http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14449675
London riots getting REALLY out of hand. Not sure if it gets any coverage over there, but basically ethnic minorities but native born are going crazy in town.
The gunshot started it, but the sentiment is caused by poverty and resentment.
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there's some unreal shit going on there right now but of course idiots are burning down local businesses and other pointless shit. really surprised something like this hasnt happened in the US in reaction to the past few years events
Dude, this crap is happening all over the USA. Has nothing to do with the recession. Open fire and put them down. Real simple solution. How you allow a mob of people to burn buildings, endangering people all around, without using lethal or almost lethal force is beyond me.
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-647754
Ummm yes it is, just nothing burnt yet. I also do not think the police in the US would tolerate this bullshit.
Yah, poverty caused it. Sorry that rich people dont just hand over their wealth because you think life is unfair.
I am sure poor immigrants who come to the USA will be doing this. Oh wait, no, they will just go to college or work hard to improve their lives. Opps.
You're such a douchebag I can't believe they still let you post on this forum. God you suck.
He is fucking Balbasur, a legend.
Wow, what an intelligent rebuke. I am obviously dealing with a mental titan.
Go shake the sand out of your vagina and then come back and post.
Goooodddddd you suckkkkkk
dont get me wrong, i dont believe in redistribution of wealth at all, My main fear is that 2011 isn't 2008 again, but 1929, because 1929 started a real shitstorm called ww2...
Criteria 1: a once great nation let down by its old guard leadership elects a minority party because the majority parties have failed them....
How many countries fit that description right now?
Blame it on an ethnic minority? Pending....
The riot you are referencing is because a father got shot. I don't know the full details, nor do I give a shit. Someone gets killed and you loot and riot? Yeah, that makes sense.
A nation that allows shit like this to happen is a nation that invites more of it to happen. This is not a peaceful protest or demonstration. It is completely destructive and harmful. Dispatch the military and make anyone caught in these riots serve hard jail time. Send a message that this will not be tolerated.
http://imgur.com/KVvgW
Yeah, this guy looks like he is oppressed and rioting out of poverty and oppression.
Lock and load people.
I agree. I'm sick of it, we need to call in the army (something which the politicians are very against, refusing to directly answer questions on the subject), it's pathetic that armoured police are getting overrun by 14-17 year olds.
I wouldn't be surprised if there is some form of vigilantism soon.
"Shop owners along Wood Green, Turnpike Lane and Green Lanes, the majority of which are of Kurdish or Turkish owned have formed local protection units following riots in Tottenham which have spilled over to Wood Green."
http://www.thelondondailynews.com/police-lose-control-streets-shop-owne…
That is the lamest riot police I've ever seen.
Oh really? You are upset about a father being shot and you decide to rob and steal?
When you lose faith you protest. You sit in. You march. You do not burn, riot and loot and harm innocent people. That is what criminals do. And how did they lose hope?
"The disturbances were preceded by the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Mark Duggan by police on 4 August 2011 during a planned arrest in which one officer was injured.14 Friends and relatives of Duggan, an alleged cocaine dealer and member of the 'Star Gang', stated that he was unarmed.13 The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) stated that a non-police-issue handgun was later recovered at the scene.[15]
Wow, so they dont deny he was a gang member and a coke dealer, just that he was unarmed.
Let me see. Cops killed a scumbag and the people rise up and destroy shit because they are angry at the system that doesn't help drug dealers and gang members excel in life.
Yeah right.
Thats the youth in London today, I'm afraid.
Lock and load. Light a few of these criminals up and they will disperse.
Small update for you all before I go to bed:
Rioting has spread to the next 3 largest towns in England, and has also spread to the richer neighbourhoods in London. Lots of stuff on fire, and the police are massing (1700 of them) but have not done anything significant as of yet.
This is completely surreal, never seen anything like this at all.
Tomorrow will be interesting indeed.
Working where dude? What are you talking about?
The cops shot a suspected drug dealer and gang member. The whole story has not come out. I haven't seen anyone deny him being in a gang or dealing drugs, just that he was unarmed.
So let me get this straight. The cops kill a criminal and that gives people the right to go ape shit? The UK provides far more services and entitlements than the US does. Please tell me what basis these people have to go nuts and destroy towns.
Free healthcare, welfare, low cost, subsidize college. What else do they want.
These people are flat out criminals. Nothing else. This is not Egypt, this is not Syria, this is a bunch of spoiled babies destroying a nation that takes care of them.
Makes me sick.
