What IS going on? Sky and BBC have have resorted to STOCK FOOTAGE because some of their cameras have been stolen /
Good gravy, they set a double decker bus on fire. I hope nobody was on it at the time (otherwise it looks rather pretty). BBC online still seems rather vague, but apparently it's to do with a father of four being shot dead by a policeman on Thursday. I'm sure sky news blamed the muslims, whipped up into a stupor by their lack of daytime eating.
http://i.STOP FUNDING HATE.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/07/article-2023254-0D54428B00000578-971_634x549.jpg Why are some people so HIDEOUS? Riots are definitely my least favourite returning trend of recent times. No more pls.
I know we're hardly in the situation we were at in the '80s (at least YET), but which cities have had them so far this time around? Any other than Bristol and London?
You do have to wonder how much of it was opportunistic twats using that in an attempt to 'legitimise' it though. I've not heard/read enough about this yet, but it smacks of it to me.
Ooh, this one's looking like a good old fashioned race riot. Lolly you can keep your anti-tesco, we-only-want-fair-trade-aubergines Bristol riots. THIS is how it's DONE. It's 1985 all over again
What HAPPENED to provoke this? I know some guy was shot by the Police. All I have is The Sun website showing the dead chap "pulling a gangster pose" which doesn't immediately make me leak empathy. But that's The Sun and they have probably already hacked his PHONE. Was this ESPECIALLY UNFAIR?
She's been in charge for OVER 70 years now. TIME FOR CHANGE. And just look her son David holidaying in TUSCANY like nothing is happening. SHAMEFUL.
That report said he was shot dead by police after an exchange of fire. IF that's accurate then what's the fuss?
Well quite. If you wave a gun about in front of armed police, I KNOW WHAT I EXPECT to happen. But then the Met have probably already sold his details to the Sun. TRUST NO-ONE.
So he was in a gang but not violent and he must have been a dominant force in this gang considering what's just happened so in a roundabout he'll have been responsible for violence on someone. [/speculation]
Oh my goodness, all that violence in London last night, apparently shops all around mine have been smashed in and looted, they left my shop though
I'm sorry you didn't get looted Star (?!) maybe they would smash the windows, then smash each lens of all the glasses with tiny little sledgehammers
I did have a shameful moment when I read about people specially coming with shopping trollies to nick stuff NAUGHTY LONDONERS
Apparently the (now dead) guy fired at a policeman in the shootout, and the policeman was only saved because the bullet got lodged in his police radio Oh well I'm just glad it's not Brixton this time, cos I'm going to see Morrissey there tonight
