This is getting ridiculous, its kicking off again for a 4th day and spreading to other cities.
Its just greedy bored teenagers looking for some fun ruining families lives and their own once they are caught.
I'm usually a big fan of rehabilitation over punishment for crimes but I just want all these people shot by plastic bullets and locked away for years. There is no excuse for looting and burning down peoples houses and businesses.
Whoa, how have I not heard of this? Is it that wide spread? I mean, I don't watch the news, but something like this should have caught my ear already, even living in the US.
In order to riot you usually need an excuse to do so. What are they rioting over? I am sorry my fellow English speakers from across the pond. Your fair city has unrest and it sucks :(
“When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don’t want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life’s manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!"
I'm not sure if those of you not in the UK can watch this but this video probably shows the average person behind the riots.
Basically they are from the really poor areas in London and have grown up hating "rich people" and the police. That they attacked (poor) shops in their own district shows that rich people means anyone.
It was triggered when the police shot and killed a suspected criminal on Thursday. There was a peaceful protest on Saturday and some twats hijacked it.
Its mostly school kids out for a laugh and free stuff and its resulting in this: and this .
1 person was shot last night and hundreds of lives have been wrecked by having their homes and businesses burnt down.
this reminds me of the riots in Canada after the Bruins won. Usually smart people doing dumb things with each other because they are mad. Why waste time acting like a freak anyway is beyond me.
All the rioters want is free stuff, there is no reason behind this at all.
Sounds like Holland a couple of years back. The government came up with the incentive of somewhat reforming high school studies. There was a whole story behind it, but nobody ever got past understanding one specific part that somewhat said "we used to have to study a minimum of X hours per year and now that's going to be X+100 hours per year". The end-result of it was stupid people rioting against something they didn't even really understand and smart people using the riot as a valid reason to leave school, after which they just went home and did whatever they liked.
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This is getting ridiculous, its kicking off again for a 4th day and spreading to other cities.
Its just greedy bored teenagers looking for some fun ruining families lives and their own once they are caught.
I'm usually a big fan of rehabilitation over punishment for crimes but I just want all these people shot by plastic bullets and locked away for years. There is no excuse for looting and burning down peoples houses and businesses.
Is there anyone here in London at the moment?
Why not use real bullets?
Whoa, how have I not heard of this? Is it that wide spread? I mean, I don't watch the news, but something like this should have caught my ear already, even living in the US.
Great to be back and part of the community again!
@TacoManStan: Go
Same here.
Maybe we should make lemonade out of these lemons, and someone could use these riots as inspiration for a new map. London Defense?
In order to riot you usually need an excuse to do so. What are they rioting over? I am sorry my fellow English speakers from across the pond. Your fair city has unrest and it sucks :(
@SkrowFunk: Go
I just have to quote Cave Johnson.
“When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don’t want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life’s manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!"
@Reaper872: Go
I'm not sure if those of you not in the UK can watch this but this video probably shows the average person behind the riots.
Basically they are from the really poor areas in London and have grown up hating "rich people" and the police. That they attacked (poor) shops in their own district shows that rich people means anyone.
It was triggered when the police shot and killed a suspected criminal on Thursday. There was a peaceful protest on Saturday and some twats hijacked it.
Its mostly school kids out for a laugh and free stuff and its resulting in this:
and this 
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1 person was shot last night and hundreds of lives have been wrecked by having their homes and businesses burnt down.
Oh good god. Now I need to post this again.
@Mozared: Go
Pretty much! Its all kicking off again anyway. The police might use plastic bullets tonight and have 10,000 extra men out tonight..
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this reminds me of the riots in Canada after the Bruins won. Usually smart people doing dumb things with each other because they are mad. Why waste time acting like a freak anyway is beyond me.
Too soon. But I giggled anyway >_>
@Eiviyn: Go
Tea with lemon?
We need this in the US, only like two hundreds times larger or so.
@petrov1: Go
I love tea with lemon...
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@Varine: Go
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London was in lockdown last night, but it spread to lots of other cities. 3 more killed last night and lots of vigilantes out and about.
All the rioters want is free stuff, there is no reason behind this at all.
Sounds like Holland a couple of years back. The government came up with the incentive of somewhat reforming high school studies. There was a whole story behind it, but nobody ever got past understanding one specific part that somewhat said "we used to have to study a minimum of X hours per year and now that's going to be X+100 hours per year". The end-result of it was stupid people rioting against something they didn't even really understand and smart people using the riot as a valid reason to leave school, after which they just went home and did whatever they liked.