record of what any observant individual knows to be the permanently lawless state of Liberal Britain (under all three main political parties), should hopefully fuel demands that stab-proof clothing be made more widely available through reliable, kite-marked mainstream suppliers. Protecting our skins from knife-wielding thugs should become as routine a health and safety matter as advising on suitable clothing for motorcyclists.

Kevin, London,

I was only commenting of the needless death of another black teenager a few days ago. And now there is another one. If i lived in London i would be looking to move out.

The streets are being turned into no go areas because of mindless thugs. What i want to know is when the government is going to stand up and say enough is enough we are going to take our streets back? The police should be allowed to go in and sort these animals out.

Most of these kids and lets face it they are kids think they are untouchable we have no dicipline in the schools or elsewhere because of "do-gooders" who say "you can't dicipline children what about their human rights", well those fools want to wake up and smell the coffee because the erosion of family values, dicipline and respect is whats landed us in the "S . . T" today.

Carolyn, Bradford, England