London - Tottenham Riots

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"More than 40 people have been arrested after rioting saw police attacked, buildings looted and vehicles set alight in Tottenham, north London." - BBC

So I turn on the news when I walk downstairs and I find that half of London is on fire. Apparently I have read that the reason is beause of the Police opened fire on someone or something like that, my sources aren't very clear. I'd love to see the reason why this massive rioting is all over British news. Police cars and buses on fire and 23 police officers injured. From the video's it was quite a site to look at.
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Home Secretary Theresa May condemned the violence saying: "Such disregard for public safety and property will not be tolerated and the Metropolitan Police have my full support in restoring order."
Labour MP for the area David Lammy said the community which "was already hurting has had its heart ripped out". He added: "This is an attack on Tottenham, on people, shopkeepers, women, children, now standing homeless."
A Downing Street spokesman called the rioting "utterly unacceptable".

London's deputy mayor Kit Malthouse said: "It's absolutely outrageous to see it on the streets of London. We'll do as much as we can to ensure there's no recurrence tonight."
An 18-year-old man, who did not want to give his name, said: "Police know what they should have done, they should have come to speak to the community themselves. They don't care."
The Reverend Nims Obunge, Pastor at the Freedom's Ark Church, in Tottenham, said: "It is right that this community should have questions they have answered. Until those questions are answered I don't think we can effectively rebuild the community."

Sources from the BBC news website. Linkes above.

I am still doing some research so it may become clear about the rioting in time.
 
It's shocking that these things can be never too far away and that anyone can be caught up in them. Evidently the shooting of Mark Duggan caused an uproar in the community since it was out of the blue and I'm sure many residents were mourning his loss.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2022670/Gangster-Mark-Duggan-shot-police-London-cab-shootout.html
 
I send my condolences to the families that live in the area. #prayforlondon is the most popular trending topic in the world on twitter.

EDIT: #londonriots is also a trending topic coming out on the #3 spot.
 
I think the most reasonable thing in regards to common sense is the UK police officers that shot Mark Duggan should be tried for abusing their powers considering that Mark was an innocent civilian and he didn't commit a single crime in order to be shot unless If he was guilty for a crime and was supposed to be arrested but shooting him I still consider that abuse of power on the UK police's side. The man was a father of 4 children yet If he didn't commit a crime and he's innocent until proven guilty why shoot?

I still think the riots regarding to Mark Duggan is a bit shady as the real reason why riots are going on in Britian is because of economic woes, unemployment, higher taxes, and cuts. The U.S. Credit Rating Downgrade might of had something to do with it but it's still unconfirmed as of now. I'm disappointed that something like this is happening to a prosperous country like Great Britian. Heck the riots in Egypt and Tunisia during the
Arab Spring were much much worse than what's going on in the UK right now.

The difference between those riots were that Egypt was trying to stand up for themselves and promote democracy for their own country while in the UK there already is democracy in that country and has been for ages. Yet they've had a few riots before one or two during the 70's and 80's If I recall so yeah everything will work itself out eventually. Still hearing about this is pretty bad and weird as it sounds I'm concerned on how it could effect the global stock markets.
 
It just keeps getting worse now. The title may as well be changed to English riots, because they're breaking out everywhere.
Since the posting of the thread, Hackney, Liverpool, Birmingham and more of London have broken out in riots. They're ruining their life reputations by doing this. It's amazing how a few people rioting can spread to hundreds. It's even worse when you consider that everyday civilians like us could get caught up in it.
 
I am absolutely disgusted by the behaviour of these opportunistic animals and I want every single one of them brought to justice. It's only a matter of time before people start getting killed.

What an atrocious event to be tied to the memory of Mark Duggan.
 
