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DarkClarity · 8th Aug 2011, 01:16 PM

What are thoughts on the riots that have been happening in London in the past few days and are still happening right now?

Dominoflare · 8th Aug 2011, 01:23 PM

The riots are already over. Everyone's just looting now
But i think it's kinda sad to be honest

Kerze · 8th Aug 2011, 01:37 PM

It's just senseless violence by now and the constant reporting is making it worse. Whether or not what started it all was a good enough cause to justify the first riot is debatable, but by now barely anyone knows what they're rioting about, they're just going there to burn shit and take stuff, and every time a couple of people go somewhere new, the news say the riots have spread there and so more people go to that place and a riot actually does start. I'm surprised they haven't attacked westfeild actually, seems like a good place to loot.

Apparently it just spread to Acton and Ealing, which is getting quiet close to where I am; they won't come here though, the highlight of where I live is the bus stop.

DarkClarity · 8th Aug 2011, 01:49 PM

David Cameron is flying back from hoilday and there's going to be a emergency Cobra meeting tomorrow morning.

Dominoflare · 8th Aug 2011, 01:56 PM

The riots started because apparently some criminal carrying weapons got killed by the police
but some people said the guy hadn't been of any threat and hadn't deserved to be shot
so the riots started in tottenham and spread from there, it shouldn't have gone this far,
loads of people just got involved for no actual reason..it's just a pathetic excuse for meaningless violence
and as if it wasn't enough crap, a load of gypsys decide to ransack the place

DarkClarity · 8th Aug 2011, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dominoflare

The riots started because apparently some criminal carrying weapons got killed by the police
but some people said the guy hadn't been of any threat and hadn't deserved to be shot
so the riots started in tottenham and spread from there

The rioter are using this as an excuse so they can just steal things. As a Londoner I'm embarrased and they're making young people look even worse. I really hope that Cobra meeting tomorrow will make some sort of difference.

thylvin · 8th Aug 2011, 02:10 PM

Don;t know if you guys picked it up, but lately there are riots breaking out all over the world... is the people going crazy or is it just me?

They showed yesterday a riot in Mexico, then the authorities just opened fire and killed a few people!!!! Still want to know what will happen there. But these days i do not even want to watch TV, its riots here, ware there, unrest everywhere and economical problems making it worse all over.

DarkClarity · 8th Aug 2011, 02:15 PM

@ Concretehands and @ Dominoflare are you guys okay? Your not near any violence are you?

Dominoflare · 8th Aug 2011, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkClarity

@ Concretehands and @ Dominoflare are you guys okay? Your not near any violence are you?

Oh i'm fine

I'm currently in hertfordshire with my dad and brother so not near any threat, and the worst of the riot is over now so no worries, how about you?

DarkClarity · 8th Aug 2011, 02:32 PM

[QUOTE=Dominoflare;891009 Oh i'm fine

I'm currently in hertfordshire with my dad and brother so not near any threat, and the worst of the riot is over now so no worries, how about you?[/QUOTE]

I'm fine. Luckily there has not been any violence in my area.

Kerze · 8th Aug 2011, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkClarity

@ Concretehands and @ Dominoflare are you guys okay? Your not near any violence are you?

I'm fine, apparently there was something going on in two places in my borough which are both like 20/30 mins away form me on the bus but I don't see any reason why they'd come down here, no shops, not many houses and no police. One of my friends got caught in the original one in tottenham on her way home form work, she says she was alternating between pushing her way sideways through crowds and running away from them :S

Just checked Facebook, apparently somebody I know just went through town center and two pubs and a couple of shops got attacked

British Lad · 8th Aug 2011, 03:22 PM

I am in Coventry, the riots are horable and sencless and I feel the police in this country are not as equiped for Big riots as in the USA

Kerze · 8th Aug 2011, 03:43 PM

Shit; the shopping center is on fire, Tesco has been looted and loads of shops and restaurants along the green have been broken into. Cars are on fire and the station has been closed down. The local paper is live blogging it all

itzjoe · 8th Aug 2011, 04:15 PM

they were rioting in my area :/ - altho i was still in the car on the way back from wales

Kerze · 8th Aug 2011, 04:15 PM

Now they're breaking into houses around the center of Ealing, which is like 2 miles from where I am. It's kinda far away but I go there all the time, feels weird that it's so close...

