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

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    #902
    bernardo mac
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    No matter what extraordinary emergency action is taken,tragically,gunfire seems inevitable


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    #903
    oppenheimer1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,084 ✭✭✭oppenheimer1


    irish-stew wrote: »
    Seen a post on here re cordons in Shephards Bush, anyone got any links on it?

    They're outside the westfield shopping centre.


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    #904
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    biddyteabags wrote: »
    Money, Expensive Shampoos and Conditioners, GHDS.
    ...And the till.


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    #905
    Kensington
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,683 ✭✭✭Kensington


    J. Marston wrote: »
    What's the ''Cobra Committee''? It's on the Sky News ticker.

    Whatever it is, it sounds bad-ass.
    It is.

    Whenever COBRA is called, shít gets serious.


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    #906
    CptMackey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭CptMackey


    Bring out the army and just shoot them. Don't bother with rubber bullets. Use live ammo. That will sort out these scum


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    #907
    Spudmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 2,892 ✭✭✭Spudmonkey


    Biggins wrote: »
    While I agree with the sentiment - just one injury of a child and lord knows the twats will use it as a further excuse to rally around and cause more trouble.

    Its an impossible situation for the legal authorities.

    These scumbags don't need an excuse at all. It should be up to the parents and the rioters themselves not to be in harms way. Give them due warning and let them reap the consequences.


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    #908
    karma_
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    bernardo mac wrote: »
    No matter what extraordinary emergency action is taken,tragically,gunfire seems inevitable

    You just can't start shooting. That will exacerbate things completely.


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    #909
    Wertz
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    tayto lover wrote: »
    But that only went from Pudding Lane to Pie Corner.

    Ironic that this one started in Greggs.
    Mmm pie


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    #910
    UpTheSlashers
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    http://www.twitvid.com/4JTZH


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    #911
    Sir Oxman
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    Utter scummy lowlife thieves, arsonists, thugs.
    It's them that make the lives of the working class in those neighbourhoods a fcuking misery.


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    #912
    ConmanTheKiller
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2_-FObZUEo


    Now this is how you control a crowd


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    #913
    Biggins
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    Spudmonkey wrote: »
    These scumbags don't need an excuse at all. It should be up to the parents and the rioters themselves not to be in harms way. Give them due warning and let them reap the consequences.
    The emotional side of me does agree with you, the thinking practically side, is a bit more reluctant.
    Maybe water cannons (if they get there in time) might be a better option.


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    #914
    [Deleted User]
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    CptMackey wrote: »
    Bring out the army and just shoot them. Don't bother with rubber bullets. Use live ammo. That will sort out these scum

    I`m sure they used to wish they could do the same up north when the their army and police were being bombed and shot. Experience shows that kind of thing makes these situations much worse


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    #915
    k.p.h
    Registered Users Posts: 1,645 ✭✭✭k.p.h


    CptMackey wrote: »
    Bring out the army and just shoot them. Don't bother with rubber bullets. Use live ammo. That will sort out these scum

    Scum ... Ah you mean the largely illiterate or poorly educated lower class people.


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    #916
    robinph
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    questionmark? wrote: »
    Their not firing on them. Public disorder control is all. No Constitution in place and the queen still retains some power that is rarely used. How far can this be let go. This could very easily spread right across the UK unless it is stopped very soon.

    The only times I can think of the army being on the streets is for anti terrorist stuff, a parade, or during a bin strike a looong time ago. Pretty serious for a western nation to deploy their full time military force against their own citizens, which is why NI required special orders to make it possible.


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    #917
    Mr. Denton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 867 ✭✭✭Mr. Denton


    KeithAFC wrote: »
    Makes that Dublin riot look utter rubbish now.

    They looked utter rubbish then. Basically a bunch of bored scumbags looking for an excuse to wear their Celtic jerseys.


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    #918
    Logical Fallacy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    This lady has some stones. Out giving trouble makers a crash course in how ****ing stupid they are.

    http://www.twitvid.com/4JTZH


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    #919
    scotchy
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    Biggins wrote: »
    The British Olympic committee must be watching this in horror.

    Should make for a fast time in the marathon.

    .

    💙 💛 💙 💛 💙 💛



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    #920
    Spudmonkey
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    Biggins wrote: »
    The emotional side of me does agree with you, the thinking practically side, is a bit more reluctant.
    Maybe water cannons (if they get there in time) might be a better option.

    The emotional side of me feels for the people who are losing their homes, property and businesses. :(


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    #921
    Kiera
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    UpTheSlashers wrote: »
    http://www.twitvid.com/4JTZH

    Fair play to her!


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    #922
    malafela
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    Does anybody know how bad things will have to get before the army are brought in?

    Seems like the police are becoming a bit over stretched, with it breaking out all over London now.


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    #923
    mike65
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    Sand wrote: »
    Just wondering when theyll call in the PSNI, the most experienced police force in the UK when it comes to dealing with rioters.

    Cue "What you boys need is a bit of Belfast efficiency" sketch.

    I'd wouldn't be surprised if senior PSNI officers were not on their way and possibly if this keeps going a few hundred members of the Army based on NI.
    They being used to this sort of thing.


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    #924
    Latchy
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    bernardo mac wrote: »
    No matter what extraordinary emergency action is taken,tragically,gunfire seems inevitable
    I'm surprised somebody hasn't taken a pot shot at the police in order to see what their reaction will be .

    Alan McCabe who is Irish and a landlord in Croyden was the man interviewed earlier on bbc news and so extreamly angry and shocked at what he was seeing


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    #925
    Namlub
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    k.p.h wrote: »
    Scum ... Ah you mean the largely illiterate or poorly educated lower class people.

    People aren't doing this because they're largely illiterate, they're doing it because they're scum.


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    #926
    Kensington
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    k.p.h wrote: »
    Scum ... Ah you mean the largely illiterate or poorly educated lower class people.
    No. They're scum.


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    #927
    Logical Fallacy
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    malafela wrote: »
    Does anybody know how bad things will have to get before the army are brought in?

    Seems like the police are becoming a bit over stretched, with it breaking out all over London now.

    It has to get pretty bad. Like, really ****ing bad. Couple of steps between the current situation and bringing in the army.

    It is, generally speaking, a really bad idea to deploy your armed forces against your populace.


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    #928
    oppenheimer1
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    karma_ wrote: »
    Fúck sake like, didn't we all criticise China and all the Middle East countries for doing this?

    Yes we did, but that was different. They were suppressing legitimate political protest. These are just mindless thugs who want free flatscreens and tracksuits.


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    #929
    mike65
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    Has boards had a breakdown?


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    #930
    recylingbin
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    Mr. Denton wrote: »
    They looked utter rubbish then. Basically a bunch of bored scumbags looking for an excuse to rob Celtic jerseys.
    fixed


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    #931
    Kiera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,130 ✭✭✭✭Kiera


    mike65 wrote: »
    Has boards had a breakdown?

    Eh? :confused:


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