Riots in England

dunkman

quite why the other thread was locked is beyond me, but nevermind, hope all our English friends are safe n well.

Redrock, Chime... anything in your area?

Sian? - heard Birmingham and Midlands are now one of the worst hit areas. What's it like down there?


i just heard that Glasgow isnt getting its shipment of cheap Vodka for this weekend so the city is preparing for the worst

redrock

OK here. Kingston had a number of police around and some shops boarded, others with goods taken out of the window, a couple of very small squirmishes, but it seems it's staying calm.

Guess too many cops in London now so the yobs have moved elsewhere....

FinsburyParkCarrots

Scotland will be all right. You didn't scrap EMAs and you've no Tories.

There was trouble outside my window last night. Screeching cars, shouting, and a police helicopter. Here's my local news:

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Po ... 082011.htm

Mikee J

Just been listening to this.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14458424 quite disturbing...

Hopefully it will all just calm down now...

Thoughts_Arrive

what is the cause of this other than the shooting death?
poor people pissed off at the system?
kids just f***ked nowdays?
what?

Mikee J

Thoughts_Arrive wrote:

what is the cause of this other than the shooting death?
poor people pissed off at the system?
kids just f***ked nowdays?
what?

Have a read of this...

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/co ... 33991.html

Great article that may help with your question.

Thoughts_Arrive

Mikee J wrote:

Thoughts_Arrive wrote:

what is the cause of this other than the shooting death?
poor people pissed off at the system?
kids just f***ked nowdays?
what?

Have a read of this...

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/co ... 33991.html

Great article that may help with your question.

Wow the UK sure does have some major problems.

I blame rap music, heavy metal and violent video games.

Mikee J

Have a look at this, makes fun of a bad situation I know but it is funny!!

http://photoshoplooter.tumblr.com/

Thoughts_Arrive

Mikee J wrote:

Have a look at this, makes fun of a bad situation I know but it is funny!!

http://photoshoplooter.tumblr.com/

Gold!

Byrnzie

redrock wrote:

a couple of very small squirmishes

Why? Did Bear Gryll's show up and eat a live frog? :P

Byrnzie

Thoughts_Arrive wrote:

Wow the UK sure does have some major problems.

I blame rap music, heavy metal and violent video games.

I blame it on this little fella:

Godfather.

Thoughts_Arrive wrote:

what is the cause of this other than the shooting death?
poor people pissed off at the system?
kids just f***ked nowdays?
what?

I just talked to a friend of mine over there,aside from the shooting you might be right on the money,
I haven't been keeping up with this crap but people just baffle me some times..they destroy their own neighborhoods to show someone how pissed off they are ....or is it just a good excuse to loot the local liquor store and get a new t.v :think:

Godfather.

catefrances

on the radio this morning i heard a girl say she(and i imagine her circle) were rioting to show the police that they could do whatever they wanted and they couldnt be stopped. all i could do was shake my head in disbelief... what the fuck is wrong with people when they reduce themselves to this kind of behaviour?

Sian-of-the-dead

Things were sketchy in Coventry last night.
Damage happened, looting took place, a tree was set on fire as well as a few cars; Sirens everywhere and helicopters circling. Apparently we had large groups of hooded, masked, weapon bearing youths within a mile of our house, in two directions.

Birmingham? Well, that was a war zone. Dave works just outside Birmingham and has to go through the centre (the main station; New Street) to get home. At 3:45pm, over 40 youths were walking around New Street with hoods up and scarves around their faces... at 5:45 last night, a van and a car were ignited at Moor Street trains station and over 300 youths of varying backgrounds had gathered outside New Street station with faces covered, weilding sticks and weapons such as baseball bats and crowbars, the same was seen around the Bullring shopping centre; just moments before they broke into House Of Fraser...

Luckily Dave's boss let him leave at 3:30pm. He saw the youths in New Street at 3:45 but just hopped straight on a train and got home. Words can't express how glad I was to see him.

The really sad thing? Three men (two of which were brothers) were murdered in Birmingham trying to protect their communities.

I'm not gonna lie, it's fucking scary. We don't have enough Police to help everyone.

David Cameron has A LOT to answer for.

catefrances

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

...I'm not gonna lie, it's fucking scary. We don't have enough Police to help everyone.

David Cameron has A LOT to answer for.

would you be okay with the army being sent in to secure peace?

Mikee J

catefrances wrote:

on the radio this morning i heard a girl say she(and i imagine her circle) were rioting to show the police that they could do whatever they wanted and they couldnt be stopped. all i could do was shake my head in disbelief... what the fuck is wrong with people when they reduce themselves to this kind of behaviour?

If its the same two, they are here...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14458424

Both had been up drinking all night and had bottles of wine in their hands at 9am......

dimitrispearljam

catefrances wrote:

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

...I'm not gonna lie, it's fucking scary. We don't have enough Police to help everyone.

David Cameron has A LOT to answer for.

would you be okay with the army being sent in to secure peace?

i think from the moment army goes on street,then no democracy exist..

Mikee J

dimitrispearljam wrote:

i think from the moment army goes on street,then no democracy exist..

100% true.. and it won't happen in the UK as it would totally undermine the police.

dunkman

Thoughts_Arrive wrote:

Mikee J wrote:

Thoughts_Arrive wrote:

what is the cause of this other than the shooting death?
poor people pissed off at the system?
kids just f***ked nowdays?
what?

Have a read of this...

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/co ... 33991.html

Great article that may help with your question.

Wow the UK sure does have some major problems.

I blame rap music, heavy metal and violent video games.

the UK? you mean England

catefrances

dimitrispearljam wrote:

catefrances wrote:

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

...I'm not gonna lie, it's fucking scary. We don't have enough Police to help everyone.

David Cameron has A LOT to answer for.

would you be okay with the army being sent in to secure peace?

i think from the moment army goes on street,then no democracy exist..

i disagree dimitris.. this looting and mindless violence that is taking place is not an expression of democracy. the army is there for defense.. i see no difference if the threat comes from within or without.

Mango

This SONY distribution centre has left almost a hundred independent labels with almost no stock and you would imagine many will now be forced to close. Very sad.

The recent Sony DADC warehouse fire has begun to affect the release schedule.

The riots in London on Monday (August 8th) caused widespread damage and disturbances. However the fire at a Sony DADC Warehouse was perhaps the most shocking incident from a night of violence.

Looters broke into the three story warehouse, causing a fire that burned the Enfield building to the ground. Used by distribution service PIAS, the result has left almost a hundred independent labels with almost no stock.

http://www.clashmusic.com/news/warehous ... e-schedule