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London riots: Violence erupts for third day

Also let me say this, Mark Duggan didn't start this riot, the incident only 'sparked' it. A few youths in Tottenham got angry about the killing of one of their criminal 'leaders' and saw the opportunity to riot, a few hours later they started looting and from their on in, oppurtunists that think it's fun to smash up shops and get a free PS3/Plasma Screen decided to loot all over the UK. I live in Birmingham, nobody heard of Mark Duggan before, and I doubt many of the looters even know who he is.
 
I use to run a security company back in 2003/2004, and the law stated to help a burglar if he comes in... take the customers at a 'safe' place and if required open the 'till' for the burglar.. those of you who live in UK know about it.. other than that, security officers are NOT allowed to use force to stop anyone..

Most of shop lifters are 'juveniles' which when caught, are just warned and let go.. these children then come in groups against the security officers once they finish their shifts.. i had a lot of security officers who got beaten up by these..

Social laws regarding underage children are screwed.. they encourage the youngsters to 'go for it'..

Now its hilarious to see PM saying that there are criminal sectors in society.. wake up mate.. you allowed them to prosper!!

Yeah, I know the situation. Guards are helpless, have to call the police to do the most minimum of things, it's a joke.
 
This is a joke, okay? How are people supposed to have confidence for the 2012 Olympics.
 
Don't post one less useless one-liners to read.

Don't tell me what to do and I won't tell you what to do.

Im only joking dude :lol: pls come you will have a blast and will be 100%safe, the olympics will be in stratford and have ultra tight security in place with CCTV's, undercover police and snipers :guns:
 
Im only joking dude :lol: pls come you will have a blast and will be 100%safe, the olympics will be in stratford and have ultra tight security in place with CCTV's, undercover police and snipers :guns:

Well sorry if I over-reacted.

Olympic security should be taken seriously though, not the least that some group of people may make troubles for athletes from certain countries. We all knew how the last torch relay went in parts of europe, and the London police performance this time is not encouraging.
 
Riot police were hit with “missiles” including bottles as more than 1,000 officers battled with dozens of middle-aged men on the streets Eltham, south-east London.


Witnesses reported that many of the 200 men were chanting in support of the English Defence League, the controversial Right-wing group.


The group had promised to defy police orders and mobilise their own forces to protect their families and businesses from mobs of looters.


Last night hundreds of police from eight separate forces tried to restore calm from the mainly white, middle aged men.


Earlier they had claimed they were “protecting” local shops and businesses for a second consecutive night.


With shops and pubs in the high street shut, the group, men aged in their 20s to 50s, brought carrier bags containing beer and drank and sat on benches.

Riot police eventually restored order after charging at the crowd. At least one person was arrested.

Around 60 EDL supporters had gathered in the square in the town drinking cans of beer and chanting "We love you England".

“Officers had missiles thrown at them this evening,” a Scotland Yard spokesman said.

“Police have dealt with the disorder and the group has been dispersed. Police remain on the scene.” She declined to say whom the group were or how many police were in the area.

Local police denied the group were comprised of EDL members.

But furious locals vented their anger at what they described as “outsider vigilantes” arriving in the area and sparking fights, particularly with police.

Over the past few nights, residents in London have taken to the streets with baseball bats, swords and hockey sticks to defend their property after the police lost control.

There have been concerns that far-Right organisations had tried to take advantage of the social tensions by hijacking the “vigilante” armies.

The EDL claimed that about 100 of its members were helping to protect the streets of Enfield on Tuesday night.

The league was also encouraging people to join a group of men in Eltham planning to guard their high street.

As many as 1,500 Sikhs, some in their eighties, had patrolled west London neighbourhoods around temples in Southall and Hounslow on Tuesday night, chasing rioters away.

In Dalston, east London, Turkish shopkeepers armed with bats and pool cues saw off a gang of masked men.

In Hackney, east London, Kingsland High Street was lined with Turkish and Kurdish men on Tuesday night, some carrying sticks.

In Enfield, north London, an estimated 300 locals turned out to protect property on Tuesday after two nights of rioting.

Police said anybody taking the law into their own hands, however well intentioned, would divert police resources away from the looters and arsonists.

Steve Kavanagh, the deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, said: “What I don’t need is these so-called vigilantes, who appeared to have been drinking too much.”

“These are small pockets of people. They’re frustrated, they’re angry, and that’s totally understandable.

“But the support that we need is to allow those officers to prevent looting and crime.” He said it was “ironic” that media pictures showed looting in areas where there were “no police available” while officers were being diverted to stop vigilantes elsewhere.

“That needs to stop,” he said.

Under the 2008 Criminal Justice and Immigration Act, home owners who use “reasonable force” to protect themselves should not face prosecution.

However, they must not use more force than necessary.

Experts say this can come down to a subtle difference, with anyone who chases an attacker likely to be at risk of committing an offence.
 
Using social media to rioting!

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Haroons father a British Pakistani: "I dont blame the government. I dont blame the police. I dont blame nobody. I'm a Muslim, I believe in divine fate and destiny, and it was his destiny and his fate, and now he's gone. And may Allah forgive him and bless him."

From 2:25

 
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Guys just listen this young boy's interview...
An insight into the mindset of the looters.

BBC News - Today - 'I'll keep looting until I get caught'

i cant watch the video, but from the title of it i know what it is. he is bloody right, he keep on loothing and if he gets caught nothing will happen and he will be sent home. this is disgusting, skickening and whatever you call it. If you cant punish these SO CALLED KIDS, then punish their parents.
 
If they are made to pay or penalized for what the youngsters are doing then they will apply for 'legal aid' or government 'support' to pay it.. at the end.. who loses?? us! the tax payers..

I'd like them to fill the jails with these hooligans, and put them on work inside.. if they don't work then send them in 'cell' or 'kothary'

I agree with you on that, but in many cases these SO CALLED KIDS go to court and then the court free them because they are focking kids, if they are taken to court anyway, then why not take their parents in the same court and issue fine or punishement from there?
 
The problem is, their parents are on benefits too.. they don't have money.. so that'll be increased burden on civil services.. who knows the parents turn to crime to pay for it?.. you know the drill mate.. most of these people are on benefits and don't work at all..

LOL AAtish, that is bloody true. But even if they are on f***g benefit, they can deduct some money form their benefit on weekly basis until the fine is paid.
 

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