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McNab aims to show the danger posed
by these groups to society. The use of shows the readers that these people are
the terms 'turf wars' linked with the words dangerous criminals with little regard for
'drugs' and 'guns' as well as 'outlaw' society's rules and norms
reinforce his contention that these are
dangerous people.
emphasis on 'families, quiet, sarcastic reference to their illicit trade. Shows the
Father's day celebrations and reader the writer's contempt for these gangs.
'easygoing' groups emphasises
the threat to public safety that 'muscling in' reminds the reader that these are
these groups pose. big, strong and dangerous men
including the fact that a 'teenage girl
further emphasises his last point by reminding
was caught in the crossfire' appeals
us that public safety is not on their agenda and
to our sense of safety and concern
reiterates that we are all at risk with the phrase
for the welfare of our families.
'anyone's guess'
discussion of recent attack serves to
link the two episodes in the public
mind. This makes the reader think
that the problem is larger than it is.
demonstrates that the regular forces of law and
order are not sufficient to control this dangerous
group further emphasising the danger to the public
an attempt to look unbiased
by including this disclaimer.
analogies from overseas show us even
more graphically that our public safety is
giving a history of violence and at risk. In showing us the violence in
showing that these groups Canada and Copenhagen, both may be
attract dangerous men perceived as safe places thus if this
violence can occur there then it could
occur here
again, linking the Milperra
incident to recent events, this
repetition serves to increase
concern in the reader
the alliteration of 'big men
battering' is evocative
tries to show that our previous image
of them as people who do good in
the community is no longer true.
the writer now gives reasons for the
current violence and shows the
reader that these people are
dangerous criminals
elliptical sentences get straight to
the point, short, sharp sentences
emphasise the severity of the
problem
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