To be honest, the Met response to the lawlessness that has occurred over the last three nights has been woeful.
Officers standing literally yards away as looting and arson are committed, nothing more than bystanders.
Most of their inaction stems from commanders above them, fearful of overstepping a stringent budget, trained to be politically correct, be reactive not pro-active and to be mindful of the sensibilities and needs of the varied cultures and races whom they police.
A former Met commander said as much not half an hour ago on Radio 4. He said they need to act in a manner similar to infantry officers, be more robust and realise that if their officers are to go about the business of stopping rioters, looters and arsonists then some of those criminals may suffer the odd injury. Boo-hoo.