Should the British army take some control of crime/security in the London area?

[pettswoodmumof3]

What do you all think? There seems to be a precedent in other countries of military involvement when crime reaches a certain level.
I have always been quite relaxed about crime statistics but it seems so many people are having a bad experience now and are scared and something needs to change. Just heard another horror story of two 16 year old girls being stop and fake searched by a gang in Blackheath village of all places. So many pointless knife deaths. Some Londonders I have spoken to say they think the criminals know they have the upper hand and that the police just don't have the time to show up quickly for offences like car theft. Do we really want to be the murder capital of the world? My kids are early teens and I have to admit I am starting to worry too (and I am definitely not a paranoid person).

No.
Also, London isn’t the most dangerous place in the country, not even in the top ten for crimes per person, so why would it concentrate there anyway?

Not super keen on martial law

Echoing previous posters, better funding for the police and prisons that actually work.

I don't mean harsher prisons and harsher sentencing they can be counter productive if we actually want people to be decriminalised. The Norwegian model is working the best by treating inmates like humans who need help to be better equipped to deal with life. Freeing up prison space for those really serious offenders with no chance of rehabilitation.