Riots in England

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Craster wrote:

I bet they're loving it.

Syria have chipped in too, but I can't find the entry on the Guardian for it now.

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

Hulk hogan has given his response to the riots http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00jpw7j (not fake)

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Craster wrote:

I can't figure out what weird-arse software Riles uses that turns every quote into

Forum runner does something odd. Sometimes.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

I always just thought it was you passing a commentary on the content of the post you were quoting.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 16:27

devilman · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 16:27

Decca wrote:

Hulk hogan has given his response to the riots http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00jpw7j (not fake)

I can't listen to that as I'm at work, but I hope he's advocating sending wrestlers in to sort the looters out.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 16:27

Are you lot just reposting each other...

Mal both Trooper and Malia have posted that today... :DD

Malabelm · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 16:28

KovacsC wrote:

Are you lot just reposting each other...

Mal both Trooper and Malia have posted that today... :DD

I'm not reading your post.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

KovacsC wrote:

Are you lot just reposting each other...

Everyone has everyone on ignore.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22393

KovacsC wrote:

Are you lot just reposting each other...

Everyone has everyone on ignore.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Quiet in here today.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 16:37

I'm surprised no one's responded to your post, Gnomes - would have thought this was big news.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Everyone has gnomes on ignore.

Kern · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 16:39

There hasn't been any reports of violence in Scotland, has there?
I suppose if it breaks out in Edinburgh it would only be praised for being 'edgy'.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Kern wrote:

There hasn't been any reports of violence in Scotland, has there?
I suppose if it breaks out in Edinburgh it would only be praised for being 'edgy'.

No, but there was an excellent "good to be constantly reminded on twitter that our brave comedians are safe in Edinburgh" tweet went around this morning.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22393

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... rules.html

One of those girls has a message that is worth some intense scrutiny...

Alberto · **Joined:** 28th Jan, 2011 **Posts:** 1198

Trooper wrote:

One of those girls has a message that is worth some intense scrutiny...

Is the other one leaning on a croquet mallet?

ElephantBanjoGnome · **Joined:** 22nd Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 8175

Kern wrote:

There hasn't been any reports of violence in Scotland, has there?
I suppose if it breaks out in Edinburgh it would only be praised for being 'edgy'.

All's quiet here. Mind you, the streets are a riot of American tourists at the minute anyway. There's literally no room for anyone to start some shit.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

They should release all the carnivores from London Zoo. An enraged and suitably hungry lion would disperse a crowd pretty quickly.

EDIT I meant in London, but hell, works fine for tourists in Edinburgh too.

ElephantBanjoGnome · **Joined:** 22nd Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 8175

The only thing Edinburgh Zoo has is penguins. Pretty natty penguins mind you, they can break a man's arm.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22393

ElephantBanjoGnome wrote:

The only thing Edinburgh Zoo has is penguins. Pretty natty penguins mind you, they can break a man's arm.

You're thinking of ducks.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 17:08

There's rumours that it's going to tee off in Cardiff tonight.

Specifically Grangetown.

I live in Grangetown.

Almost certainly idle-gossip-bollocks, but I'll keep you posted. I'll be at Lord Rixondale's tonight for the traditional Tueday Meal & Movie, though he has informed me that I can crash at his if we get scary reports. You might get a new brand of Pete photography in the morning!

P.S: Look at my self-portrait in the Pics thread, you bastards.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 17:13

Trooper wrote:

ElephantBanjoGnome wrote:

The only thing Edinburgh Zoo has is penguins. Pretty natty penguins mind you, they can break a man's arm.

You're thinking of ducks.

You're getting confused; ducks can't look up.

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

devilman wrote:

Decca wrote:

Hulk hogan has given his response to the riots http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00jpw7j (not fake)

I can't listen to that as I'm at work, but I hope he's advocating sending wrestlers in to sort the looters out.

Why yes, yes he did. Brother. Oddly enough body-building forums have been organising today as well, look out for Muscleworks on Hague street as it seems to be where they are going to be making their big stand. I for one cannot wait for the youtube footage of the first 14 year old chav who tries it on.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22393

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/movers-and-s ... =zg_bs_tab

:DD

I hope they didn't go for super saver delivery!

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

I've been waiting for my sister to fuck off and leave my room and stop banging on about how they should all be shot and twitter should be shut down and facebook banned for about an hour. Fuck's sake.

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

This youtube is fucking awesome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wpEGRW7mSU

edit: I've put it in my sig as well.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

myoptikakaka wrote:

You're getting confused; ducks can't look up.

No, their quack is visible under UV lights.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Wrong. Penguins come with sachets of plum sauce.

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

Fucking hell... finally. Jesus. One more line about how these people are all benefit cheating scum and no wonder they're out rioting if they're all poor and have too many kids, and I think I would have stabbed her.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

The irony of someone who lives in a tax haven opining on the inequity of the widening gap between rich and poor is amusing.

I don't see how where I live has anything to do with this, man.

Decca · **Joined:** 23rd Jun, 2010 **Posts:** 2282

http://i.imgur.com/CqWeS.jpg

you are welcome.

You know the more I hear from MPs on this the more sympathy I have for the looters, none of them are acknowledging the root cause of the problems and this is from a Tory. Yes your city is a great place to live, but then your city is Notting hill.

devilman · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 17:29

Decca wrote:

devilman wrote:

Decca wrote:

Hulk hogan has given his response to the riots http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00jpw7j (not fake)

I can't listen to that as I'm at work, but I hope he's advocating sending wrestlers in to sort the looters out.

Why yes, yes he did. Brother. Oddly enough body-building forums have been organising today as well, look out for Muscleworks on Hague street as it seems to be where they are going to be making their big stand. I for one cannot wait for the youtube footage of the first 14 year old chav who tries it on.

