Today's latest: Further violence has broken out between police and groups of young people in Hackney Cars have been set on fire in Lewisham, while a bus and shop have been set ablaze in Peckham Shop windows have been smashed and looting has also taken place in Birmingham Home Secretary Theresa May has condemned the riots as "sheer criminality" Acting Met Police Commissioner Tim Godwin has said the force will be publishing photos and CCTV footage of those involved At least 215 people have been arrested and 25 charged so far in relation to the three days of violence Seems to be spreading throughout the country. The underclass of our nation taking the opportunity to be criminals. Disgraceful. Time to get the army in before your country invades us and implements regime change
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so if I am reading this right::: The country is going bananas because a gangster kid shot at cops and they shot back and killed him? Surely there is more to it.
That's what started it off on the first night. A peaceful protest turned violent. Since then the scum of our country are basically using it as an excuse to escalate things into full blown riot on a big scale. Scumbag gangs of youths see what's going on and just see it as a chance to loot, steal and be violent towards the police, and it's just growing and growing in numbers. It's starting to get out of hand now...
Certainly is, as the night goes on looting is going on with no police presence in some areas. Too much rioting, not enough police, they are stretched across the capital. Things have now officially descended into anarchy.... How can this happen in what is supposed to be one of the leaders of the developed world? I am embarassed to be English right now, some brute force is needed from either the police or army to end this RIGHT NOW
We all thought it was Lisa on Bart action, but it conveys the energy and flames of a full-scale riot. Hope they bring the army in but soon.
I think they're there just to start a fire or because everyone is doing it, like those Vancouver people. I'm just here to riot, because i'm here to riot.
I don't think anyone thinks UK is the leader of anything much less the world. I hope people here in America take notice. Having insane inequality is not good long term for this country.
Ummm, I don't think anyone with half a brain would question that the UK is one of the more developed countries in the world, which was what my comment implied. I have no idea what the 2nd and 3rd sentences of your post mean.
What he's saying in the last 2 sentences is that you have to have your government pay your poor so they don't commit crimes.
It's telling that even a thread on this bbs about the UK will bring out the extreme animosity felt between the classes in that country a.k.a why this rioting is occurring.
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