Damilola Murder Article, group 5

1. Structure

Divide the article into sections (between 5 and 10 sections) and give each section a title. Write your titles like this: Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column, line 5.12).

 

Introduktion to murder case (p. 62, line 1-20)

Investigation gone bad (p. 63, line 1-33)

The gang culture (p. 63, line 34- p. 64, line 17)
Interviews (p. 64, line 18- p. 66, line 9)

Rounding up (p. 66, line 10-50)

2. Angle on the murder case: Social problem

Describe in your own words how the murder of Damilola is a symptom of a social problem in the United Kingdom.

- It shows that UK have a lot of crime in a very young age, we know that because the boy who talks with the mother said that he knows the murder, but will not tell it, because he ain't no grass. That also shows that there are a lot of gangs, where they stand together and do bad stuff., and it definitely has an effect on crime, and will also have bad effect on the social problems in UK. It could also be a symptom of a goverment that not doing enough to prevent crimes among the youth.       

3. Connect your answer to question 2 to the following quote from the text (how is the incident discribe in the quote connected to Damilola's murder and how are the two cases connected to the wider social problem you discussed above etc.):

“A year ago, 16-year-old Joshua was kidnapped by a gang of his own friends. They held him prisoner for hours and tortured him be burning him with cigarette ends and cutting him with knives. Despite his ordeal he can still be seen hanging out regularly with the sam gang. He was seen as weak, and now he is seen as one of them.” (p. 66, column 1, line 12-20)

Basicly it is the same story, with different people and a different outcome. In this case Joshua lived which is positive, but now he is a part of a gang, and he probably cannot get out again, even if he want to.

also it is a problem that the young people in theese areas are willing and able to perform a kidnapping and complete it, even though it is one of their friends.

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

 

We think that the message is that the goverment is not doing enough to prevent the gang culture among the youth ; If the goverment does not act this sort of culture will develop in all our inner cities (p. 66 line 44-46)

 

Brian, Christian Anhøj, Christian Møller, Kathrine R.

Damilola Murder Article, Group 1. Matilde, Andrea, Nanna, Natascha

1. Structure

Divide the article into sections (between 5 and 10 sections) and give each section a title. Write your titles like this: Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column, line 5.12).

Introduction to the Damilola tragedy(p. 62, line 5-12)

Description of Damilola (p. 62 line 13-24)

The first victim (p. 63 line 1-11)

New modern inner-city culture (p. 63 line 12-39)

Meet the gangs (p. 63 line 40-50 p.64 line 1-17)

Interviews (p. 64 line 18-92 p. 65 line 1-92 p. 66 line 1-50)
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2. Angle on the murder case: Police investigation

Describe in your own words how the police has tried to solve the murder case and what kind of challenges they have faced in the process.

Angle in the murder case: Police investigations
It is difficult for the investigators to solve the murder case. All of the children in the neighborhood are protecting each other, because no one of the wants to be “grass”. 
The investigators interviews children who could be eventual witnesses or suspects.

3. Connect your answer to question 2 to the following quote from the text (who says it, what is his connection to the murder case, what relevance does his comment have to Operation Seale's work etc.):

It is the recently retired detective who says it. He is connected to the case because he has a lot of experience. His comment has relevance to the case because the youngsters are developing to something bad. They once had at least some respect to the police, but now it seems like they have been in the game for decades, and they are as calm as anything when they are under arrest.  

“When I first started, you'd sometimes stick kids in a cell just to show them what it was like. It used to scare the shit out of them. If you tried that these days the only thing that would happen would be that the kid's street cred would go up” (p. 64, column 1, l.43- column 2, line 3)

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

The articles message is to show the world that children are going to be more criminal from a very young age and try to get the governments reacts.

 “Peckham is just the beginning. If the government does not act this sort of culture will develop in all our inner cities.” (p.66, l.43-46)

“People say I’m a criminal: they put me in with those people who rob and beat people, but I’m not like that. I’ve got morals. I’m the good guy, but life is fucked. The only time I feel good is when I buy new clothes or go to a party. Otherwise it’s just grim.” (p. 65, l. 86-92)

Damilola Murder Article, Group 3: Thomas, Jeanette, Lioba, Camilla, Natacha B.

