Riots!

I've been watching News 24 on this most of the morning, and a comment made by one of the looters just made me livid. A reporter interviewed a teenage girl who had been looting a shop, and asked her "Why are you doing this? Who are you targeting here?", to which she replied "the rich people who run businesses, they're the problem, the rich people".

I'm furious. Do stupid, selfish, thick wastes of space like this not grasp that people who run businesses WORK REALLY HARD to earn their money. She probably couldn't begin to understand that as I bet other than strolling down the Job Centre to collect her benefits she's never done a days work in her pathetic life.

Sorry, end of rant.

and taking others from nearby forces who are not experiencing any issues.

This is the problem. Moving resources from one place makes another void of cover.

I know why they won't send the army in - there is no-one left!

Best regards,
Vulcan.

I know. I'm happy to defend myself, but I may get thrown in jail for doing so.

Best regards,
Vulcan.

dodgy-alan wrote:  will get 2 months community service orders

Good! then they can clean and re do things in the local area. I dont understand why a kurfew is not in action, under 16s in before 9 and no one in a group of 5 or more hanging about in the streets :/

Also a automatic hefty fine any parent that lets a under 16 child out in the areas affected tho saying that not ALL were youths, pleanty of scum who are older to make up the numbers

Flightboy

Flightboy wrote: dodgy-alan wrote:  will get 2 months community service orders  Good! then they can clean and re do things in the local area. I dont understand why a kurfew is not in action, under 16s in before 9 and no one in a group of 5 or more hanging about in the streets :/ Also a automatic hefty fine any parent that lets a under 16 child out in the areas affected tho saying that not ALL were youths, pleanty of scum who are older to make up the numbers Flightboy

MartinW wrote: The fire brigade need help too.

They are. The fire department are helping by putting out the fires that these hooligans are starting. They can't go around dispersing the hooligans, they're too busy fighting the fires that they are starting.

I don't know if I agree or disagree with sending in the army. Sure, if the army were sent in, it might sort it out quicker. I reckon if these rioters went out and instead of seeing a team of riot police with clubs, they instead seen a squad of trained soldiers with loaded rifles. They'd soon clear off.

But then again, what would this country be coming to if we had to use the armed forces to patrol our streets at night?
Plus, if the soldiers were sent in, and people did get killed. That might make things kick off even more.

I think the reason its got this far is indeed because the police are powerless, they can't do anything. They have to fill out aload of paper work just to someone out whos playing music too load. It needs to be like the old days where the police were something to fear, where they would charge down the street trunchens raised at the slightest hint of trouble.

This may have started from a fatal shooting by the police last week. But its got nothing to do with that now has it. Its just an excuse for people to riot and smash London to bits. Its like the student riots but 10 times worse. Just thugs turning a peaceful protest into a full scale riot. Itll be the same rioters too. I'm sure many of those rioters are vetrans of the student riots.

They are. The fire department are helping by putting out the fires that these hooligans are starting. They can't go around dispersing the hooligans, they're too busy fighting the fires that they are starting.

But then again, what would this country be coming to if we had to use the armed forces to patrol our streets at night?

This is sickening. Watford is being boarded up, Watford Costco shut down early, including the offices - which has never happend before.