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[Camdean]

I was just wondering if anyone here is effected by the crazy riots that are sweeping London right now ?


Just heard it may have spread to Liverpool, I hope not.

[FIREPOWER23]

Some of the underground stations were closed this morning -but managed to get to Kennington ok. Bunch of mindless idiots, destroying their own neighbourhoods. I just can't comprehend the mentality of these retards.

[Zeron]

[Agent 962]

Yeah, I've read that too. It's crazy, you just know they aren't doing it because they're angry. They just want to loot some free shit.
I seriously don't understand the logic behind destroying the place in which you live, for any reason.

[Boost!]

I live in Notting hill and it got pretty fucked here at one point, nowhere near as bad as hackney and clapham, have been dying to go out with my camera and get some shots of the Chaos all day but my gf is being hysterical and not letting me.

Edited by Boost!, 08 August 2011 - 06:32 PM.

[Mad Max]

Wow, she cares for your safety. What a bitch.

[Choked]

It has spread to Birmingham and Liverpool. But it's just rioting for the sake of rioting, mindless idiots destroying their own neighborhoods. Maybe it had a point in the beginning, although all rioting of this kind is pointless and never accomplishes anything, but it's just deteriorated into thugs smashing cars, throwing firebombs and looting stores for their own amusement.

[Burial Agent]

Wow, she cares for your safety. What a bitch.

Stupid bitch, she needs a good raping...

[Choked]

Yeah, really push that joke home.

[Boost!]

Wow, she cares for your safety. What a bitch.

lol u mad bro?

I didn't call her a bitch, just really wanted to take some photos.

[7H3R0F1C0P73R]

Wow. What the fuck is this bullshit?

Also, the BBC's video player volume goes all the way to 11. True story.

[HenryHill]

Herp anarchy in the uk derp

[Mad Max]

[7H3R0F1C0P73R]

So ah, British police force, what's up?

[IMostlyDoMurder]

Scum. Utter scum. People just out for the crack of it, and to cause some mayhem and steal stuff.

[7H3R0F1C0P73R]

Any shit going down where you live?

[Choronzon]

Bunch of mindless idiots, destroying their own neighbourhoods. I just can't comprehend the mentality of these retards.

I don't think it's quite that simple.

Aren't those neighborhoods (Tottenham, right?) amongst the poorest of the region, while other nearby regions are vastly richer in comparison? London is preparing for the Olympics, but I reckon not all regions see the financial benefits of all these Olympics-related investments. There's probably a ton of youth unemployment, these are empoverished 'hoods full of (illegal?) immigrants, for one. I guess these kids have nothing better to do than to drink beer and to shoot drugs all day - due to the lack of social activities and jobs (in general). They aren't just looting "for the heck of it", but it is a clear signal of social malcontent. This looting, stealing and arson isn't a result of boredom and/or "being retarded" - but the result of a social system that doesn't treat everybody equal.

Edited by Choronzon, 09 August 2011 - 01:06 AM.

[strife]

Dorset is ablaze.

[FIREPOWER23]

Choronzon-

No, that's no excuse for the level of violence & vandalism that we've seen over the past few nights. Yes, the main areas affected are amongst the poorest in London but by that measure you could argue that all unsociable behaviour is casued by underlying issues of poverty & economic inequality.
There isn't a social system or goverment in the world that treats everybody equally & fairly -that's a fact of life. It doesn't make it acceptable to take to the streets in this fashion.

This now is just pure opportunism by gangs of kids (from all ethnical & religious backgrounds btw.) The original incident was sparked by the police shooting of a local Tottenham man, however it has now gone way beyond that -The Liverpool & Birmingham incidents are purely copycat.

[Camdean]

I hope these thugs get what's coming to them, I agree with the fair protest about Duggan being killed, everything else that has happened now though is kids/parents out of control, sad to say but most of them reported have been black, only when the crowds gather do you see other ethnics there. (Going by live reports from The Guardian website)

They have been pushing people of motorbikes and regular bikes, stealing peoples wallets, rings and phones in the street and apparently three guys tried to kill a policeman last night, if it goes on any further real innocent people are going to die or get seriously hurt.

With the Tory government being in charge and making so many awful cuts that seriously effect the poor and make the rich even richer, this was going to happen sooner or later, I didn't expect it to be this stupid though.

Peace out brothers.