I think the very fact that we are even having a argument over "when is it an ok time to protest" goes to show how shitty the world has got and how close we really are to falling back into another recession (or depression depending on how pessimistic you are)
Um yeah dude.
It is ok to protest whenever you want. It is not ok to riot and loot. How you can read these comments and take away the message that it is not ok to protest is beyond me. What is happening is criminal, not civil.
What are you talking about this was obviously not an ok time to protest. One old man gets shot and everyone flies off the handle. Yeah that makes sense.
And I agree protesting does change things. Looting and pointlessly burning shit does not. It only pisses people off and causes an even bigger divide in an already uneasy society.
I like ANT's argument. They are scum, rioting in response to other scum being killed.
I didn't mention anything about entitlements, not sure where you got that from. Please get off your soapbox. I asked you if you thought protesting here (I'm assuming you're from the US) has been effective. Have protests against bailouts, raising the debt ceiling, health care reform, or any other recent issues done a single thing so far? I completely agree that people should be addressing things in a more peaceful manner but feel that when events like this occur that there needs to be a strong look at the various systems that people place their trust in. You aren't going to have a reaction like this if it's a one-off situation and people are otherwise content with their situations. When people have lost hope (like in the police protecting them), are in desperate situations, and basically have nothing to lose, a normally passed over situation like a police shooting will serve as a catalyst for an event like this.
Edit: Don't get me wrong, there are absolute scumbag opportunists using situations like this just to cause shit by looting and whatever the fuck but the initial reaction to the shooting is what I'm primarily addressing. Crowd mentality will always take over and this is a perfect example of that.
Long story short:
Man is well-respected in community. Man is a criminal. Man shoots police officer in chest (whose life is saved by lucky placement of radio). Man is shot by police officer's buddies. Retards riot.
Yes, protesting does work.
The Tea Party is pretty damn grass roots and has influenced budget cuts and the debt ceiling. You need to realize that just because a protest doesn't cause something to be done, doesnt mean it failed.
It also doesn't mean the protesters values are shared by all.
The UK is what I like to call a Nanny State. There is no reason for the poor to bitch about anything since their entire existence is subsidized by working people. I feel the same way in the USA and we don't give the poor half what is giving in the UK.
Also, this is about destruction and stealing. These people are robbing stores, burning buildings and hurting innocent people. When you cross that line your movement loses all moral authority.
I am sorry, what is happening in the UK is disgusting and nothing more than a parent letting a spoiled child out of control. Break out the dogs, the riot police and the stun guns and put these criminals down and send them to jail for a long as time. Weakness in the face of violence always fails.
Social mobility?! You're shitting me right? Acting like mindless thugs is considered social mobility? So they're allowed to express themselves by causing damage to people's livelihoods?
Dude, these people are stupid enough to attack their local job centres, that actually provide those very benefits you mention, all in the name of liberty and justice, and you claim its their social mobility. Give me a break.
Its just like Katrina, the 77 NYC blackout, and everything. People are pissed about something and ract to their violent tendencies. They try to mask it by putting it under the guise of protest. "America doesn't care about black people", "America isn't doing enough for the poor" now its "The UK isn't giving us free money". Fucking shoot the lowlifes and put em in prison and/or traction.
Tea Party = Nazi Party ?
This article just gives you a general recap of the latest riots in london: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1035994--u-k-police-arrest-mo…
But one quote inside I thought pretty much summed up why these people are in the streets:
“It’s just stupid. It’s just kids messing around,” said one witness who asked not to be named. “There’s just nothing for them to do.”
Coming from someone who has actually lived in London I can say that these scumbag kids have always been a pain in the ass and the US has NOTHING to compare to it. They are largely Black/Pakistani youth gangs who literally do nothing all day but hang out on street corners yelling at people and protecting their "hood". Their "hood" ironically are council run housing projects that these assholes live in for free. Its nausea inducing. They are destroying neighborhoods that the government has poured money into to give these people a chance, if they want to destroy it then fine, you are on your own now.
It has gotten to the point where I literally don't care if they just gunned these people down. Also, don't let the BBC tell you otherwise, these kids are basically all black.
Britain has gone so soft they won't even allow water cannons. People are not even allowed to defend themselves without fear of getting charges brought against them. I am not a big fan of guns, but this riot is destroying huge parts of one of the worlds greatest cities, gun the bastards down.
