On this blog at this time we remember Jackie Marshall in whose memory this website was set up to try to change the awful mentality, causes and events that lead to knife crime.
How much real success has there been...? I'm left wondering but there is healthier climate of awareness and education underway to tackle knife crime these days, helped hugely by the many anti-knife crime campaigners out there.
Fixed up on a wall in the Mcdonalds restaurant at Chichester Gate where Jackie was killed back in April 2005 there is marble-type plaque. It sits there overlooking the spot where she was stabbed by assailant Shane Freer and where I held her until the ambulance staff arrived.
The plaque has a poem carved out in Jackie's memory by Samm Gillett:
In memory of Jacky Marshall
Customer Care Manager
A true friend to all, who always took care of the little things
Every moment you graced the lobby floor someone was touched and so much more
You were welcoming, supportive and inspirational
You were affectionate, joyful and sensational
You were genuine, devoted and big hearted
You will be missed dearly departed
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| Jackie Marshall - Stabbed at Mcdonalds restaurant, Chichester |
(You can read more about Jackie on this blog. Use the search box at top of this page or check some of the archived posts about her.)
Knife crime... stabbings... shootings... fighting... British violence... world conflict... how are you making a difference to change things for the better? Really, what are you doing? You could really change things - don't be discouraged.
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