I See The Notting Hill Crimathon Is In Full Swing...

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4332911/notting-hill-carnival-remembers-grenfell-tower-victims-silence/
33 arrests already, wonderful cultural event!

[jackthehat]

Ha!....

I claim my £5......lol

[Berniecuddles2]

pmsl@JTH

[Baldric]

And such an innocent cultural gathering as well, I am surprised, not.

[Islay]

Did you have 2039 in the sweepstake JTH?

[-Talbot-]

Have a tune.

[THECORBYLOON]

TTT, how many were arrested at Glastonbury which had about a tenth the number expected to attend NCH?

[ummmm]

Loads of bad things happen in the vast somerset fields. Way worse than the streets of London...

Jeez!

[sp1814]

TTT

But the Reading Festival is ahead on stabbings at the moment.

[tonyav]

Still got time to overtake the V festival then.
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/arrests-v-festival-weston-park-13502469

[TonyV]

Is it why people on carnival route board up their homes and leave for the weekend?

[Buenchico]

As every year for decades, the number of arrests at Notting Hill will almost certainly be LOWER than from a random sample of TWO MILLION people elsewhere in the UK (because that's how many people attend the carnival).

For a fair comparison you need to examine the number of arrests associated with around a dozen Glastonbury festivals or over 30 Arsenal home games. Crime is NEGLIGIBLE at the Notting Hill Carnival when compared to other major events.

Stop reading the effing Daily Mail (or The Sun), TTT!

[Mamyalynne]

Always a wet blanket at every party.

[Khandro]

I've never seen such a display of so-called "reverence and respect". Great opportunity for a photo-shoot from clown mayor Sadiq Khan, who spoke to family members of Grenfell victims, "completely embracing the grief-stricken families" If they are so "grief-stricken" why are they making such spectacular fools of themselves at a carnival?

[sp1814]

Good spot tonyav.

I had not idea about the V Festival, which has an attendance of a couple hundred thousand, compared to the 2 million who attend the NHC.

Now, all we need to do is wait patiently for someone to claim that the police turn a blind eye to trouble at the NHC.

Then someone else can come back with the fact that they do the same at the drugfest Glastonbury

Then we can all rest until August 2018.

Wash, rinse, repeat, wash, rinse, repeat.

But at least we have the MOBOs between now and then, featuring the classic "Why isn't there a MOWO (Music of White Origin) awards show?"

[Mamyalynne]

On the images of the Grenfell survivors with Mayor Khan, I saw some very haunted faces.

[Khandro]

//On the images of the Grenfell survivors with Mayor Khan, I saw some very haunted faces. //

Alcohol and drugs can take a heavy toll.

[Mamyalynne]

https://tinyurl.com/y9v4nzxq

[jourdain2]

I'm very glad that I've never felt any sort of urge to attend a Carnival.
Too many people. Decided against Filey music festival at the last minute. Don't mind singing there - how odd!

[trt]

My post about the above at 12.32pm today, where I was shot down.

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1567806.html

[mikey4444]

BA to Mamy at 21:59 !