Tottenham riots

[redarmi]

Have the police got any clue at all about the kind of people they are dealing with here?  Calling for parents to call their children and warning that if they get arrested they may get a criminal record and that may affect their ability to get a job in the future.  Kids that listen to their parents and are worried about their future careers don't riot and loot FFS.

[MLHMLH]

02:20  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14456061
We police by consent, we won't be bringing the army in. Another night of this and she'll be out of a job imo.

Theresa May = utterly clueless, always has been, always will be.

[ManuelsMum]

What does "We police by consent" mean? Just involving community leaders? Do they think that's going to work?

It's slightly confusing terminology, but they use it a lot at times like this. What they're saying is that when you don't have what happened last night, it's not because people fear immediate action by the police and therefore don't do it; it's because they value the law and order which the police are there to protect.
Therefore you just don't have that many police around to protect from that sort of thing (3000 riot-trained police in London, lol).

[boldie]

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150333636850851&comments

fucking scum

Watching that astounded me, I'm just speechless. The BBC Original for non fb peeps is

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14456065

holy crap.


What do you reckon, 6 months probation for those scoundrels?

[boldie]

What does "We police by consent" mean? Just involving community leaders? Do they think that's going to work?

It's slightly confusing terminology, but they use it a lot at times like this. What they're saying is that when you don't have what happened last night, it's not because people fear immediate action by the police and therefore don't do it; it's because they value the law and order which the police are there to protect.
Therefore you just don't have that many police around to protect from that sort of thing (3000 riot-trained police in London, lol).

Ah yes, that'll work.

[boldie]

BTW, funny how no paper has reported that most, if not all, these kids are English.

[AndrewT]

ITV should have emergency episodes of X-Factor to broadcast in times of crisis to entice the yoot back indoors.

[boldie]

ITV should have emergency episodes of X-Factor to broadcast in times of crisis to entice the yoot back indoors.

I blame Cheryl Lloyd...cus they're all swaggering like Jagger.

[redarmi]

It is massively reassuring to hear our PM at this time.  Very happy he came back off his holidays to deliver that message.

[Woodsey]

BTW, funny how no paper has reported that most, if not all, these kids are English.

They are in London, WTF were you expecting? Japanese?  

[boldie]

BTW, funny how no paper has reported that most, if not all, these kids are English.

They are in London, WTF were you expecting? Japanese?  

Muslims or Gypsies...they seem to be causing all the trouble if recent reports are anything to go by

[Woodsey]

BTW, funny how no paper has reported that most, if not all, these kids are English.

They are in London, WTF were you expecting? Japanese?  

Muslims or Gypsies...they seem to be causing all the trouble if recent reports are anything to go by

They might well be but they are still English no?  

And as we live in England/UK why would they ever need to specify that?

[AndrewT]

ITV should have emergency episodes of X-Factor to broadcast in times of crisis to entice the yoot back indoors.

I blame Cheryl Lloyd...cus they're all swaggering like Jagger.

Back in 81, Ghost Town by The Specials was an apposite song to have at Number 1 as British cities burned.

Swagger Jagger doesn't really cut it, does it?

Might start a Facebook campaign to get The Clash to number 1 next week.

[taximan007]

Could be Dutch Kids sent over to cause mayhem in order to get the Football cancelled (afraid of losing) 

[ManuelsMum]

What does "We police by consent" mean? Just involving community leaders? Do they think that's going to work?

It's slightly confusing terminology, but they use it a lot at times like this. What they're saying is that when you don't have what happened last night, it's not because people fear immediate action by the police and therefore don't do it; it's because they value the law and order which the police are there to protect.
Therefore you just don't have that many police around to protect from that sort of thing (3000 riot-trained police in London, lol).

Ah yes, that'll work.

It remains the best long-term option. You send the army in [ ] suddenly everything will calm down.