Riots in Tottenham, London! (NO RACIST COMMENTS)

StonedPenguin · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:28

Tefal · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:28

Can we not just get a battalion of Gurkhas, replace their knives with batons and tell them not to come back till every last one is limping to the nearest ER?

Danthus · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:29

Chain gangs, one gang I would like to see Cameron promoting.

rz30 · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:30

Tefal said:
Can we not just get a battalion of Gurkhas, replace their knives with batons and tell them not to come back till every last one is limping to the nearest ER?

That's the reason your getting a kicking right now, your arrogance. you assume others will do your dirty work.

Amnesia · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:32

kwerk said:
Is there a curfew on? How can they just run up and start battering anyone in the street? Those boys were just riding bikes down the road.

then maybe they need to get the **** off the streets that time of the night so the police can do their jobs without the scum instantly blending with the public and vanishing.

Merlin5 · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:32

OldCoals said:
Chain gangs, one gang I would like to see Cameron promoting.

I say bring back the stocks

valkia · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:32

This was emailed and appeared on BBC new front page "Pete, Manchester e-mails: The e-petition about removing benefits is worrying. If a basic means of income is removed what are these people going to turn to? More burglary and crime I bet."

Has a point I guess.

philip2009 · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:33

Just watching the London local news on ITV ... 90% of the public want the police to use water cannon, 65% rubber bullets, and 33% live ammo.

Raymond Lin · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:33

valkia said:
This was emailed and appeared on BBC new front page "Pete, Manchester e-mails: The e-petition about removing benefits is worrying. If a basic means of income is removed what are these people going to turn to? More burglary and crime I bet."

Has a point I guess.

Or get a job?

hola_adios · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:33

valkia said:
This was emailed and appeared on BBC new front page "Pete, Manchester e-mails: The e-petition about removing benefits is worrying. If a basic means of income is removed what are these people going to turn to? More burglary and crime I bet."

Has a point I guess.

Making laws in the heat of the moment is never wise.

Danthus · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:34

valkia said:
This was emailed and appeared on BBC new front page "Pete, Manchester e-mails: The e-petition about removing benefits is worrying. If a basic means of income is removed what are these people going to turn to? More burglary and crime I bet."

Has a point I guess.

Well free houses and benefits didn't stop it happening did it!

Tefal · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:35

rz30 said:
That's the reason your getting a kicking right now, your arrogance. you assume others will do your dirty work.

ey?

It's a long drive to London and I don't think the police are that keen on vigilantes.

Gurkhas have proven time and again to be an amazing asset to the British army (and many other armies) and more than capable of laying down the hurt, plus now they all finally have the right to live here i'm sure they'll be happy to help

Danthus · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:36

The public patrolling the streets is a recipe for disaster.

sigma · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:36

Raymond Lin said:
Or get a job?

Have you seen the state of the economy?

I gather most of these people will have next to no education.

Catch 22 sadly.

Jono · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:36

Raymond Lin said:
Or get a job?

Don't be ridiculous. Then they'll have to pay back the taxes they just took back, innit?

gothic_hobbit · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:36

Fightback ?

Shouldn't that be fight back ?

dazza13 · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:36

Amnesia said:
then maybe they need to get the **** off the streets that time of the night so the police can do their jobs without the scum instantly blending with the public and vanishing.

Also how do we know they had not been looting and there position radio'd on to those officers who intercepted them?

Good on them I say bet those lads won't be back on the streets tonight.

Vulcan · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:37

valkia said:
This was emailed and appeared on BBC new front page "Pete, Manchester e-mails: The e-petition about removing benefits is worrying. If a basic means of income is removed what are these people going to turn to? More burglary and crime I bet."

Has a point I guess.

Oh so we should throw money at them hoping they won't break the law?

How about we stand up to them instead. Enjoy smashing windows? Then enjoy your prison food.

hibernian1875 · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:37

Tefal said:
ey?

It's a long drive to London and I don't think the police are that keen on vigilantes.

Gurkhas have proven time and again to be an amazing asset to the British army (and many other armies) and more than capable of laying down the hurt, plus now they all finally have the right to live here i'm sure they'll be happy to help

http://www.army.mod.uk/news/23796.aspx

I wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of this guy

UK-AL05 · 10 Aug 2011 at 18:37

There is not enough information in that video for me to form an opinion. Having a scrap someone so you can arrest someone is one thing, kicking them when they are on the floor when they can't move is another but the camera seems to move, so you can't see what they are doing when he is down.