Regency shooting: 'We are not losing the battle against crime, we have lost it'

Our politicians have all failed us and have done nothing in 20 years to tackle the rise of criminal gangs, writes Jimmy Guerin, brother of murdered journalist Veronica

THE terrorist-style attack in the Regency Hotel could have seen innocent people including children gunned down as they went about enjoying a break in our capital city.

It’s not just the criminals who are to blame but our politicians and the judiciary have questions to answer. We are not losing the battle against crime, we have lost it, and we no longer need to tackle crime we need to fight it.