It's been spreading throughout the whole country recently, and it's being encouraged, with everyone being told that they should join in.
Everyone who participates in these riots is in danger of not getting a good job in the future because of their records. It's atrocious seeing all of these shops and buildings wrecked and burnt down, and I fear for the lives of people closely involved. It needs to stop before it happens everywhere.
On a not surprising note, Professor Green's Jungle lyrics say it all about what's going on. I've never seen song lyrics more accurate.

I'm also surprised at the lack of British members on here. I thought that this thread would be filled with posts, but it seems that there are few of us that can relate to it.
 
As I was watching the news, I saw the extent of the rioting. Wow, is all I can say. Many people have been left homeless. Houses and flats burned down and people just barely making it out alive. I seriously have no idea why this is causing so much fuss. I haven't seen this much devastation since the Egyptian rioting, that was over how the country was run, I guess this could very well be the case for Britain.

Someone also reported that people were breaking into Charity Shop, in a high street. Who breaks into a Charity shop that is in the high street? This is one of my reasons to believe that the young people are doing it just for fun. That's what happens in this country I guess. Safety and Power in Groups and Fire. It's just petty rioting now, some people may be in it for their own reasons but I highly doubt that everyone is in it for Mark or the Bank.

And Mark was shot for opening fire first. Star Wars remake excuse. After Mark Duggan was shot dead for this reason, a bullet was found lodged in the officers radio. Makes me think if Mark hadn't missed, would these riots continue? That might come off as an bad thing to say...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14459516
 
Interesting to get some insight on Duggan's case.
Over 500 have been arrested, with over 100 arrests in Birmingham.
A furniture store in Croydon that was nearly 150 years old has been burned down, and that's the media's main focus. It's shocking, and there's talk of more cases tonight. One has already died, and the best we can do is keep it at that. My thoughts go to the man's family.
 
It is just people taking advantage of a poor situation. These people do not care about the guy who was shot. Some might say it is because of the economy and what not, but how is this going to help their economic problems at all? Torching and looting local businesses? All they are doing is making it worse. People will be out of a job, lose their home, etc. All these rioters want is a new xbox and to watch something burn.
 
Sky (one of the biggest broadband companies in the UK) is doing a featured case on why the riots are happening. I'll have to try and catch that, although it can't all be believed.
 
I am utterly disgusted by these rioters! They are just greedy scum that deserve to be put on trial, as all they probably want is a new Xbox and something burning down.
 
@ OU Pokemon:

Don't be so hasty to describe them as greedy scum - some probably have very reasonable intentions. I live in the UK, not near Tottenham, but I'm in New York now, so I haven't read the newspapers to see the full story.
 
We need to riot in the US more. Too bad there isn't an app for it.
 
Chiraami said:
@ OU Pokemon:

Don't be so hasty to describe them as greedy scum - some probably have very reasonable intentions. I live in the UK, not near Tottenham, but I'm in New York now, so I haven't read the newspapers to see the full story.
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It's more or less being described as (at least where I live) "idiots raiding places and starting fires for 360's riot"
When a big riot becomes like this in any country that has chavs or people like this it always boils down to mindless looting and rioting. Eventually leading to death and injury like it has done now. It may have very well started with the death and shooting of Mark Duggan, or the economy. We can't exactly ask them when they are rioting. I wouldn't know why anyone would want to steal a T.V. to get back at the Police for shooting Mark Duggan.
 
They're just using it as a way to make something out of it and seize the moment whilst everyone else is. Whilst the BBC's interviewed residents had vaious reasons, they were mainly about taxes. One woman said that it's paying us back the value of the taxes. Not an exact quote, but funny nonetheless.
 
@ Pokemedic
That's not even funny. I wasn't in London, (where I live) at the time of the riots, but I was really scared that my (or my friends) houses would be torched or looted. Rioting is Not Cool.
 
@Corabed: The actual reason the explained is funny, not the rioting, injuries and theft in general. Rioting because the economy is bad, give me a break.

@pieapple: Even if it was out of the blue, it still does not provoke the massive riot that followed.
 
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