PersonalTaste27 · 8th Aug 2011, 04:26 PM

i read on ign that the police r blaming the riotss on GTA lol

Dominoflare · 8th Aug 2011, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PersonalTaste27

i read on ign that the police r blaming the riotss on GTA lol

That's not true, the police are blaming it the dimwits involved

They're breaking into houses now, really what exactly is the point of this? all these retards need to get lives and move on. They're just taking the piss now
This whole thing is a joke, a pathetic, pointless and utterly sad joke.

Kerze · 8th Aug 2011, 04:39 PM

My friend is on facebook saying he can hear the police trying to stop people breaking to houses about 1 or 2 streets over

FJ Cruiser · 8th Aug 2011, 04:40 PM

This might sound crazy, but is it possible that it's just a bunch of anarchists using any excuse to riot/demonstrate? That's what happened in Vancouver a few months ago. This sounds too large and too random to not have some sort of planning behind it.

Dominoflare · 8th Aug 2011, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Concretehands

My friend is on facebook saying he can hear the police trying to stop people breaking to houses about 1 or 2 streets over

what area does your friend live in?

8th Aug 2011, 01:16 PM	#1
DarkClarity Just a miserable pile of secrets. Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Kinsey 4 Bisexual. Out Status: Not out at all Location: England, UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,025 Join Date: May 2011	The riots in London What are thoughts on the riots that have been happening in London in the past few days and are still happening right now? __________________ I'm not a human being. I am merely a product of capital. I solely exist to carry out the will of capital. I will work, comsume and die all in order to preserve the status quo, to preserve inequality, famine, poverty and injustice, to preserve individualism and materialism, to preserve Capitalism.

8th Aug 2011, 01:23 PM	#2
Dominoflare Starving Musician Regular Member Gender: Female Orientation: Bi-Winning Location: London, UK Posts: 235 Join Date: Jul 2011	Re: The riots in London The riots are already over. Everyone's just looting now But i think it's kinda sad to be honest __________________ {Insert Signature here} Last edited by Dominoflare; 8th Aug 2011 at 01:28 PM..

8th Aug 2011, 01:37 PM	#3
Kerze Formerly Concretehands Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: two Location: London Town Age: 17 Posts: 1,297 Join Date: Aug 2010	Re: The riots in London It's just senseless violence by now and the constant reporting is making it worse. Whether or not what started it all was a good enough cause to justify the first riot is debatable, but by now barely anyone knows what they're rioting about, they're just going there to burn shit and take stuff, and every time a couple of people go somewhere new, the news say the riots have spread there and so more people go to that place and a riot actually does start. I'm surprised they haven't attacked westfeild actually, seems like a good place to loot. Apparently it just spread to Acton and Ealing, which is getting quiet close to where I am; they won't come here though, the highlight of where I live is the bus stop. __________________ Please Understand. We don't want no trouble, we just want the right to be different. That's all. - Pulp/Different Class Last edited by Kerze; 8th Aug 2011 at 01:42 PM..

8th Aug 2011, 01:49 PM	#4
DarkClarity Just a miserable pile of secrets. Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Kinsey 4 Bisexual. Out Status: Not out at all Location: England, UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,025 Join Date: May 2011	Re: The riots in London David Cameron is flying back from hoilday and there's going to be a emergency Cobra meeting tomorrow morning. __________________ I'm not a human being. I am merely a product of capital. I solely exist to carry out the will of capital. I will work, comsume and die all in order to preserve the status quo, to preserve inequality, famine, poverty and injustice, to preserve individualism and materialism, to preserve Capitalism.

