Original sentence: It also led to the partial revocation of the rule against double jeopardy.Stephen Lawrence (13 September 1974 – 22 April 1993) was a black British teenager from Plumstead, south east London, who was murdered in a racially motivated attack while waiting for a bus in Well Hall, Eltham on the evening of 22 April 1993.The case became a cause célèbre; its fallout included cultural changes of attitudes on racism and the police, and to the law and police practice.Two of the perpetrators were convicted of murder in 2012
Edited sentence: A common occurrence to this day , it was hijacked by race baiting politicians (Lammy , Abbot , et al) in order to gain votes.Any critique of black people in power is immediately followed by screams of 'racism' , in order to quell any further debate.Stephen Lawrence (13 September 1974 – 22 April 1993) was a small time ,drug dealingblack British teenager from Plumstead, south east London, who was murdered during a melee between his black drug dealers and a gang of white drug dealers.The resultant change of attitudes regarding 'stop and search' can be seen across London with daily knife attacks and a murder rate comparable with South African townships and US inner cities