Structure

•           ”The interrogation gives the police problems” (p. 63, first column, line 1)
•           “No respect” (p. 64, first column, line 18)
•          “Betrays” (p. 64, second column, line 24)
•         “More crack – more crimes” (p. 65, first column, line 30)
•         “The law and adults mean nothing!” (p. 66, first column, line 1)

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Symptoms of social problems in the UK

The murder of Damilola is a clear symptom of social problems in the UK. The fact that the boy was only ten years old, and that he was stabbed with a broken bottle, and left bleeding to death on the ground, indicates that there is something terribly wrong, in the minds of a couple of young boys. Damilola was sent from Africa to the UK, in the hope of a better life, but instead he was stabbed with a broken bottle. How is something not wrong?

Connect the quote ““They say 'why should we study? So we can end up like you? No thanks.' There are kids on the estate of 12 and 13 who are going out stealing every day, and they are making more money than their parents earn. How are you supposed to convince people like that you know what's best?” (p. 65, column 1, line 15-22)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-       <!--[endif]-->In this quote, it is clear that the child stating this doesn’t seem to know what is right and what is wrong. He believes that just because he possibly could make a decent about of money from stealing, that is a better path than getting an education, and finding work for himself. Clearly he has no idea of consequences.

Message

We think that the message of the article is that the gang culture is going out of control. The kids have no respect for anybody, and they don’t want to go to school and get an education. The crime has developed from stealing sweets from the local corner shop to dealing drugs and use violence.

“They say; why should we study? So we can end up like you. No thanks!” (p. 65, first column, line 15-16)

“When the unruly youth of yesteryear went about smashing up phone boxes and stealing sweets from the local corner shop, none of them would have considered trying to make a career from such activity. Today, the muggers and street drug dealers are the richest kids on the estate, and are heroes to a new generation.” (p. 65, first column, line 37-45) 

 

Damilola Murder Article, Group 2: Josefine, Sasja og Malene

1. Structure

Divide the article into sections (between 5 and 10 sections) and give each section a title. Write your titles like this: Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column, line 5.12).

1. The killing of Damilola, a violent killer and child. (P. 62 - 63. Line 1 - 17)
2. The Cris life. (p. 63- 64. Line 18 - 17)
3. Trial, silence and hardcore 12 years old children. (P. 64- 65. Line 18 -29)
4. Drugs and up giving parents (P. 65. Line 30 - 76)
5. Camilla Batmanghelidjh: Violence and anger (P. 65- 66. Line 77 -50) 

2. Angle on the murder case: Social problem

Describe in your own words how the murder of Damilola is a symptom of a social problem in the United Kingdom.

The young gangs think that they can do whatever they want, including killing people; they don’t believe that the system (the law) can touch them. And they are right – because of all the criminalities and the lack of interest of these young gangs, they can actually do almost anything. Because they stick together when they get caught; meaning, that they don’t tell on each other’s. And the young people in the gangs are too young to get in jail – so they don’t get punished, and so they just keep on doing it.

3. Connect your answer to question 2 to the following quote from the text (who says it, what is her connection to the murder case, what relevance does her comment have to the social problem you discussed above etc.):

“The kids just want to prove themselves. They want to be good at something, to be someone. They don't realise that what they do is bad. All the kids know that the law says you can't touch them.” (p. 65, column 2, line 8 – 13)

Bromley.

She claimed that she had witnessed the murder of Damilola. She explains that theirs a lot of bullying, and that they all smokes a lot of weed; also Damilola. She says they get violent because of the drugs – and then they need more crack to commit more crimes to get money.

That shows the social problems in Peckham.

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

The message of this article is to make people aware of the growing problem that there is in Peckham. And that only punishing them with jail or whatever do not stop the crimes.

“Peckham is just the beginning if the government is not act this sort of culture will develop in all our inner cities.” (P. 66 column two, line 18-25)

“They just don’t care what happens to them anymore. The law and adult mean nothing to them – they have never had positive experience of either.”