Whoa. For once we agree on something.
awm is one of the few more liberal commenters on here who has common sense. I like his often decent and polite arguments. It's not FUCKING TEABAGGERS!?@!?$%^$%^#%@#%
ANT, I rarely feel so strong on an issue as I do right now. As someone who has seen how these scumbags behave on a daily basis I have never seen behavior like it in the states, nothing even close. They are completely and utterly devoid of any respect for authority, and they indiscriminately terrorize people with absolutely no repercussions. This happens every day, let alone when they are burning their neighborhoods to the ground. These kids are feral and need to be taken down, and if lethal force needs to be applied then I support the police's decision to use it 100%.
AWM, did someone hijack your account? I don't believe you wrote this! Nevertheless, I absolutely agree.
No, Britain and the US are very different in this regard. My views on matters such as this differ greatly when we speak about them with regards to the UK.
Completely agree. They're 90% black. Oddly enough, I didnt see a single Pakistani out there so perhaps your experiences were different to mine. As I was getting out of work today, I saw a group of about 50 teenagers, all black running past me, with balaclavas on, heading towards the nearest electrical goods store. To my surprise, following them was a group of middle-aged black women, screaming about wanting a new 'sat-nav'. To anyone who says, the kids have nothing to do, I seriously would like to beat the shit out of them. The biggest cop-out you will ever hear.
Booyah.
AWM, do you realize that if someone walked into this post, unknowing the history of our posts, you would be considered far righter wing than me. Hahah.
Dow down 6.6% and now this. End of the world times lol.
But yeah, these kids are dirt bags. The UK needs to put this down and fast.
Actually no, many of my mates in London who are as liberal as they come are fully in support of gunning them down. They are burning shops to the ground when families are living upstairs, it is insane.
THis is precisely what happens when you disarm the citizens. Fuck that, come take my guns, please.
Honestly, I am starting to agree with you.
SB for caving. (joking) lol
With the gangster culture that is prevalent within boroughs in London, I shudder to think what the situation would be if having firearms was the norm.
You can get guns in bad areas easy. Let's be real. I have been propositioned to buy a firearm in my high school parking lot.
I am a fairly moderate guy (as you know) but honestly this is something that goes far far beyond anything I could defend. These are mindless feral black (there, i said it) kids who have no semblance of right or wrong. If they killed each other off it would be for the better. The police need to use force.
Hint hint, when you disarm the citizens you're only really disarming the law abiding citizens.
Our Home Secretary, Theresa May, won't allow any force to be used by the police. Covering their asses after the student riots earlier this year and the fact that this whole episode started on the back of a random dude being killed by police.
I love how our leaders, David Cameron and the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, are having to be persuaded to abandon holidays and attend the mess that London is at the moment.
Theresa May shouldn't have gotten out of bed. Completely useless woman who uses empty rhetoric. "its totally unacceptable, I repeat, it wont be tolerated" GREAT BITCH DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
We lack decisive action, us Brits.
^^^haha, thx
How the UK can just let this happen is beyond me. I think the entire country would be perfectly fine with some police action.
How ungrateful can people be. I mean the UK hooks these guys up, yet they are still pissed.
I will tell you what would happen. They would mostly kill themselves. Check out the Brady Campaign. It has stats on their site that basically says the #1 cause of death for black males is gunshot wounds.
Looters are finding ways to justify their actions. They feel they can rationalise it by targeting big corporations. There is a sense that the companies have lots of money, while they have very little. This illogical belief is the bedrock of whats going on. All the big electrical stores are being broken into. Not to mention the latest must have gangster gear in the local sports shop.
I cant believe the actual damage they are doing to an already stumbling economy. Larger stores in Oxford Street are closed tomorrow morning. The London underground is rumoured to be closed for most of the day, causing massive upheaval for commuters to work. I'm working from home tomorrow but I'm sure most people dont have that luxury.
I don't think they are smart enough to even think at that level. They want to smash shit up, disobey authority, and steal shit. That is it. They aren't protesting anything, this is not backed by some ideological belief. They are just feral shit bags.
Exactly my point. I am tired of the media and all these worthless psychologists trying to justify their actions as something else besides moronic opportunistic people, with fuck all going for them so lets bring others to our level.
To the Englanders here, this really is sad.
Some people are just born losers - no amount of teaching, mentoring, public spending or otherwise can change that. Please spare me the garbage about how youth centres would change that.
I agree, if you have a mentality where you burn your neighborhood to the ground, loot stores, and destroy peoples livelihood I doubt a youth center with a play station and table tennis is going to help. Its moronic to even suggest that.
For those unaware - http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=207192798388318292131.0004aa01af6…
How did NYC figure out socialism didn't work? (I consider awm's example a part of socialism) They had to pretty much go bankrupt in 1977. Hopefully London can wise up before that.
