Scotland was the 'murder capital of Europe'. Then it started treating violence like a disease ^12.9%

BBC Future - By Eve Livingston - 6/29/2026, 10:00 AM

Anecdotal 12.9% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 12.7% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 10.4%

It was no ordinary day in court. There was no jury, no witnesses or defendants at Glasgow Sheriff Court on 24 October 2008. Instead, in front of the judge, who was dressed in full regalia, were 85 rival gang members from the east end of Glasgow, Scotland's biggest city. For decades, the area had been plagued by territorial youth gangs,... more