(p. 66 column two, line 5-9)

Damilola Murder Article, Group 4: Kristina, Kimmie, Kirstine, Martina

1. Structure:
- Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column to second coulmn, line 1-14)
- The suspect (p. 62-63, second and midd third column, line 15 (p. 62)-10 (p. 63))
- Investigation team (p. 63-64, third coulmn to the fifth column, line 11 (p. 63)-17 (p. 64))
- Interview of women (p. 64-65, fifth column to the seventh column, line 18 (p. 64)-7 (p. 65)
- Why should we study? (p. 65-65, seventh column, line 8-29)
- Young street gangs (p. 65-65, seventh column to eighth column, line 30-line 76)
- Darren (p. 65-65, eighth column, line 77-92)
- Bullying (p. 66-66, ninth column, line 1-9)
- The social worker (p. 66-66, tenth column, line 10-41)

2. Angle on the murder case. How is the murder a symptom of a social prolem in the UK?
Children are getting in gangs in a very younger age. They are trained to be tough and hate the police. Gangs often has relations to drugs and violence, and the children can get into it, and destroy their future.

3. Use the following quote to connect to the answer in question 2:

“The gang culture has developed because these children do not feel they can trust adults. They turn to each other for support, and in Peckham the only currency they have is violence and anger” (p. 66, column 2, line 12 – 17).

The qoute is from the social worker Camilla Bamanghelidjh. They are being betrayed by their parents, and they don't trust them. That leads to the search of support from someone else, and the gangs are "helping" them. They learn to use violence and becomes more and more dangerous.

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

"As the detective stumbled backwards, blood rushing from his arms across his chest and sneered: "Well? What you going to do about that?"" (p. 63, line 6-10)

 

"When they arrive they are just babes. By the ime they are 14 they are all carryng knives and calling the police Danish Bacon. They believe the police are against them. There is no respect" (s. 64, line 20-25)

 

We believe that the message are awareness of this huge problem. In this scenario a 10 year old boy was being killed because of the problem, and what is next? Children are getting more and more dangerous with their knives and their need for respect. But they don't get respect from the police by carrying a knife, so it's an evil circle - and it needs to be broken.

 

Damilola Murder Article, Virtuel Undervisning, d. 18. december 2012

Write your answers in a blog post with your names as the title. Remember to speak English when you are working on these questions - and remember to take turns writing the answers down. The point is for you guys to get better at speaking, reading and writing in English, right? :) 

Damilola Taylor - the murder victim.

Group 1. Matilde, Andrea, Nanna, Natascha

1. Structure

Divide the article into sections (between 5 and 10 sections) and give each section a title. Write your titles like this: Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column, line 5.12).

2. Angle on the murder case: Police investigation

Describe in your own words how the police has tried to solve the murder case and what kind of challenges they have faced in the process.

3. Connect your answer to question 2 to the following quote from the text (who says it, what is his connection to the murder case, what relevance does his comment have to Operation Seale's work etc.):

“When I first started, you'd sometimes stick kids in a cell just to show them what it was like. It used to scare the shot out of them. If you tried that these days the only thing that would happen would be that the kid's street cred would go up” (p. 64, column 1, l.43- column 2, line 3)

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

Group 2. Mette, Sasja, Josefine, Mads, Malene

1. Structure

Divide the article into sections (between 5 and 10 sections) and give each section a title. Write your titles like this: Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column, line 5.12).

2. Angle on the murder case: Social problem

Describe in your own words how the murder of Damilola is a symptom of a social problem in the United Kingdom.

3. Connect your answer to question 2 to the following quote from the text (who says it, what is her connection to the murder case, what relevance does her comment have to the social problem you discussed above etc.):

“The kids just want to prove themselves. They want to be good at something, to be someone. They don't realise that what they do is bad. All the kids know that the law says you can't touch them.” (p. 65, column 2, line 8 – 13)

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

Group 3. Lioba, Natacha, Camilla, Jeanette, Thomas

1. Structure

Divide the article into sections (between 5 and 10 sections) and give each section a title. Write your titles like this: Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column, line 5.12).

