C/WMark Please! Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Trouble in East Ealing, near the train station. Dunno if it's been posted yet.
Pyrotechnik Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 http://yfrog.com/0wtduz Simply not enough Police to contain some areas. I think what Rick said about Military support is an obvious course of action.
King Pitcos Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Was criticising him for thinking that the circumstances were justification for their behaviour. Would you say that people who recognise abuse in childhood as the root of a paedophile's behaviour is an excuse for it? It would depend on the context in which they were discussing it. If, in the middle of some paedophiles rampaging around London, someone goes "them paedophiles are bad sods, aren't they?" and said recogniser chimes in with "well actually, no, they're not bad sods. You see, it goes back to..." then yeah, they're trying to excuse it. To paraphrase Loki and LaGoosh, you can simultaneously recognise society's ills and still recognise that these looters are wankers. Being brought up in a shithole might be a contributing factor, but it's no excuse, and constantly presenting it in the context of solving the current problem is pointless. This time next week, we can build some youth clubs and music studios for the looter's little brother who hasn't ransacked a Curry's yet. In the meantime, citing reasons society is to blame is just intellectual masturbation. As to whether I "really think now is the best time" - I'm holed up in my fucking house,having had to cancel a date and afraid to go out because there's looting and rioting right round the corner from my house. What else would you suggest I be doing with this free time? Getting me some wrestling figures from the nearest Argos, you lazy sod.
Dr.PeterVenkman Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Can anyone explain why the COBRA meeting isn't until 9am? Or does Dave just need a kip after his tiring flight home?
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted August 8, 2011 Awards Moderator Posted August 8, 2011 Looter arrested. Looks like she stole a Curry's uniform too! That's the bird off Sky News! Fuckers have trashed the studio.
CurryAngel Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Ealing Broadway shopping center is on fire. Went for a walk down there and it is absolute chaos. I'm worried about the car being set on fire now. Madness.
fye Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 A bit like how an irresponsible and thoughtless child would behave if allowed to get older, I think. I think there's disregard for fellow humans there, and that should be dealt with severely, but I don't know if one could claim there's murderous intent. any arson runs that risk on a massive scale, no justifying it, regardless of age, education or level of responsibility
Pyrotechnik Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Ealing Broadway shopping center is on fire. Went for a walk down there and it is absolute chaos. I'm worried about the car being set on fire now. Madness. Got a quiet back street nearby that doesn't lead anywhere you can move it to?
Moderators PowerButchi Posted August 8, 2011 Moderators Posted August 8, 2011 BBC Crew been attacked they've just said on BBC News 24.
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted August 8, 2011 Paid Members Posted August 8, 2011 Got a quiet back street nearby that doesn't lead anywhere you can move it to? Stay in your house, it's just a car.
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted August 8, 2011 Awards Moderator Posted August 8, 2011 (edited) Apparently, it's all kicking off on Lodge Lane in Liverpool now. That's not far from Toxteth for anyone not familiar. Shit. Edited August 8, 2011 by Frankie Crisp
Paid Members slashlover Posted August 8, 2011 Paid Members Posted August 8, 2011 Google Map of affected areas
Pyrotechnik Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Stay in your house, it's just a car. I assumed he had more than 3 minutes to shift it, if they're close then what Rick said.
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted August 8, 2011 Paid Members Posted August 8, 2011 Looter arrested. Looks like she stole a Curry's uniform too! The copper on the right has the right idea, "dont fuck with me or i'll stick that bollard up your arse"
King Pitcos Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 It's difficult, for sure - there's so much mistrust right now, and the fact that it is an "Us vs. Them" situation at all is sad enough. As Terry Pratchett tried to say through his City Watch, "a Watchman IS a citizen" - there shouldn't be that divide. Which are the two sides in the "Us vs. Them"? Looters and police?
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