This is a horrible thing to say but thankfully every area that is getting damaged is already a shit hole. If they decided to hit up Mayfair or Kensington shit would go down!
I don't know man, it might not of gotten to the point it is in the UK, but we have flash mobs and riots here also. This is a problem all over guys.
When was the last time the US had feral kids charging the cops?
Wait so did anyone explain why the UK cops are just standing there with their dicks in their hands? Is this a mind trick or something? Someone should tell them it's not working and they need to tear gas the fuckers and put them on a train to Mexico.
They can't do anything. They have not been authorized to. They can try to control the crowds but they can't really use force unless someone attacks them first.
In those videos I noticed a lot of those retards throwing bats/sticks and chairs at the riot police. The officer just ran at the guy, stopped, then retreated. That doesn't justify as an attack, when someone throws furniture at you? Makes no sense...
Did you see them get charged? Its later in the video, they did not stand a chance.
Fucked up.
gives me hope
Awesome. Why can't they all be that reasonable?
Beat me to it.
Cryodon, Hackney and other parts of Greater London are seriously messed up. I'm surprised the government let this get so out of hand. These people need to be brought to justice.
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150333636850851
these people are the scum of the earth, there is nothing lower. kid bleeding in the street, they help him up then rob him.
how can someone have so few morals and a complete disregard for decency? these people are not human.
Love this.
If these dudes were rushing Parliament half of them would be dead by now instead of this hands off shit.
If they started seriously damaging wealthy areas the police would use much more force. If they want to destroy their own neighborhoods let them do it, but if they start damaging the world's most valuable real estate in Central London god help them.
Sterilize them. Problem solved.
If these shitheads don't have the political will to actually properly tackle a riot, do you think there's an actual chance that something as controversial as sterilization will be brought up?
It has worked in NYC perfectly.
Yeaaaah but I can dream =/
Freaking entitlements. If these idiots didn't feel they were entitled to government money, they wouldn't be rioting right now. Freaking scum.
^ Not entirely true. I've spent 3 out of the past 7 years in London, and have noticed Eastern European immigrants engage in the greatest amount of the criminal activity that takes place there. The Eastern European gangs are amongst the most violent too.
Calling in the Army is way too extreme. It shows a complete and utter breakdown of the rule of law, something developed countries are absolutely frightened about. Plus, there's always a chance that the Army feels it's best for the job and just never returns to the barracks --> Coup; it's happened before.
Sorry to say but there is a complete breakdown of the rule of law, kids are running free taking what they want. Coup, seriously? This isn't MENA (I know there's a certain irony in saying there's lawlessness but then claiming to be above MENA).
Update from London for anyone concerned:
Last night we had 6,000 police in the capital. Since then, all police leave has been cancelled, and 16,000 police will be drafted in tonight. Use of the army and force by the police (water cannon/rubber bullets) has been ruled out but the Prime Minister (UK President ) has said everything will be done to stop the violence.
Parliament has been recalled for Thursday.
All prison cells in London are full.
Next stop, curfew and armed police.
Curfew is never going to happen. And police armed with what? If water cannons and rubber bullets have been ruled out what is the step down? Super Soakers and paintball guns?
They're using armoured trucks - Jankels.
Its such a sorry state of affairs. Never have I been more ashamed to say I am British.
I just can't see why we have used water cannons in Northern Ireland and against the student protesters, who bare in mind actually had something resembling a cause but not against these idiots.
Cameron, you lost your country about a year ago. You're not going to get re-elected, its OK for you to show some initiative, you never know where that may lead you.
Anyone read this?
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/193030.html
[quote=FinancialNoviceII]I just can't see why we have used water cannons in Northern Ireland and against the student protesters, who bare in mind actually had something resembling a cause but not against these idiots.
Cameron, you lost your country about a year ago. You're not going to get re-elected, its OK for you to show some initiative, you never know where that may lead you.
Anyone read this?
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/193030.html[/quote]
My question is: Why is he wearing a wool hat? I thought it was hot in Iran.
[quote=FinancialNoviceII]I just can't see why we have used water cannons in Northern Ireland and against the student protesters, who bare in mind actually had something resembling a cause but not against these idiots.
Cameron, you lost your country about a year ago. You're not going to get re-elected, its OK for you to show some initiative, you never know where that may lead you.
Anyone read this?
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/193030.html[/quote]
Iran is finally getting even with Britain over its constant criticism. What amazes me is every time I have been in Europe, there is some 'demonstration' on which rarely makes news. However, I have been in a few developing countries at times where there's meant to be fairly large demonstrations, haven't seen anything, yet it's apparently a revolution.
