London's burning

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by Yasa

Sources?

Independent Police Complaints Commission's finding via the Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/20...four-live-blog

[Itse]

http:// http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biJgILxGK0o&sns=fb

The video (BBC interview of a local) is moderately interesting, but I wanted to put a link because the comments are a pretty good example of the level of understanding between worldviews. There is none.

The amount of blatant racism (both ways to some extent) is... Saddening.

[burn_this_city]

What an idiotic newscaster assuming hes been in riots before.

[d_phaneuf]

from Paul Lewis, writer for the guardian

There is widespread concern that the rioting will take root again tonight, and perhaps spread to new areas. I have had over a thousand people message me on Twitter this afternoon, many asking whether their home towns – and streets – will be next. That is impossible to predict, but it is by no means inevitable that the trouble will spread and escalate as it did last night.

There is admittedly intelligence we are picking up from BBM Messenger, Twitter and Facebook, indicating that some rioters are announcing new areas to attack and some talk – it is only that – of vigilante groups being set up. We're also getting confirmation of sporadic pockets of violence in places like Wolverhampton and West Bromwich. After the last three nights, I don't think anyone would reasonably forecast that tonight will be entirely uneventful.

That said, I don't think we should necessarily assume disorder on the scale of last night. An unprecedented law enforcement deterrence will be in place. The prime minister David Cameron has announced there will be 16,000 police on the streets in London tonight – last night, there were 6,000. Police have said they may use plastic bullets; a worrying prospect for anyone – including us journalists – planning to go out tonight.

There is also the less tangible social pressure that will be at work. A huge tide of public opinion is squarely against those who are rioting. I expect many mothers and fathers will tonight be refusing to let their children out of their front-doors.

No-one can reliably forecast what will happen next, but there is a chance all of that could result in a reduction in the violence.

[Flames89]

I just keep thinking of Harry Brown with Micheal Caine...

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Itse

http:// http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biJgILxGK0o&sns=fb

The video (BBC interview of a local) is moderately interesting, but I wanted to put a link because the comments are a pretty good example of the level of understanding between worldviews. There is none.

The amount of blatant racism (both ways to some extent) is... Saddening.

You must be new to the internet. Youtube comments always involve heavy amounts of racism.

[d_phaneuf]

sign at a subway in Manchester

[d_phaneuf]

http://london.craigslist.co.uk/mob/2536072357.html

such failures in society these days

[d_phaneuf]

Waterstone's employee: "We'll stay open, if they steal some books they might learn something"

[blankall]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

http://london.craigslist.co.uk/mob/2536072357.html

such failures in society these days

Can't Apple deactivate stolen IPods based on their individual serial numbers?

[HOZ]

Britain looks to be sure bets for GOLD in the London 2012 Olympics.

IN
synchronized looting event
100m dash for your life event
5 on 1 pummel and rob event
AND
Molotov cocktail shot put event

[Yasa]

Originally Posted by HOZ

Britain looks to be sure bets for GOLD in the London 2012 Olympics.

IN
synchronized looting event
100m dash for your life event
5 on 1 pummel and rob event
AND
Molotov cocktail shot put event

None of these are real events, I don't understand.

[HOZ]

Looks like Britain will take up baseball.

Bats are all the rage!

[Barnet Flame]

Got sent home early from work in Victoria today, I had planned leaving early anyway as my son is downstairs at our holiday playscheme. However things seem pretty quiet this evening.

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by blankall

Can't Apple deactivate stolen IPods based on their individual serial numbers?

Nope, my girlfriends iPhone 4 was stolen at Chinook a month ago, they told her they couldnt do anything.

[UKflames]

Originally Posted by HPLovecraft

You can tell all this by just looking at some pictures of people in hoods?

No I can tell this by the pictures of peoples faces that are coming out from CCTV, without hoddies.

[Devil's Rule]

Originally Posted by HOZ

Britain looks to be sure bets for GOLD in the London 2012 Olympics.

IN
synchronized looting event
100m dash for your life event
5 on 1 pummel and rob event
AND
Molotov cocktail shot put event

Looks like Vancouver really did pass on the Olympic torch. Ok bad pun, but in all seriousness, these looters are not helping the cause of what some of the protesters.

[Flame Of Liberty]

Originally Posted by UKflames

Looking at the pictures coming out of the looters they all appear to be of "The labour generation", brought up to believe that the world owes them a living, there is no need to work hard and get a job as the state will pay for you to live. That tap has been turned off but still they continue to take without giving anything back.

+1. This is what you get after 13 years of "labour" government.

If I was a British taxpayer I'd be mighty pissed that the state collects taxes to write generous welfare check yet is unable to provide basic protection from the recipients of those welfare checks.

[Ducay]

Atta boy black people, keep reinforcing those stereotypes and increasing the racial divide in the UK. Is making people less trustworthy of your people worth a free pair of Nikes and a 32" flatscreen?

[Champion]

All of this has been sparked over a Gangstaz death?