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Who and what was to blame for the riots?
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People quizzed who said a cause was 'important' or 'very important'
Poverty - 86%
Policing - 85%
Government policy - 80%
Unemployment - 79%
Shooting of Mark Duggan - 75% (pictured above)
Social media - 74%
Media coverage - 72%
Greed - 70%
Inequality - 70%
Boredom - 68%
Criminality - 64%
Moral decline - 56%
Racial tensions - 54%
Poor parenting - 40%
Gangs - 32%
Source: Guardian
Interesting to note that 'Poverty' heads the list.
Did they pillage the supermarkets for food to feed their poverty stricken families?
No it was the free 'big tellies' that attracted them.
Poverty - 86%
Policing - 85%
Government policy - 80%
Unemployment - 79%
Shooting of Mark Duggan - 75% (pictured above)
Social media - 74%
Media coverage - 72%
Greed - 70%
Inequality - 70%
Boredom - 68%
Criminality - 64%
Moral decline - 56%
Racial tensions - 54%
Poor parenting - 40%
Gangs - 32%
Source: Guardian
Interesting to note that 'Poverty' heads the list.
Did they pillage the supermarkets for food to feed their poverty stricken families?
No it was the free 'big tellies' that attracted them.
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// Policing - 85% //
The Police were lying about the shooting and there were eye witnesses who told what really happened. The community were angered by the attempted cover up. I do not think the reaction would have been as violent if the police had instantly admitted it was a cock up and apologised to the dead man's family.
As it was, the police lies quickly unravelled the rioters initially attacked the police. The looting was an after thought when the police retreated.
All the other riots were copy cat incidents by young criminals.
The Police were lying about the shooting and there were eye witnesses who told what really happened. The community were angered by the attempted cover up. I do not think the reaction would have been as violent if the police had instantly admitted it was a cock up and apologised to the dead man's family.
As it was, the police lies quickly unravelled the rioters initially attacked the police. The looting was an after thought when the police retreated.
All the other riots were copy cat incidents by young criminals.
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Steve.5 you may not be old enough to remember the "Winter of Discontent".
This was in 1978 and 1979 when the country was brought to a halt by strikes. Rubbish everywhere, bodies not buried, it was chaos and the country was as it knees.
And who was in power - Labour.
And the only reason there IS social unrest when the Tories get in power is that the workshy and criminal element of this country stop getting their free handouts from Labior that PUTS the country into debt.
The "Labour" debt that the Tories always have to sort out when they get into power.
Any idiot can give away money like the Labour party do. It takes a bit of control and self restraint to sort out the Labour mess afterwards.
http://en.wikipedia.o.../Winter_of_Discontent
This was in 1978 and 1979 when the country was brought to a halt by strikes. Rubbish everywhere, bodies not buried, it was chaos and the country was as it knees.
And who was in power - Labour.
And the only reason there IS social unrest when the Tories get in power is that the workshy and criminal element of this country stop getting their free handouts from Labior that PUTS the country into debt.
The "Labour" debt that the Tories always have to sort out when they get into power.
Any idiot can give away money like the Labour party do. It takes a bit of control and self restraint to sort out the Labour mess afterwards.
http://en.wikipedia.o.../Winter_of_Discontent
There is something not mentioned in this list and that is 'Lack of Respect' The people who carry out these crimes have no respect for anyone. They do not have respect for the people who's properties were destroyed. They don't see the consequences of their actions, because they are all selfish b'stards who only care about themselves.
Just imagine if, instead of a shop, it was YOUR house.
What if the looters had smashed your window, climbed in, trashed your room, and taken your telly ... smashing the rest of your windows for good measure, as they left ... and scratched your car, just for the heck of it.
Would you still sympathise with the rioters' point of view?
What if the looters had smashed your window, climbed in, trashed your room, and taken your telly ... smashing the rest of your windows for good measure, as they left ... and scratched your car, just for the heck of it.
Would you still sympathise with the rioters' point of view?
VHG
( The "Labour" debt that the Tories always have to sort out when they get into power.
Any idiot can give away money like the Labour party do. It takes a bit of control and self restraint to sort out the Labour mess afterwards. )
The Government is set to borrow £111 billion more over the next five years than previously expected, according to forecasts by the independent tax and spending watchdog,
( Any idiot can give away money ) You said it VHG
( The "Labour" debt that the Tories always have to sort out when they get into power.
Any idiot can give away money like the Labour party do. It takes a bit of control and self restraint to sort out the Labour mess afterwards. )
The Government is set to borrow £111 billion more over the next five years than previously expected, according to forecasts by the independent tax and spending watchdog,
( Any idiot can give away money ) You said it VHG
And guess which lefty rag is banging on about this, oh The guardian leader of all the pinko do gooding liberals.
Good hard sentencing and instal some respect is what is required. Pverty is a nonsense unless not owning a playstation Blackberry and LCD(probably LED these days) counts as poverty.
And if it is because of poverty lets not forget the cause was Noo Labour and useless Bottler Brown.
I do agree though that the Rozzers have something to answer for. They did not cause a riot though.
Good hard sentencing and instal some respect is what is required. Pverty is a nonsense unless not owning a playstation Blackberry and LCD(probably LED these days) counts as poverty.
And if it is because of poverty lets not forget the cause was Noo Labour and useless Bottler Brown.
I do agree though that the Rozzers have something to answer for. They did not cause a riot though.
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