Too bad Bashar left London...?
Labour leader's big idea - meet those affected. Genius.
Businesses who were attacked, only actually have 7 days to claim for looting damage or they receive nothing. 7 days.
http://catchalooter.tumblr.com/
Businesses affected will probably make more money out of the insurers than they would out of the stock, in the short term anyway. These regions don't even have a high street any more.
The newest low reached was the looting of a charity shop. Sickening.
According to May, that isn't the "British way" of policing. The dumb ass needs to wake up. No one really considers her country a first world nation after this BS.
Cameron would actually be more forthright in dealing with these thugs if weren't for his Deputy PM, Lib-Dem Clegg.
^ lowest of the low?
Fucking ridiculous, anyone rioting should be sent to prison and after they get out, they also shouldn't be allowed to claim benefits. Please use water cannons on these pricks, I have family living close to the riots who are shit scared with young children. Wankers the lot of them, retarded youths who fuck up in life and will never amount to anything other than being fucked up faggots
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14458424
Apparently people who own local shops are "rich", again fucking retards hope they all get burnt to death in a fire they started
Gun them the fuck down, I am dead serious.
^^^man, we agree. I can't believe how much I've agreed with you lately AWM.
the sad thing is that it's escalated to a point where people are probably going to be dying out there only because of this stupid hands off policy. rioters definitely need to be dealt with and made an example of after things settle down but the police and government absolutely need to reevaluate their policies towards these types of events. shit is sickening.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14458424
they are doing it to show rich people they do what they want
I have lived in the UK for 5 years and one of the first things I noticed when I moved there is how soft the British were. This low life scum-bag teenage street culture is pervasive throughout the UK, everyone hates them but no one will stand up to them because they travel in packs and often carry knives. These are the same shit heads who would harass me every fucking time I walked home at night, these are the same shit heads who beat my female housemate for her cell phone, these are the same shit heads who stabbed a rival gang member outside our building and left him to die in the street. What I found astounding is we lived in a private flat on the edge of a huge council estate across the street from fucking Regents Park, one of the nicest public parks in the world. These ass-hats have the nerve to commit crime and harass people after the government houses them for free in one of the nicest areas of London. It got so bad that the people who lived in the park in these bad boys
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&cp=13&gs_id=1b&xhr=t&q=nash+terraces…
had to hire private security guards so the feral teenagers who live behind them didn't bang up their Bentley's. These people are scum, rarely do I wish someone to die in a fire but I really truly hate them.
This is the result from what the British government has done with poor people.
Don´t get me wrong: Not only the government is fault.
But how could you expect a good education or an ordinary attitude from these dumb assholes?..
The British government has never cared about the poverty and education system for poor families.
Let me get this straight: 0,01% protest to signalize the British government that it is about time to change the society. There are not only rich people, but also poor people. These poor people or upcoming children from poverty should be competitive on every job market.
99,99% protest to break every shop and to get goods they cannot afford normally.
I would never wonder if those shits happen in other European or Asian countries.
These guys should not be even named 'protesters', they are just criminals, the following video just shows what these guys are:
Guy is just stumbling about and they rob him.
These people are pure scum of the earth, living off benefits and then try to 'get back' at the 'rich' who actually pay for those benefits.
Wait, wait, wait. Am I confused? It sounds like a bunch of liberals in this thread comlaining about entitlements and what they cause...
Please don't turn it into one of these threads. The thuggish culture in the UK is very very different, the US has nothing in comparison. I would say that the UK does have a welfare system that is much closer to actual Socialism than the US does, until I see Obama actively wanting to emulate it with actual policy (not just out of context sound bites) I am not going to blame social unrest on him. This is why I often compare two different countries in my debates, when you see what actual pseudo-Socialism is like you realize that the US is far far from it.
Another thing to keep in mind is that London and other major British cities were leveled during WW2. Most of these hideous Soviet-esque council owned public housing projects were built to restore the housing stock in destroyed neighborhoods. Unfortunately the families and old people have long since left them and they are now inhabited by 1st/2nd generation Caribbean/African immigrants who literally show up on the shores and immediately get free housing and benefits. With them comes a shit load of crime, and the government of course cannot say that. Britain is still 92% white, and has only a 2% black population. London is about 10% black, yet:
"In June 2010 The Sunday Telegraph, through a Freedom of Information Act request, obtained statistics on accusations of crime broken down by race from the Metropolitan Police Service.[n 2] The figures showed that the majority of males who were accused of violent and sexual crimes (including those subsequently acquitted) in 2009–10 were black. Of the recorded 18,091 such accusations against males, 54 percent accused of street crimes were black; for robbery, 59 percent; for gun crimes, 67 percent; and for sexual offences, 32 percent.
