UK "riots."

[pector]

Police shot and killed an armed drug dealer. This lead to a non-voilent protest, with the scum bags rolling in because they know they could loot the shops and have their fun destroying the city, with an excuse and safety due to a large crowd.
16,000 police in London tonight, and if that doesn't sort it, I'm thinking the army may sort it out.

 

[TheSystemHasFailed]

Police shot and killed an armed drug dealer. This lead to a non-voilent protest, with the scum bags rolling in because they know they could loot the shops and have their fun destroying the city, with an excuse and safety due to a large crowd.
16,000 police in London tonight, and if that doesn't sort it, I'm thinking the army may sort it out.

Yep. I'm 4 weeks away from being on the streets myself...but I'm good to get stuck in!

 

[ExtraMile]

It's all over the news. Shops being set alight, looting, fighting and vandalism. Lots of kids aged 10-19 in gangs raiding the streets, tipping cars over etc

a news reporter got attacked and they flipped the news van over

spreading across the country, Manchester, Liverpool, London, Birmingham, Nottingham and several other places...

Even the charity shop "Oxfam" got smashed up and robbed.

Basically pepole have used the protests to have the opportunity to go crazy and have a wild night. Lots of known criminals are involved and a lot of it is being organised over facebook and blackberry messenger

 

[nangiggles]

It's all over the news. Shops being set alight, looting, fighting and vandalism. Lots of kids aged 10-19 in gangs raiding the streets, tipping cars over etc

a news reporter got attacked and they flipped the news van over

spreading across the country, Manchester, Liverpool, London, Birmingham, Nottingham and several other places...

Even the charity shop "Oxfam" got smashed up and robbed.

Basically pepole have used the protests to have the opportunity to go crazy and have a wild night. Lots of known criminals are involved and a lot of it is being organised over facebook and blackberry messenger

so what did you pick up?
http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/file.php?40,file=30566,filename=1_23_083105_looters2.jpg

 

[smurf2]

are these riots race related?

 

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are these riots race related?

Its England, no bliques.

 

[calveless wonder]

Its England, no bliques.

wrong

lots of bliques in england.

and indians (dot)

 

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wrong

lots of bliques in england.

and indians (dot)

sometimes my dry humor misses

 

[Will_I_am156]

It started as a reaction to police shooting an armed black guy but the spread of the riots isn't race related just a bunch of opportunist low lives jumping on the bandwagon trying to steal a free tv and some new clothes.

There's a quote up on BBC news from the international reaction section that sums it up quite well. It basically says the looters/rooters aren't avenging a death but rather using it as an excuse

 

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Nice cuntry