What's up with London? (riots, merged)

[BossMark]

I blame Cameron and his goons

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/82741,...n-conservative

[Betonov]

This was no race riot. The riot in Tottenham has destroyed 26 years' of work in building trust between the police and the community, says David Lammy, the MP for Tottenham, in the Times. He was there in 1985, when young black men rioted on the Broadwater Farm estate over the death of a woman during a police raid.
"The 1985 riots were race riots: black youth fighting the police. The weekend's violence was not a race riot, it was an attack on the whole of the Tottenham community, organised on Twitter. That's why so many of the people arrested weren't from Tottenham. The grief of one family must never be hijacked to inflict grief on others."

This part of the article is interesting.

[kiwi_2005]

Bring back Citizen Smith! Power to the people.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

That was a big industrial dispute.....
There are many many dozens of industrial disputes in Britain that have been very violent with quite a bit of rioting and burning and looting, but that isn't one of them.

To me it looks like the burning of buildings are on a much bigger scale than in previous riots, maybe I have this perception just because we live in the video age and a burning building is always an eye-catcher. However there seem to awful lot apartment buildings (flats) which are set on fire.

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Maybe he is Irish, you know they are smug, support terrorists and hate white british people

Hey, I thought you hate all Whites!

Originally Posted by BossMark

I blame Cameron and his goons

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/82741,...n-conservative

Looks like a good article, BM, will read it all when I'm at work . I've read in another article that you cannot compare Tottenham '85 with todays Tottenham, as much money went into this quarter. What do you think about that? Did something change there or are the situations comparable? Not talking about the budget cuts of your current government, they look similar to Maggie's.



Note to all you British: Us non-Limeys are extremely thankful if you post some good news sources. As you already stated: the usual suspects we are used to read to get informed about Britain (BBC, guardian, etc.), don't do a great job atm...

[HunterICX]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Maybe he is Irish, you know they are smug, support terrorists and hate white british people

He doesn't look like a Leprechaun to me

HunterICX

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by Reece

I think times like this police need to break out the machine guns with rubber bullets!

I said the same thing but got ridiculed for my opinion.The army needs to be sent in to help the police and bring back confidence in decent law abiding citizens around the UK,me included.

[Paul Riley]

Absolutely outrageous

[TarJak]

Send Jimbuna down there with his nightstick and give those soft soothern gobshytes a taste of Northern hospitality!

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by TarJak

Send Jimbuna down there with his nightstick and give those soft soothern gobshytes a taste of Northern hospitality!

Stinking bloody anarchists,they MUST be severely punished for their crimes,it has gone from a few sporadic attacks to practically outright war wih running battles between them and the police,and the scary thing is its not just shops and businesses being targeted,elderly people in their own homes are being terrorized.Our army is stretched in the middle East,and we need them here NOW!.
I really fear these are clear signs of the final collapse of Britain and its way of life.

Its in the hands of the gods now

[Morts]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Just because someone has white skin they may not 'think' like a white/caucasian person,they may even HATE being a white person and feel more comfortable with non-whites,they are just as bad as these black hooligans,if not worse
I am very disappointed at whats happening.

Think like a white person ? Are you seriously claiming that people act and think differently based on skin color ?

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by Morts

Think like a white person ? Are you seriously claiming that people act and think differently based on skin color ?

It's true you know.
When my skin is red from the sun I'm cranky, but when it's black from shufelling coal I'm even more irritated.

[Penguin]

Why not use tactical nukes on the protestors?
I know some of you mean it as a joke. Well, it ain't.

You know that there are some measurements the police can take between standing around and doing nothing and firing at your own people? Historical speaking it has been a great success for the British to use this method in Boston, eh?

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Has been, is and will always be true.

Originally Posted by danlisa

This situation was always going happen. There's only so much that can be taken away from people before they start to rise up in protest. Saw this coming years ago.

Unfortunately, there's no recourse for anyone to follow to appease this.

The most I see happening is a curfew in major cities.

While I don't agree with the violence, burning and general terror being brought down by the participants, I do agree and support their reasons. This countries government will do well to remember where the true 'power' resides in this country.

Some yank once said "..that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing..."

I agree when we would talk about social protests. I see it only indirect as ones. Yes, many people who riot atm get the short end of the stick. However, looters are just plain thieves, nothing cool about stealing from people who try to make a little living. Burning down your own houses, homes of others, little shops is no protest, just plain idiocy.

Now if they would riot in the bank district and light some banks... But in this case, you would "surpisingly" suddenly see massive police intervention...

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by Penguin

Why not use tactical nukes on the protestors?
I know some of you mean it as a joke. Well, it ain't.

You know that there are some measurements the police can take between standing around and doing nothing and firing at your own people? Historical speaking it has been a great success for the British to use this method in Boston, eh?

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Has been, is and will always be true.




I agree when we would talk about social protests. I see it only indirect as ones. Yes, many people who riot atm get the short end of the stick. However, looters are just plain thieves, nothing cool about stealing from people who try to make a little living. Burning down your own houses, homes of others, little shops is no protest, just plain idiocy.

Now if they would riot in the bank district and light some banks... But in this case, you would "surpisingly" suddenly see massive police intervention...

Thankyou
At least not everyone in here is slagging Britain off.
And you are right,this is NOT a joke,it is gravely serious now.

[Hottentot]

Originally Posted by Betonov

It's true you know.
When my skin is red from the sun I'm cranky, but when it's black from shufelling coal I'm even more irritated.

Yeah, red is the worst. I always get an urge to start a collective farm after being burned by the sun.

[Paul Riley]

I am surprised they havent torched the government areas in London (houses of parliament,Downing Street for starters!),after all,if they have a problem with how this country is being run (and most of us do,but dont resort to violence or arson) why not vent their anger on the 'root' of the problem?.Fancy burning shops and innocent people's homes down,its disgraceful!
The army really should be recalled from the middle East and be used instead for their 'primary' role,home defence.Dont forget some of our troops may have families in the affected areas and they would not hesitate to defend these areas with their lives.
Please bring our lads back home Cameron!.