2. Angle on the murder case: Social problem

Describe in your own words how the murder of Damilola is a symptom of a social problem in the United Kingdom.

3. Connect your answer to question 2 to the following quote from the text (who says it, what is his connection to the murder case, what relevance does his comment have to the social problem you discussed above etc.):

“They say 'why should we study? So we can end up like you? No thanks.' There are kids on the estate of 12 and 13 who are going out stealing every day, and they are making more money than their parents earn. How are you suppose to convince people like that you know what's best?” (p. 65, column 1, line 15-22)

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

Group 4. Kristina, Martina, Kirstine, Patrick, Kimmie

1. Structure

Divide the article into sections (between 5 and 10 sections) and give each section a title. Write your titles like this: Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column, line 5.12).

2. Angle on the murder case: Social problem

Describe in your own words how the murder of Damilola is a symptom of a social problem in the United Kingdom.

3. Connect your answer to question 2 to the following quote from the text (who says it, what is her connection to the murder case, what relevance does her comment have to the social problem you discussed above etc.):

“The gang culture has developed because these children do not feel they can trust adults. They turn to each other for support, and in Peckham the only currency they have is violence and anger” (p. 66, column 2, line 12 – 17).

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

Group 5. Christian M., Christian A., Brian, Kathrine

1. Structure

Divide the article into sections (between 5 and 10 sections) and give each section a title. Write your titles like this: Introduction to murder case (p. 62, first column, line 5.12).

2. Angle on the murder case: Social problem

Describe in your own words how the murder of Damilola is a symptom of a social problem in the United Kingdom.

3. Connect your answer to question 2 to the following quote from the text (how is the incident discribe in the quote connected to Damilola's murder and how are the two cases connected to the wider social problem you discussed above etc.):

“A year ago, 16-year-old Joshua was kidnapped by a gang of his own friends. They held him prisoner for hours and tortured him be burning him with cigarette ends and cutting him with knives. Despite his ordeal he can still be seen hanging out regularly with the sam gang. He was seen as weak, and now he is seen as one of them.” (p. 66, column 1, line 12-20)

4. Message

What do you think is the message of this article? Find at least two quotes from the text to support your answer.

Damilola Murder Article, Interview: the mother

The repporter just finished the interview with the mother of the arrestet boy(the woman to the left)

 

 

The journalist: Hello Kathrine nice to have you hear, I’m thankful that you could come. 

Mother:  Hello Jeannette,  I’m glad to help

The journalist:  How do you feel about this caste

Mother: yee of course it is not fun for us and our family, but we know he haven’t do it, so that’s it is a relief

The journalist: Where do you know that from?

Mother: We were in the police station, where we talk, and I asked him if he have do it, and I said no, but he said that he knows the murder, but wouldn’t tell us who it is

The journalist:  Why will he not tell it?

Mother: Because he isn’t no grass, and the band don’t tell stuff about each other

The journalist: What do you think about that?

Mother: Of course it will be a relief for us all, but he love his group, and they stand together, so he will never say it, And no one can’t do anything about it, so they need to find some other suspicious.

The journalist: Okay thanks for your time Kathrine

Mother: Your welcome

 

 

Brian, Kathrine Randrup, Jeanette & Matilde

Damilola Murder Article, Interview: Emma

Emma, teacher at the inner-city secondary school

• Interviewer: What is your name?
  

  Emma: Emma

  Interviewer: where do you work?

  Emma: I work at inner-city secondary school

  Interviewer: What do you know about the murder of Damilola?

  Emma: I do not know a lot about the murder, but I know that Damilola was a very good kid.

  Interviewer: How do you think the environment is at the school?

  Emma: when they arrive they are just babies. By the time they are 14 they are all carrying knives and calling the police Danish Bacon. They believe the police are against them. There is no respect.

  Interviewer: can you see from a young age if he/she is a troublemaker?

  Emma: Well, yeah I can kind of see it by their background, how their parents are, who they hangout out with, how they act in front of adults and the police. But it’s not everybody who is like that. But is hard to predict.

