The awful events in Southport a few weeks ago that left innocent children dead and injured are just unimaginable in a civilised society. Communities are in shock and families shattered. The problems, real or perceived, of the individual who carried out the brutal murders could never justify his actions on that normal, happy summer’s day. What came next was also unjustified. Misinformation lit the touch paper and the simmering tensions which have been evident for years exploded onto the streets. Opportunist thugs and thieves used the tragedy in Southport as an excuse for violence, vandalism and…