Street crimes include muggings, assault with intent to rob, and snatching property. Black males accounted for 29 percent of the male victims of gun crime and 24 percent of the male victims of knife crime.[30] Similar statistics were recorded for females. On knife crime, 45 percent of suspected female perpetrators were black; for gun crime, 58 percent; and for robberies, 52 percent."
Its a black problem, lets not kid ourselves.
Kinda sounds like what Obama wants to do to those evil and mean millionaires and billionaires with their private jets.
^^^wow, nice last sentence. Good luck.
I have been telling you I am not as left wing as you think I am, you have not seen left wing until you go to the UK. The USA is far more to the right than I think you understand.
I know you're a moderate. It's just I am far right fiscally. We disagree a bunch and I talk shit, but it's all in good fun.
For those in the states who don't understand the street "Chav' culture in the UK have a look here.
http://www.chavtowns.co.uk/
Its basically rants and reports of how these scum are investing most of once great Britain. The US does not have a culture where youth mindlessly terrorize pedestrians, its simply does not happen.
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/June-2011/Flash-Mobs…
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/171638/20110629/philadelphia-flash-mob-…
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-06-06/news/ct-edit-mob-20110606…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA0gmdf2ZqI
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7375787n
...
If you have not experienced Chav culture you won't get it. They are everywhere, not just urban areas. They indiscriminately terrorize and intimidate pedestrians who are just going about their business. I have never once been yelled at or intimidated on the streets in the states, ever.
Those videos are of mass robberies by teenagers, the street culture in the UK is that of intimidation by council housed kids who literally have no respect for authority because Britain is too soft to do anything about it. There are areas of London where DHL refuses to deliver because these scumbag kids attack their drivers.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-19406063-dhl-refuses-to-deli…
Trust me, the USA has its problems but I honestly think this pathetic thug culture that has developed in the UK is worse because it indiscriminately effects everyone.
Because we have guns and cops with a set of balls.
A chav car:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chav_car.jpeg
I bet he think he's so cool.
^^^What the hell is that POS?
This just in:
"Qaddafi recognizes the British Rebels as the legitimate government of Britain"
Haha
Rubber bullets finally authorised
Anyone notice a trend in the demographics of these thugs? It's kinda hard to ignore...
They be black.
Its that gang culture. Even they way they talk makes me want to slap them silly.
AWM, I can never get angry with our rants now lol.
I may be moderate but I am not PC. You have to be blind, retarded, or both to ignore the effect black crime has on cities. London is 10% black and they account for 60% of the violent crime, you cannot deny there is a deep cultural problem in those communities.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8692178/London-riots-sprea…
go to 1:15, that is a council estate. those people are like cockroaches scurrying off home.
Further confirming the racially motivated nature of the London riots the Telegraph has an op-ed about the situation. If you lok at the figues they are staggering. Obviously a community and culturally based-problem more than anything.
Why can't these fuckers be sent back to Africa? They can run around, shoot shit, steal, burn each others' huts, and fuck like rabbits.
I can't even agree with the word "culture" being thrown around. "Culturally based-problem", "side effects of a multi-cultural society". What fucking culture? There is no culture here, they are simply garbage, they are savages, and as someone pointed out, they are feral. They are a waste of human flesh.
I'll admit that I'm always vary of the few black friends that I do have. Not because they do dumb shit, but because I'm always cautious and I'm always wondering "what's the fucking catch here?". They didn't exactly come from great backgrounds either, but they somehow adapted. This is all because I see the majority of black people constantly turning everything around them into pure shit.
Most of them are East Indian (Caribbean).
Londoners are right to be fuming. The government won't fucking admit its the black communities problem. They will be called out as racist by the PC brigade and some lunatics will protest the Met for stating not so earth shattering statistics. In addition, the white kids involved in this crap are heavily influenced by Black gang culture, these people do not deserve to live in British society, and certainly do not deserve to be living off the tax payer.
I have no problem with multi-cultural societies so long as the cultures don't cultivate crime and feral youth. If London was a mixture of Indian, Australian, Canadian, American, Chinese, European, Sikhs, etc you would see the crime rate plummet. Black African/East Indian should simply not be allowed to immigrate to the UK, end of fucking story. They are abusing the taxpayer, their neighborhoods, and the government's soft position on youth crime. This is bullshit.
I hope you mean West Indians?
For the record, I agree with everything you've said on this thread so far.
