Thread: Riots in London....

I have friends in Croydon, they have two young children who are petrified, it's disgusting :(

Originally Posted by ophidian

Isn't there one incident in Birmingham ? Not really stretching across the country but dont let facts get in the way ;)

well the facts are now there, sadly NOW anarchy is gripping the UK, the great social experiment has failed. lets get back to real law and order and bring back respect in our schools etc

Just had an email off friends back in Manchester and its not looking great there either,lets hope it DOESNT get worse and some control can be taken back for everyones sakes.

Cal x

Unbelievably it has now spread to Cornwall

These are the REAL Londoners, not the tiny minority of thugs and scum trying their best to destroy it which of course they will never do as they can't break the British bulldog spirit.

In a strange way there could end up being a real silver lining to this, it shows that social media can be used for good and not just bad. It seems to be really pulling genuine Londoners together, good on 'em.
http://www.facebook.com/londoncleanup?sk=wall

Originally Posted by ophidian

I have been reading on other forums and I am amazed at some of the comments, there are some who seem to be almost pleased watching what is happening and being quite smug, it is disgusting to read some of it.
This can happen anywhere, look at America, Canada and even here at Cronulla. It sickens me that some can take a weird sort of pleasure in it to prove a point. Very sad indeed.

I agree, so smug about it, almost like patting eachother on the back "isn't it great that we moved to Aus, how clever are we, I told you so" blah blah blah. Any reason to justify their move, whatever, just move on.
Riots happened before in the Uk, and then the country moved on..... as it always do.

50 year pay freeze, 200% youth unemployment, £600 a month for electricity. ;)

14 months of grey and miserable weather, 13 months of freezing cold.
Need bullet proof vest when stepping out front door, kids intoxicated on cider, everyone's house is to be repossesed, all schools and unis to be closed.....
seagull pinching packet of crisps


Shhh..... don't tell peacock, he'll be wondering what happened in the uk.

Why have you only highlighted the good bits about the UK ?

Originally Posted by dewdrop

14 months of grey and miserable weather, 13 months of freezing cold.
Need bullet proof vest when stepping out front door, kids intoxicated on cider, everyone's house is to be repossesed, all schools and unis to be closed.....
seagull pinching packet of crisps


Shhh..... don't tell peacock, he'll be wondering what happened in the uk.

I just watched a wonderful video on the BBC news website showing people from all over London helping to clear up after the riots, people were commenting on how it has bought the communities together and made them determined to not let the scum get away with it.