I did wonder when this all started kicking off whether we'd see some hard nuts go out there to face up to the looters and whether the police might not overly rush to break it up.

devilman · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 17:33

sinister agent wrote:

Fucking hell... finally. Jesus. One more line about how these people are all benefit cheating scum and no wonder they're out rioting if they're all poor and have too many kids, and I think I would have stabbed her.

I had the joy of a coworker telling me that he assumed that the most of the trouble was carried out by black people, including the initial protest, as the bulk of crime is carried out by 'the blacks'.

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 17:34

My friend from Chapeltown commented, just below a picture of a car with a smashed rear screen on his street:

Quote:

Yeah... we got away with one shooting and a burned out car here last night... hopefully if there is more unrest it stays relatively low level.

Which is somewhat more calm that I think I would be.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Oh dear. From the beeb:

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The Independent Police Complaints commission says ballistic test results so far show no evidence that a handgun found at the scene of the fatal police shooting of Mark Duggan had been fired. It says the Forensic Science Service is carrying out further tests to confirm this

Also, fucking looters:

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Whuh

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1729: The Independent Police Complaints commission says ballistic test results so far show no evidence that a handgun found at the scene of the fatal police shooting of Mark Duggan had been fired. It says the Forensic Science Service is carrying out further tests to confirm this.

Woh

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1732: The IPCC says the Forensic Science Service has also confirmed that the bullet lodged in a police radio was police issue and consistent with being fired from a police gun.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22393

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Whuh

Quote:

1729: The Independent Police Complaints commission says ballistic test results so far show no evidence that a handgun found at the scene of the fatal police shooting of Mark Duggan had been fired. It says the Forensic Science Service is carrying out further tests to confirm this.

Woh

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1732: The IPCC says the Forensic Science Service has also confirmed that the bullet lodged in a police radio was police issue and consistent with being fired from a police gun.

Confirmation of what the police have been saying all along. Duggan had a blank firing gun that had been converted to live firing, he brandished it to armed police, he got shot.
It was the media who talked about a fire fight IIRC.

It's not going to help, but I don't see a problem with a drug dealer brandishing a weapon being shot, to be honest. I'm guessing the "mob" won't see it that way...

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

This is three day old news, man. Where've you been?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

No, it isn't. There were plenty of rumours of it being a 'police-issue bullet', but that was based on it being a dum-dum round, which anyone can make with a hacksaw. This is the first official report stating that Duggan never fired the gun.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

I'm too tired to type out a load of thoughts at the moment but Mary Riddell has pretty accurately captured a good chunk of feelings about all of this, it might at least provide a bit of an antidote to some of the surprising crashing of IQs around here today

Good article, I suggest you take 5 minutes out of your day to read it.

The implication is clear, this'll get a lot worse if the Tories continue with their slash and burn approach to public services and facilities in the poorest areas of the country, as the bankers continue to cream off tens of billions of pounds in bonuses for fucking up the world.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... s-out.html

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The view is gaining ground that social democracy, with its safety nets, its costly education and health care for all, is unsustainable in the bleak times ahead. The reality is that it is the only solution. After the Great Crash, Britain recalibrated, for a time. Income differentials fell, the welfare state was born and skills and growth increased.

That exact model is not replicable, but nor, as Adam Smith recognised, can a well-ordered society ever develop when a sizeable number of its members are miserable and, as a consequence, dangerous. This is not a gospel of determinism, for poverty does not ordain lawlessness. Nor, however, is it sufficient to heap contempt on the rioters as if they are a pariah caste.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

In other news. A new webapp tells if you are gonna be close to a riot tonight by entering your postcode. Riot tracker

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22393

sinister agent wrote:

This is three day old news, man. Where've you been?

By three day old, you mean findings just released by the IPCC 15 minutes ago...

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

Craster wrote:

No, it isn't. There were plenty of rumours of it being a 'police-issue bullet', but that was based on it being a dum-dum round, which anyone can make with a hacksaw. This is the first official report stating that Duggan never fired the gun.

The IPCC were confirming that the police had never claimed he opened fire yesterday.

In any case, this hasn't been about the Duggan shooting for at least 24 hours.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

In other news. A new webapp tells if you are gonna be close to a riot tonight by entering your postcode. Riot tracker

I started writing an irate response to that, then clicked it and laughed.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

sinister agent wrote:

In any case, this hasn't been about the Duggan shooting for at least 24 hours.

Oh, certainly - but anything that makes people more angry at police is hardly going to help matters.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22393

AtrocityExhibition wrote:

The implication is clear, this'll get a lot worse if the Tories continue with their slash and burn approach to public services and facilities in the poorest areas of the country, as the bankers continue to cream off tens of billions of pounds in bonuses for fucking up the world.

Or equally, this is down the last decade of labour breeding a sense of entitlement in an underclass that expects and gets given welfare without any expectation of having to contribute to society...

See, it's easy to politicise anything and accuse either side of failure, when in fact they are both equally to blame.

ElephantBanjoGnome · **Joined:** 22nd Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 8175

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14458424

Would anyone like to take this?

Jesus fucking christ. 'It's the government's fault... yeah.... the conservatives.... or whatever... I don't know'.

I would like to nailgun their fucking heads to a wall.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11898

I'm fed up of all this violence and crowd trouble mob rule etc, I am going to go play crackdown 2.

devilman · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 18:16

Bobbyaro wrote:

I'm fed up of all this violence and crowd trouble mob rule etc, I am going to go play crackdown 2.

Violent videogames are the root cause of all this.

(If they were cheaper, then folk could stay in and play 'em)

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