Whoa. So they don't do dumb shit but turn everything into pure shit? WTF man. Do them a favor and don't pretend to be their friend.
He is saying how did these people come from rough backgrounds but somehow gain the shred of decency needed to understand that burning down neighborhoods and looting stores is reserved for the lowest of the low.
That would be nice awm...I wonder if we will reach a tipping point one of these days, where so many lines will be crossed by these criminals that something drastic will actually be done.
By the way, I love those power-ranger suits the fat (reservist?) riot police are wearing.
There has been a breakdown in respect and responsibility. Too many young, "underprivileged" Britons feel they are entitled to an easy living. Nothing could be further from the truth. In the run-up to the GFC, maybe they could get away with that by living off debt. but not any more. In an increasingly service-based economy, if you want to get a job, you study and you work. There are plenty of initiatives to help children get a good education and to improve their lot, but they don't. When they see others doing well, a lot of these scumbags believe it's because they're being discriminated against.
What made Britain the empire it was was an industrious attitude and a belief in having a 'stiff upper lip'. When things get tough, you knuckle down and you graft. The mass immigration from the 70s had fractured this country and we're now living somewhere that has lost its national identity. Reuniting the country is separate from race- I don't give the tiniest shit what colour you are- it's about ensuring people start pulling in the same direction and trying to do better. The first step is integrating.
For what it's worth, I think benefits should be cut aggressively; national service should be reinstated; education should be made compulsory to 18 with streams of academic/vocational tracks; the police should not have to be frightened of acting.
This country is full of pussies and is running scared of a bunch of loutish teenagers. What the fuck is going on with that?!
I agree, when I moved to the UK I was shocked that the biggest problems communities faced were scumbag kids in hoodies terrorizing people. I thought they were joking, but then I realized these kids are actually feared by the public. Its almost hysterical from the perspective of an American that adults are scared of kids.
Terrible how they killed those Pakistani men in Birmingham. Four black guys in a stolen car went straight for them as they were protecting their mosques, temples and businesses in the area.
I really hope this isnt a tipping point and this riot turns into a Blacks vs Pakistanis brawl. That would have catastrophic implications. Birmingham is extremely volatile at the moment.
I can't believe some jackass wannabe gangster has caused the destruction of London. Its pitiful.
Did anyone see this?
Makes me want to vomit. Apparently the young man in the video was on his way to grab some food to break his fast when a bunch of black youths attacked him and broke his jaw.
Then, as it shows, people helped him up only to rob him.
This is England right now. These are our citizens. This is our tomorrow.
And this:
Fucking stupid bitch.
There was also one genius woman, who worked at an electrical store. Having seen the store attacked, she proceed to join the looters and steal. Problem was she got caught, with her work uniform still on.
She was black.
even though I like most cities, this makes me never want to live in one. Guess everything has its downsides.
"There was also one genius woman, who worked at an electrical store. Having seen the store attacked, she proceed to join the looters and steal. Problem was she got caught, with her work uniform still on.
She was black."
Plenty of Caucasian kids (and some adults, even) were involved in the looting as well.
Never said there wasn't but this particular person was black, so I identified it as such.
In London they were largely black, don't kid yourself. The white kids that were involved are heavily influenced by inner city black gangster culture. 10% of London is Black and they cause 60% of the violent crime and are involved in 95% (yes that is right) of crimes including guns. Other poor communities don't have this feral youth attitude, when was the last time a Sikh, Indian, or Bangladeshi community rioted because the police shot an armed gangster and known drug dealer. In reality these riots are about a bunch of scumbag kids wanting to smash shit up, ironically if they actually were protesting this man's death it would have sent an even worse message out. Why would you defend people like this?
Interesting that very few, if any, Asians were involved.
I guess strict parenting really is the key to keeping kids from turning into looters lol..
P.S: lol at this:
^ Not defending at all. Just saying that they aren't the only ones.
And then what's the solution? Kicking all the black people out? Would that really even solve anything?
1) Halt immigration from the West Indies and Africa unless the person is a professional. 2) Instill a law where anyone who lives in council housing loses their housing privileges if anyone in the house is accused of a violent/dangerous crime or a crime involving drugs. 3) Stop additional benefits if a woman on the dole has more kids that is not a result of rape. 4) Allow pedestrians to carry mace.
Problem solved bitches.
not really
very interesting video:
can any one confirm those stats
Yall can't carry mace?
We, normal, law abiding citizens, can't do anything.
Everyone else carries knives.
That's what those liberal gun/weapon hating people don't understand. When you outlaw something like that all you're really doing is banning it from law abiding citizens.
