Editorial: Blaming drill for fomenting violence is a distraction from looking at the causes of crime
Last year, YouTube removed 30 music videos after requests from the Metropolitan police, who claim they incited or glorified violence. All the tracks were made by exponents of drill, an often grim and slang-ridden London take on rap. While Britain’s rise in violence comes amid falling police budgets and vanishing youth services, the authorities treat lyrics as culprits. True, the street argot of “shanking” and “fishing” – both used to denote stabbing – may cause alarm if people understand it.
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