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London and UK riots (started in Tottenham 10:30PM, 6th Aug)

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    #4502
    LighterGuy
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    I think thats going to stay with me for a while.
    To hear and see the personal reaction of rage and emotional from that guy who just heard he lost his brother ...

    i mean when you hear something on tv about a death. Sure its sad. But to see that reaction first hand... thats something man.


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    #4503
    Da Shins Kelly
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    Two dead now and another injured. This has got to stop.


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    #4504
    cocoshovel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭cocoshovel


    niallsparky wrote: »
    How did the lads get run over?

    I imagine some fools robbed a car in the riots and sped off hitting them, or either rioters surrounded a car and tried to take it from someone and they panicked and floored it knocking down many around it.


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    #4505
    Happyman42
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    Folks we have no idea what happened, could just be a car accident for all we know....proper responsible reporting would not show something like that because it is inflammatory.


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    #4506
    mickydoomsux
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,290 ✭✭✭mickydoomsux


    niallsparky wrote: »
    How did the lads get run over?

    Apparently they were trying to defend the area from the poor downtrodden looters who felt the need to run them over.

    Sickening ****.


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    #4507
    KeithAFC
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    The police need to cut it out now before it gets even worse and goes beyond riots.


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    #4508
    cocoshovel
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    LighterGuy wrote: »
    I think thats going to stay with me for a while.
    To hear and see the personal reaction of rage and emotional from that guy who just heard he lost his brother ...

    i mean when you hear something on tv about a death. Sure its sad. But to see that reaction first hand... thats something man.

    Yeah its very bad alright, but for me watching people running and desperately driving away from the tsunami in March only to be engulfed in the water live on tv takes the biscuit.

    You see that stuff often on documentaries and news etc. But to see it live is a whole new feeling.


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    #4509
    J. Marston
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    Anybody got a stream to that Sangat channel? Mine went dead.


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    #4510
    Amirani
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    mickydoomsux wrote: »
    Apparently they were trying to defend the area from the poor downtrodden looters who felt the need to run them over.

    Sickening ****.

    Completely sickening. The brother's reaction was completely heartbreaking. It's made the whole situation seem so much more real. :(


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    #4511
    LighterGuy
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    KeithAFC wrote: »
    The police need to cut it out now before it gets even worse and goes beyond riots.


    Was talking to my Dad about this earlier and he said something so spot on ... this wouldnt happen in the states. They'd handle it and shut it down immediately too.

    Obviously with the presense and use of firearms. Now i'm not saying the police should start shooting everything that walks. But if the police are armed and have a willingness to use them ... people will think twice about rioting.


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    #4512
    Happyman42
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    mickydoomsux wrote: »
    Apparently they were trying to defend the area from the poor downtrodden looters who felt the need to run them over.

    Sickening ****.

    Source for that?


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    #4513
    murpho999
    Registered Users Posts: 28,476 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    Happyman42 wrote: »
    Folks we have no idea what happened, could just be a car accident for all we know....proper responsible reporting would not show something like that because it is inflammatory.

    How is it inflammatory?

    They didn't know that was going to happen?

    Also, crowd like that would not gather outside a hospital for a normal accident?

    Also, using your logic then news channels should not show live events.

    Finally, do not forget that this is not a news channel.


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    #4514
    Hank Scorpio
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    J. Marston wrote: »
    Anybody got a stream to that Sangat channel? Mine went dead.

    http://cj-sports.com/

    anyone got a link to bbc?


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    #4515
    amacachi
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    Glad I wasn't watching when the news broke there tbh.


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    #4516
    mikemac
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    LighterGuy wrote: »
    Was talking to my Dad about this earlier and he said something so spot on ... this wouldnt happen in the states. They'd handle it and shut it down immediately too.

    LA in 1992?
    I'm old enough to remember that and people dragging washing machines down the street, local shops getting looted and burned and went on for days


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    #4517
    Da Shins Kelly
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    Get the army in. The police just can't handle this anymore. People are dying. It's going beyond basic rioting, into very serious violence where innocent people and lives are on the line. These f*ckers need to be shown a strong hand. Beat them off the streets if need be.


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    #4518
    mickydoomsux
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,290 ✭✭✭mickydoomsux


    Happyman42 wrote: »
    Source for that?

    Give it a rest FFS.


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    #4519
    Bodhisopha
    Registered Users Posts: 4,068 ✭✭✭Bodhisopha


    J. Marston wrote: »
    Anybody got a stream to that Sangat channel? Mine went dead.

    http://magictv.co/

    It switches between sky news and sangat, mostly sangat.


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    #4520
    Happyman42
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    murpho999 wrote: »
    How is it inflammatory?

    No channel has confirmed it...it will have to be verified first bfore it can be connected to the riots. That's responsible reporting believe it or not.
    Even Sangat have left it alone...editor in the studio earning his pay.


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    #4521
    2ygb4cmqetsjhx
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    Lads/ Not watching news but has this escalated to be worse than last night?


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    #4522
    Renn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,255 ✭✭✭Renn


    link guys?


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    #4523
    okioffice84
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    why arent they shipping in psni??


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    #4524
    h2005
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    mikemac wrote: »
    LA in 1992?
    I'm old enough to remember that and people dragging washing machines down the street, local shops getting looted and burned and went on for days
    And after pretty much every superbowl or world series win/loss


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    #4525
    Richard Hillman
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    Da Shins Kelly wrote: »
    Get the army in. The police just can't handle this anymore. People are dying. It's going beyond basic rioting, into very serious violence where innocent people and lives are on the line. These f*ckers need to be shown a strong hand. Beat them off the streets if need be.

    The police and government wont let it happen because it will make them look bad. PR is more important than lives :rolleyes:


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    #4526
    Ouijaboard
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    What the hell is going on with the bbc/sky over the past few hours? Have they really been censored from providing live feeds? I thought that was a joke! The are still replaying reports from 8 o clock last evening...not one live camera anywhere, this is ridiculous!


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    #4527
    Laika1986
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    Karina Vast Pound wrote: »
    Lads/ Not watching news but has this escalated to be worse than last night?

    It's more widespread in a nutshell


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    #4528
    LighterGuy
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    mikemac wrote: »
    LA in 1992?
    I'm old enough to remember that and people dragging washing machines down the street, local shops getting looted and burned and went on for days

    The police have to show they can kick ass. And with fire power then can. Its a deterrence. Do you really think there would be as much rioters out tonight if police had weapons authorised for use?


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    #4529
    Hank Scorpio
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    damn was 2 brothers who died


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    #4530
    cocoshovel
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    h2005 wrote: »
    And after pretty much every superbowl or world series win/loss

    1992 riots were far worse than the usual superbowl ones.


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    #4531
    Richard Hillman
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    cougar1 wrote: »
    What the hell is going on with the bbc/sky over the past few hours? Have they really been censored from providing live feeds? I thought that was a joke! The are still replaying reports from 8 o clock last evening...not one live camera anywhere, this is ridiculous!

    I would imagine they were asked by the police not to show it and its probably for the better tbh


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