Pepper spray is illegal in the UK.
I wouldnt go as far as saying get rid of all the blacks in London or the UK in general. Many contribute much to the country and the fact that London is one of the most welcoming and cosmopolitan cities in the world is one of its greatest strengths but I agree this episode cannot be expected to just peter out and nothing to be learned from it.
That will be the biggest challenge.
More far left stupidity:
Look, we're considered (Brits) to be the most unruly in Europe. Our football (soccer) fans are hated and generally looked down at in contempt. Wherever they attend a game, they leave a destruction of alcohol fuelled madness. Groups such as this http://englishdefenceleague.org/ and this http://www.bnp.org.uk/ are manufactured from such a culture. Groups that stand for such vile nonsense that I wont even go into it here. Members of the EDL were out in parts of London last night, attempting to "control" the destruction of our great city but instead they paraded around chanting their football songs and espousing racial slurs like its the only thing that comes out of their mouths. Thats not Britain.
On the other side, we have, what is going on right now. Uneducated, unemployed, and a startling distrust of anything and anyone, groups of youths ransack, steal, attack and kill across England.
Thats not Britain. Well, I say that, but thats the existence we are faced with. I dont think there is any other established, both economically and politically, country out there with the problems we have and will, in the aftermath, encounter.
But honestly, after only sheer weeks focusing on Murdoch's media mafia's links to both the elite & police in the UK, mere years after the Iraq heist, who's surprised at the uprisings against us, a socially regressive gangster state?
I love Britain, London in my opinion is the best city in the world and the countryside is stunning, however what I began to learn when I moved there is that a huge portion of the British public are just drunk violent trash. The fact that there is a huge market for newspapers like the News of the World speaks volumes about what British culture is like. I may be a naive boy from a wealthy suburb of NYC, but I have never seen large scale violence or riots at sporting events in the states, I have never seen a teenage anti-social street culture in the USA, and I certainly have never seen police allowing feral kids to burn down neighborhoods and loot stores. I don't know if its the booze or the soft approach of the UK government, but something is definitely off.
I know what you mean. I have family in NYC and often have stayed there for the summer. Not one such incident. In fact, any stereotypes Europeans have were dead wrong. People were really friendly and welcoming. I mean granted you're gonna have your occasional loon who hates foreigners no matter who or where they're from but generally.
London is like that but it has this seedy underbelly, which is disgusting. Gun crime is ridiculous. The mayor is a moron. The prime minister is an even bigger idiot, god willing he doesnt get another term.
I don't mean to be insensitive, but this made me laugh:
Weird how in one part of town, all stores were vandalised bar one - Waterstones, a book store.
Hey, who are you calling disgusting?!
lol, but seriously, I've lived in London, and now attend Columbia in NYC. Both cities are very similar to each other. London might be more violent, and slightly more run down, but not as much as you guys are making it out to be.
Who would you want as PM though? Someone fromhe Labour Party? lololoololololololololol...
Thats the problem. Lib Dems were the popular choice last election but Nick Clegg has been a disaster since forming the coalition.
Ed Miliband is a fucking idiot as well. Would have voted Labour (like I did in the last election) had David Miliband won the Labour leadership.
Now, I'm apathetic.
London feels more violent for sure. What I noticed in London is that there is a HUGE quality of life gap between those who work in Finance/Law and everyone else. London is like a playground for the rich, the wealthy neighborhoods are fucking insane, absolutely stunningly beautiful, while everywhere else is decidedly mediocre, fairly run down, and often has a high proportion of mixed housing so average every day people have to put up with living next to a council estate where these scumbags largely come from. You need to be earning a lot of money in London to live well, but if you do you have it made. NYC you can have a decent quality of life and you don't have to be that rich.
LOOOOOL at using "seedy underbelly" in your post!!
Come on man, its all evident to see. Crime is in every city but London > NYC. By a huge margin as well.
Its a real atrocity whats going on in London. But lets not kid ourselves. Come to Sydney and you'll know all about youths acting up.
A few years ago, Indian students were being killed by our fine citizens. Actually hunted down and just killed. No looting, nor stealing, just plain murder.
Beat that London.
I was born and raised in Hobart before moving to Sydney. I spent a year in London and Cambridge. People were very welcoming. And I would much rather live in London then a disgusting racist Sydney as it is now. Perhaps I'm being a little harsh (Sydney had the lowest rate for hate crimes during that period) but the precedent is there.
I was ashamed to be Australian then. Still kinda am whenever a new hate crime emerges.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_against_Indians_in_Australia_cont…
AWM55, are you ethnic?
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