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Originally posted by wlasikiewicz
The riots are because the police shot a black man for an unknown reason, this is on Sky news. I don't think they are reporting live when the riots are kicking off but it is in the media (here in the uk anyway).
Originally posted by CherryV
reply to post by klenker
I dont think there is enough Police int he area capable of dealing with it all, there are large groups of looters going in major stores as well as all the rioting in the streets. We just laid off a big proportion of our Police all over the country...they should draft in some of the Army, they'd soon sort this out
Originally posted by CherryV
Organised groups of criminals are now looting the shops, and have just used this as an excuse for raiding. There is a lot people are not mentioning about the incident, why is that??? Why are people not asking questions about what happened here, such as why the person shot had a gun in the first place...no one seems to be bringing that up at all. There is such a higher ratio of criminals in London, and everyone is egged on by the lack of jobs, and wages vs prices. There is not a news blackout, it has just spread from one area so fast that its difficult to report with everything going on, I knew about this in the early hours of this morning. I fear this is just the beginning, the country is in a right state and there just doesnt seem to be enough Policing to deal with it all.
Absolutely disgusting that it is going on this way...
Originally posted by wlasikiewicz
A police officer was also shot during the operation and a bullet was also found lodged in a police radio. Doesn't this suggest that the police were shot at first before opening fire?
A police officer was also shot during the operation and a bullet was also found lodged in a police radio. Doesn't this suggest that the police were shot at first before opening fire?
All im seeing is a bunch of kids running around on there BMX's, I suggest there mothers grab them by the ears and lock them in there rooms,
Originally posted by AzazeI
Cant wait until this happens in the United States of SS America.
Originally posted by sapien82
Poverty and lack of jobs or education are the reasons why!
Originally posted by woodwardjnr
reply to post by fiftyfifty
A police officer was also shot during the operation and a bullet was also found lodged in a police radio. Doesn't this suggest that the police were shot at first before opening fire?
The bullet lodged in a police radio turned out to be a police issue bullet. Which may suggest the police officer was not shot at.
Not condoning the rioting or violence, just pointing out some facts.