Crimes that changed the law

Crimes that changed the law

1. Stephen Lawrence

   • Stephen Lawrence was a black teenager who at the age of 18 was fatally stabbed while waiting for his bus in a racial attack by a group of white youths.
   • Stephen Lawrence was with his friend when he was attacked, his friend called the ambulance but no ambulance ever showed up, just a police car, no first aid was given at the scene of the crime
   • It is very well known that people felt that Stephen Lawrence's case was not delt with properly due to the fact he was a black male. People felt that his case was over looked and wasnt properly investigated and the people who murdered Lawrence got away with it
   • Stephen Lawrence's parents fought endlessly to get justice for their sons brutal murder. They met with people such as Nelson Mandela and many others. 11 years after Stephen Lawrence's murder the family finally got justice when 2 of the 5 men were sentenced to life imprisonment, although, not all five of the men where jailed it was a start

2. Sarah Payne

   • Sarah Payne was just 7 years old when she was kidnapped, sexually assulted and murdered
   • Her killer was a known peadophile, he had not been sentenced or jailed for any of his other crimes.
   • After her murder her parents fought for justice and for change to the system
   • Her parents got a law past that within your area you are allowed to see the sex offenders list within your area for protection against known sex offenders
     • This is a good law to pass as parents dont have to worry as much when letting their children go out because they then knwo who to stay clear of and if in the awful event something happens they are more likely to know who has offended which means finding the victim quicker.

3. 9/11

   • 9/11 was an act of terrorism performed by al-Qaida, who are an Islamic extremist group who hijacked 4 planes on the 11th of September 2001
   • 2 of the planes hit the twin towers, one hit the pentagon and the other crashed into the ground. 2,996 people died in the attack.
   • Since 9/11 there has been many things that have changed such as tighter airport security. They make sure that everything is searched to lower the risk of terrorism

4. Amina al-Filali