That's all well and good to say when you're not on the receiving end, or when no-one dies from injuries sustained. But of course bricks certainly have the potential to kill, and whatever the intent of the thrower that will make no difference to the unfortunate person killed by such a thrown object (or to their bereaved families). Anyway, that's only the half of it- the torching of private commercial and residential premises is the particularly dark side of this breakdown. There may have been no mention of any deaths so far, but I would be very surprised if no-one does in fact die as a result of these arson attacks- many of these shops have residential apartments above them, and if an exit is blocked and the emergency services can't get to a burning building in time...I dread to think.

It's not even just London though- there have now been reports that the city of Birmingham has experienced some rioting and looting of shops as well. This isn't protest, this isn't meant to send a message- it is spite, greed and terror. Period.

The fiends. Burning things and causing thousands of pounds of improvements.

;)

Without going to far off topic I can't say much more about what I think of the politics of crime in this country.

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Oh screw it Off topic we go (just a little) "THE lodger jailed over Baby P's death has been released from prison less than halfway through a six-year sentence" Taken from one of this weeks newspapers. Commited murder and is out in half his sentence (which should have been life anyway), the great British justice system at work.

Screw it I can't be bothered anymore

It's been reported that the rioters have been attacking firemen too, which is pretty bad. I'm not really feeling the inclination to give them the benefit of the doubt, personally.

Nah, just chavs stealing TVs. Usual day in London.

http://games.ign.com/articles/118/1186734p1.html

And according to the article on IGN, the rifle was a replica. Not sure if that's correct or not though.

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Yep. it's dreadful.

Fortunately London was never very special to begin with, but these people are animals.

Yeah, worst in quite a while.

It isn't good. But I hope there is a look in to the cause of this and not just "ah, we need harsher policing with more stop and search powers" which won't solve anything.


Ah. It appears as though we have difference ideas on what the prison system is meant to accomplish.

Unfortunately, it's to be expected to happen in large cosmopolitan cities like London.

Rehabilitation for some people is not acceptable. Some people are just dangerous and perverted and need to be kept away from the public so that they can't harm anyone.

They don't deserve to live their life freely when they have unlawfuly taken the life of another. Rehabilitation for theft for example is different.

On Topic as for blaming GTA or any computer game is rediculous. There has been crime all through history before video games. Hell there were 2 world wars, plenty of death and destruction there and guess what no video games.

From what i'm reading this has just really gotten out of hand and i'm quite surprised it happened in London. However that being said people at their core are animals and when you get a group together they are no longer rational thinking individuals but mindless animals. They scream, shout, kick, punch, spit, etc... not thinking about their actions. Definitely feel sorry for the cops having to contain this kind of idiocy. Saddest part is their taxes are going to have to pay to repair the damage that they caused (or I guess the funniest part little dumb [censored]).

Ok. My view of people differs from yours.



It is more that people with jobs and money tend not to riot (I have to be up at 8. I can't spend all night rioting. Plus with a meal and the pub I don't think I have time ) and lets face it. The areas where it is occurring is sort of expected.

Nah, just chavs stealing TVs. Usual day in London.

Fair enough lets leave it peacefully at that. Afterall we don't want to riot on the forum :toughninja:

It wasn't zombies we should be preparing for, it was chavs.

There's not much difference, at least if the smell is anything to go by.

For God's sake - take an AS level in law.

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I'm pretty disgusted that people are rioted for little more reason than 'because I can'. It's this kind of barbaric attitude that plunges society into anarchy :l

No sense of sarcasm I see.

Hopfully it settles down...Before zee Germans get there.

Apparently someone has been shot in the head in Croydon tonight. According to ITV News.

Yup. Wouldn't want them to release the dags.

The rioters have just hit London zoo. Kinda hoping that the animals come out un-harmed and that perhaps some the rioters lose a limb or something...