This is getting beyond a joke

[dooo0]

I have to say, this is a chaotic world

[chuckskull]

Just crawled out of bed, still not got it settled. Next time the Police predict "Christmas for criminals" let's listen to them them, eh?

[shadowmaster]

Kickass anyone?

[chuckskull]

http://inspectorgadget.wordpress.com...der-to-charge/

Interesting POV from the coppers side. As usual they're ready to go and whitehall is wringing their hands.

[Lowe]

Well me and Nick 'Don't taze me bro' were joking about the riots and starting a kick-ass style pact on Facebook....and they've suspended me and a few of the people who were commenting.

Seems that Facebook don't like people even joking about being a vigilante. Or maybe it was the thought of us in spandex that's offended them.

I wondered what that was about, found 30 odd emails in my inbox and the links to the FB page wouldn't work.

[roachcoach]

I had a corking daily mail style rant, but really, there's no point. I'll go with the correct attitude is the closing line in the opening scene of pulp fiction.



Anyone down there (and now that 'down' seems to be anything past Newcastle!), take care and don't take any stupid risks. Goods can be replaced, life and limb cannot.

[RIX]

I heard the sony warehouse in enfield explode last night, it started around midnight their was about 5 different explosions, I can still see the smoke now from the back garden. we're all doomed

[Lucio]

[rant]
It's laughable at the number of otherwise ordinary people who suddenly think the correct response to civil disorder is to go out onto the streets and start beating up the rioters. Sure, if you really must take the law into your own hands, go stand guard outside your home or your business, but to actively *seek* trouble out, well... you're no better than the rioters.
[/rant]

[Rave]

[rant]
It's laughable at the number of otherwise ordinary people who suddenly think the correct response to civil disorder is to go out onto the streets and start beating up the rioters. Sure, if you really must take the law into your own hands, go stand guard outside your home or your business, but to actively *seek* trouble out, well... you're no better than the rioters.
[/rant]

I don't know about anyone else but I'm not going to go and start beating protestors, I'm just going to walk up to them and film them. Possibly while wearing a green wetsuit.

[roachcoach]

That's really not a good idea mate.

[KidChameleon]

I don't know about anyone else but I'm not going to go and start beating protestors, I'm just going to walk up to them and film them. Possibly while wearing a green wetsuit.

I was reading a story of a photographer who almost got stabbed, was chased down by a group of them and had to sprint for the police line with only one shoe.



Also, I think this pretty much sums up the general intelligence of the rioters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p39ULW_xzUE

[Rave]

I can only imagine what you and others are going through at the moment and you're understandably angry at what's happening.

With anarchy kicking off and worsening since Saturday, the earliest an emergency meeting can be held is Tuesday? It seems we're quick enough to respond to situations overseas but when it happens on our own turf, we're ill prepared and ill equipped.

IMO they're coming back as soon as can be reasonably expected. Not their fault a bung of criminal thugs decided to go on the rampage.

You can't blame politicians for everything. It's very clear who's at fault here and that's the criminals.

[roachcoach]

I blame the politicians for not loosing the police properly.

I did a double take at the Home sec this morning.

"The way we police in Britain is not through use of water cannon."

"The way we police in Britain is through consent of communities."

As those charged with offences appear in court today, "people will start to see the consequences of their actions", Mrs May added.
"There are many who are easily identified through CCTV cameras."

Does she have any idea what the hell is going on?

That statement is tantamount to "we'll ask them to stop nicely, and if that doesn't work, well...then....I'll tell their mums"



Edit: Let's see what the official statement says, due soon I believe.

[neonplanet40]

I find it interesting to see how the police are working here. Over in northern ireland, 20 people protesting = plastic bullet rounds, water cannons and basically beating the utter tripe out of them.

London = people burning the city to the ground, looting, petrol bombs and basically just wrecking the place! And your police just watch? And im sorry to say that watching is all I could see the police doing in the news.

Perhaps you should borrow 2000 of our police ?

[Sputnik]

I find it interesting to see how the police are working here. Over in northern ireland, 20 people protesting = plastic bullet rounds, water cannons and basically beating the utter tripe out of them.

London = people burning the city to the ground, looting, petrol bombs and basically just wrecking the place! And your police just watch? And im sorry to say that watching is all I could see the police doing in the news.

Perhaps you should borrow 2000 of our police ?

Yeah, That sums it up. But, Here the Police mustn't do anything incase they hurt the little darlings.

Just look how society has failed these poor scumbags.

[BobF64]

Yeah, That sums it up. But, Here the Police mustn't do anything incase they hurt the little darlings.

Just look how society has failed these poor scumbags.

They just dont want a repeat of the Tomlinson incident.

However, whilst that was police over reaction, I think whacking rioters and looters is very different, and perfectly justifiable.