  Interviewer: Do you think you can prevent some of these actions.

  Emma: I think we got to far! so I don’t think I can prevent any of these actions. These actions can come from a violent family or a violent childhood. So it only depends on the person, and also the one who takes care of the child.

  Interviewer: Thank you very much Emma.

  
  

  Martina, Natacha B., Andrea & Josefine 

  
  

Damilola Murder Article, Interview: Camilla Batmanghelidjh

Interview: Camilla Batman

Reporter: What do you do for a living?

Camilla: I work with the youth of Peckham, with a charity program by Kids Company.

Reporter: Could you tell us what this charity program is about?

Camilla: Well, we are looking at how the gang culture has developed, the kids don’t care about the law or the adults anymore, and the charity program is a program that hopefully will change the culture of this youth.

Reporter: Why do you think the culture of the youth have changed into being such a violent and harsh environment?

Camilla: Because the kids are bored, then they start making trouble, and they get into bad company. When they are together they challenge each other to do crimes. When they first are in this, it is very hard for them, to get out again.

Reporter: Why are the kids not are afraid of the violence?

Camilla: they are growing up in a violence culture, and their parents do not protect their kids from their surroundings. So the kids have learned to shut down their feelings and that makes them very powerful.

Reporter: thank you for talking with us, it has been very helpful for this case. Now we know why the kids wont talk with us.  Here is my card, pleas call if you hear anything about Damilola.

Camilla: I will call you if I hear anything about her. 

  The criminal culture of the youth is spreading to all
the inner cities in England.



Kimmie, Sasja, Møller og Nanna.

Damilola Murder Article, Interview: Trevor Shepherd

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            <!--[endif]-->Interviewer: Hello, we are coming from the newspaper The Observer. And we like to ask you a view question about the murder of Damilola, if that’s okay?

Trevor: Hallo, well sure lets go into my office. Please sit down.

Interviewer: Last time we spoke, you told us about the children and how they don’t have any respect for you, and how it is a hindrance for the investigation. How do you think the problem could be solved?

Trevor: I believe a solution would be to reach out to the parents of the trouble children and try to give them the tools to solve the problem at its root.

Interviewer: So you believe the problem lies with the parents?

Trevor: Yes and no, while I do not believe that it is the parent’s fault, I do believe that most parents simply don’t have the tools to deal with the way kids are affected by society today.

Interviewer: I see, well this has been very informative, thank you for your time Superintendent.

Christian A, Camilla, Kirstine, Patrick. 

Damilola Murder Article, Interview: Darren

Interview with Darren who on a daily basis deals drugs, and has been living from it since he dropped out of school before graduation"

Interview of Darren:

Tony: Hello, I’m Tony from The Observer. Should we start?

Darren: Hi I’m Darren. I’m ready to answer some questions. 

Tony: All right. You are dealing drugs – so how did you start doing that?

Darren: I got a friend who was during drugs, and I started to do it myself. Then I forgot all about school and left before graduation.

Tony: Are you during drugs now, or did you stop?

Darren: No I quit that shit. The friend I mentioned earlier took an overdose of heroin and I stopped during that because I don’t want to die.

Tony: Why are you dealing then?

Darren: Where should I get money? Jobs aren’t exactly hanging on the trees? I just want to make some money, get a house and a girl and be happy.

Tony: I can understand that. So when you meet girls, do they take distance from you when they are told you are dealing, or do the act like it’s a completely normal job?

Darren: I’m not a bad guy. I’m loyal and friendly and I don’t want trouble. Everybody puts me in this box, because I’m a criminal. And I just hate that!

Tony: Yes, okay. So thank you for the chat, and have a good day.

By Thomas, Lioba, Natascha og Kristina

Damilola Murder Article, Illustrations to Interviews

Find a picture to use as an illustration to your interview. Write a caption that fits the picture and post interview and piture + caption on the blog. Remember to write the names of group members in the post.

The title of your post should be 'Interview: Darren' (or whoever you interviewed). Give the post the label 'Damilola murder article'.