I will never understand the point of rioting, looting and destroying the area in which you live! I hope they get this under control soon and those responsible are forced to make restitution to those harmed financially by their antics.
These thugs have zero interest in their community - their lack of morals is staggering. I really hope too that the police gain control soon - unless something drastic is done it's going to be another long and violent night.
In Los Angeles when this happened the police went through surveillance videos. They were able to identify rioters/looters and arrest them. Hopefully, the London rioters will also be brought to justice.
That's what I was thinking last night - lots of the looters will be caught via camera footage. Unfortunately though, stupid as they are, many of them weren't stupid enough to be caught on camera, at least not by reporters. A reporter on BBC was saying that each time he came along with his camera man the mob either moved on or attacked them, making sure they wouldn't be caught on film. Having said that, I'm sure there will be plenty of mobile phone footage. The thought of them being identified and arrested fills me with joy.
Facebook comes in handy, nice update on his status a few hours ago. All is well again (for him at least anyway, sympathies to others who might not have been so fortuitous
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I'm really glad he's okay.
Facebook is great for that. Unfortunately it's also fueling the riots as it's such a handy way for them to pass on information to each other. Blackberry (the mobile phone company) are now trying to help the police by, presumably, intercepting some text messages and facebook pages.
It has nothing to do with colour or class or religion or politics and everything to do with the total lack of understanding of what's acceptable and what's not and the feeling of entitlement without duty or responsibility.
I know. Well said. We have the exact same yobs here. Their total lack of morals is staggering. Their parents have a lot to answer for. Of course it's an ongoing cycle - yobs breeding more yobs. Did you see the police commissioner appealing to parents to get their kids off the streets? Even outside of the looters, there were so many 13 and 14 year old boys and girls just hanging around looking on and laughing.
I have a cousin who's a fireman in North London and he's said in the past that they regularly have bricks and stones thrown at them in certain areas. In fact they're called out deliberately into ambushes.
That's so disgusting.
I agree. They've started targeting individuals now too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsRwwQJdKjE&feature=youtu.be (this video may be upsetting for some)
I saw that earlier. It made me stick to my stomach.
Bonnie151 said:
My BIL is in a ground floor flat in Croydon. There was trouble in his street last night. He was OK, but I'm not sure if he'll stay put today or go to work (wisdom of leaving a flat empty!).
I really hope he'll be okay and that his flat is left untouched.
