London riots!

[Saw-sick Steve]

This may be of interest;

http://epetitions.direct.gov.u​k/petitions/7337 - Petition that Convicted Rioters should lose their benefits.

[Dave Martin]

Haha! My mum lives in Ripley and I grew up in Little Eaton - small world!

 

I am in Horsley Woodhouse.

[harvey b davison]

IMO, hit hard, hit first, you cannot let people like these to rule the streets, at the first sign of trouble, no matter how small, then remove them by whatever means neccessary.This is just causing trouble for the sake of it. If it means using the army, rubber bullets, water cannons etc then do it.

 

I'm surprised the vigilantes havent been out yet, then there will be trouble (and not positive)

 

My thoughts are with all emergency response workers and also to anyone on hear affected by the troubles.

 

I am sure that if anyone on here is directly affected by the troubles then there will be a rally of help from the people on here.

[Daniël Bos]

rumblings in Leicester and Nottingham as well, getting closer to me. I walked down to the village today and told the local youth that I'd be watching him, he's only 6 but he wears a hoody so I thought it best to have a little word.

 

On a more serious note though, my heart goes out to those closely affected. It must be dire, to be so threatened in your own area, the authoroties not willing or able to get in control.

 

I'm all in favour of inclusive politics, talking before trashing them etc, but shoot the first 5 of these cretins in the knees and see how many others are wiling to have a go.

[penfold]

Remember this...

 

LONDON - SIDNEY STREET SIEGE - British Pathe

 

yeah but look who the home secretary was at the time:thumbup1:

[geoff]

I think Waterstones and WH smiths are the safest places in the country at the moment.

 

You are wrong there....the job centre is the safest!!!

[Tommy_B]

You are wrong there....the job centre is the safest!!!

 

Only because they won't know where it is!!

[geoff]

Only because they won't know where it is!!

 

& it strikes terror in those that do!!

[elicokiz]

I emphasise fully with those affected by the violence of recent days...Just wonder what damage the media has done [over the years] to the state of the nation? its seems to embrace negativity the majority of the time(imo)...is the world really such a dark place that positive news stories have a lesser value? or does the media belive the general population are people obsessed with other peoples misfortunes...The riots are truely horiffic and cant imagine the terror people are facing,surely the the media should act in the nations intrest and promote positive atitudes;perhaps then people would start to live with more humility?

[DWOM]

From the BBC feed

 

1132: BBC reporter at Highbury Magistrates Courttells BBC 5 live the first person who appeared in the dock this morning was a 31-year-old teacher called Alexis Bailey. She pleaded guilty to being part of the looting of the Richer Sounds store in Croydon.

 

Seems that its not just the yoof in hoodies that like a good loot.