Riots in Tottenham, London! (NO RACIST COMMENTS)

Muzza1875 · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:42

eggcup said:
+1000000000000000

10000000000000000000000000001

I seen this on bbc news earlier and was going to post about it, glad others feel the same way.
Like someone mentioned before stupidity is the root of all evil

Wicksta · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:42

Draeger said:
Didn't actually click at first that the restaurant owner is actually Adrian Mills of "That's Life".

I got confused as I walked in and thought "Adrian Mills!" and then they signed him off as a restaurant owner.

Dark Sun · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:43

Who is this moron on Sky

badcompany · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:43

People currently being stopped and searched in #Ipswich town centre. Apparently there are plans for looting to take place here. How sad.

from twitter , not sure if real

gothic_hobbit · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:43

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/7337

The petition increase is reassuringly astounding

Wicksta · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:43

Dark Sun said:
Who is this moron on Sky

Kay Burley.

badcompany · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:43

Dark Sun said:
Who is this moron on Sky

too hungry , lol

flibbage0 · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:44

Shikarilol said:
The young lad talking on BBC News is talking a lot of sense. If only his fellow community members who were taking part in the riots could hear him.

Watching BBC news, doesn't that news reporter normally present Newsround (the program to explain news for 10 year old kids)

Muzza1875 · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:44

Shikarilol said:
The young lad talking on BBC News is talking a lot of sense. If only his fellow community members who were taking part in the riots could hear him.

+ 1 just watched that lad and gave me a bit of hope for Mankind, why cant the rest of the youth be like this?

L33 · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:44

What on earth is this idiot hippy on sky news rambling on about

Vampire · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:44

Just heard from a friend in Swindon centre that a gang of chavs are smashing up shops along Manchester road, heading for the bus station / town centre.

I really hope it's just a small group of idiots, and the Police will crush them.

joxang · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:44

Robbo said:
Some fat tart 'charity worker' on Sky News now blaming the cuts for everything and it's not the fault of the poor young people. Grrr.

She's talking about graduate unemployment as well. You see any graduates looting Waterstones?

And lol @ "their robo-cop vehicles".

Thorien · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:44

Muzza1875 said:
+ 1 just watched that lad and gave me a bit of hope for Mankind

What did he say?

Wicksta · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:44

badcompany said:
People currently being stopped and searched in #Ipswich town centre. Apparently there are plans for looting to take place here. How sad.

from twitter , not sure if real

So you'll post it anyway. Just like everyone was passing on false information yesterday on Twitter.

flibbage0 · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:44

Is this the longest OCUK thread???

Robbo · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:45

joxang said:
And lol @ "their robo-cop vehicles".

Wont somebody please think of the children.

fail at the internets · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:45

krooton said:
Some states in the US are trialling drugs tests for welfare claimants... I wonder how well that would go down here.

waste of money also the guy who wanted that to happen owned the company that he proposed carried out the tests, all just a money spin for himself.

Dr Who · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:45

-|ScottFree|- said:
Tottenham have just signed a new forward from Italy

Grabatelli

Sugar! water just came out of my nose, my laptop got soaked.

Paul11 · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:45

I was in North London this morning and I saw a bloke in a wheelchair.

I said to him, "What happened to you?" He replied, "I was in Nam."

I said, "What, Vietnam?" He said, "No. Tottenham."

StriderX · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:45

karlbbb said:
The law abiding people will stay inside, leaving scummers and police on the streets. Simple. People who disobey a law (in this case, a curfew) are then in the same pool of people rioting and looting? One group for Police to deal with.

joxang said:
Why not? Curfew is the classic way to deal with these things. If you're out after the curfew time then you're the bad guy. Makes it easy to prevent collateral, and easy to arrest the infringers.

If the rioters all hide indoors then that's the object isn't it? You've stopped the looting. Then keep the curfew until you can arrest all those who're responsible.

Problem is the liberal section of the public and the public freedoms people would never stand for a curfew. OMFG RIGHTS INFREINGEMENT.

Oops, my mistake, made a silly there.

Never mind my statement then.