Chain of violence: Systematic insecurity in British society

Pars Today – In just one week, two bloody knife attacks on public transport and in public spaces in the UK have sparked a wave of fear and raised serious questions about the government’s failure to provide basic security for its citizens.

The consecutive violent attacks in public spaces across the UK signal a security crisis deeper than a few isolated incidents. Just a week after a knife attack on 10 passengers aboard the Doncaster-to-London express train, an unprovoked attack on a young woman at the Bullring shopping center in Birmingham—the country’s second-largest city—has once again shocked British society.

The fact that a 20-year-old man targeted a woman in a crowded area, right in front of the central train station, shows that attackers feel emboldened not in secret, but in the most exposed and seemingly safe places.

According to Pars Today, citing IRIB news agency, the police statement that the attack was “unprovoked” adds to public concern rather than easing it, because the absence of a clear motive removes the possibility of prediction and prevention for citizens, turning the sense of vulnerability into a permanent condition.

Scenes of train passengers fleeing with bloodied bodies and taking refuge in restrooms, and now an attack near a train station, clearly show that “public transportation,” the vital artery of modern society, has become a focal point for fear.

These events are not just statistics on violence; they systematically undermine public trust in the government’s ability to perform its most basic duty—ensuring the personal safety of citizens.

The unprecedented rise in violent crimes reported officially has now manifested on the streets and trains of the UK, making urgent parliamentary demands for government action a necessity.