8th Aug 2011, 01:56 PM	#5
Dominoflare Starving Musician Regular Member Gender: Female Orientation: Bi-Winning Location: London, UK Posts: 235 Join Date: Jul 2011	Re: The riots in London The riots started because apparently some criminal carrying weapons got killed by the police but some people said the guy hadn't been of any threat and hadn't deserved to be shot so the riots started in tottenham and spread from there, it shouldn't have gone this far, loads of people just got involved for no actual reason..it's just a pathetic excuse for meaningless violence and as if it wasn't enough crap, a load of gypsys decide to ransack the place __________________ {Insert Signature here}

8th Aug 2011, 02:10 PM	#7
thylvin Green thumb Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Windhoek Age: 32 Posts: 860 Join Date: Jun 2011	Re: The riots in London Don;t know if you guys picked it up, but lately there are riots breaking out all over the world... is the people going crazy or is it just me? They showed yesterday a riot in Mexico, then the authorities just opened fire and killed a few people!!!! Still want to know what will happen there. But these days i do not even want to watch TV, its riots here, ware there, unrest everywhere and economical problems making it worse all over. __________________ You are who you are, unique and a beautiful person. You are the only one of your kind and let no one tell you any diffrent, they are usualy jealous of you. F the people We are the people!!!!

8th Aug 2011, 02:15 PM	#8
DarkClarity Just a miserable pile of secrets. Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Kinsey 4 Bisexual. Out Status: Not out at all Location: England, UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,025 Join Date: May 2011	Re: The riots in London @ Concretehands and @ Dominoflare are you guys okay? Your not near any violence are you? __________________ I'm not a human being. I am merely a product of capital. I solely exist to carry out the will of capital. I will work, comsume and die all in order to preserve the status quo, to preserve inequality, famine, poverty and injustice, to preserve individualism and materialism, to preserve Capitalism.

8th Aug 2011, 02:32 PM	#10
DarkClarity Just a miserable pile of secrets. Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Kinsey 4 Bisexual. Out Status: Not out at all Location: England, UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,025 Join Date: May 2011	Re: The riots in London [QUOTE=Dominoflare;891009 Oh i'm fine I'm currently in hertfordshire with my dad and brother so not near any threat, and the worst of the riot is over now so no worries, how about you?[/QUOTE] I'm fine. Luckily there has not been any violence in my area. __________________ I'm not a human being. I am merely a product of capital. I solely exist to carry out the will of capital. I will work, comsume and die all in order to preserve the status quo, to preserve inequality, famine, poverty and injustice, to preserve individualism and materialism, to preserve Capitalism.

8th Aug 2011, 03:22 PM	#12
British Lad EC Biggest Tarantino fan Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: As bent as a roundabout Out Status: What Closet Location: West Midlands Posts: 1,275 Join Date: Apr 2010	Re: The riots in London I am in Coventry, the riots are horable and sencless and I feel the police in this country are not as equiped for Big riots as in the USA __________________ Who ever sayed "Ignorance is bliss" was a moron.

8th Aug 2011, 03:43 PM	#13
Kerze Formerly Concretehands Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: two Location: London Town Age: 17 Posts: 1,297 Join Date: Aug 2010	Re: The riots in London Shit; the shopping center is on fire, Tesco has been looted and loads of shops and restaurants along the green have been broken into. Cars are on fire and the station has been closed down. The local paper is live blogging it all __________________ Please Understand. We don't want no trouble, we just want the right to be different. That's all. - Pulp/Different Class

8th Aug 2011, 04:15 PM	#14
itzjoe EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: mostly gay Out Status: 10 friends and parents Location: London Age: 14 Posts: 355 Join Date: Dec 2010	Re: The riots in London they were rioting in my area :/ - altho i was still in the car on the way back from wales __________________ “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown” ― H.P. Lovecraft

8th Aug 2011, 04:15 PM	#15
Kerze Formerly Concretehands Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: two Location: London Town Age: 17 Posts: 1,297 Join Date: Aug 2010	Re: The riots in London Now they're breaking into houses around the center of Ealing, which is like 2 miles from where I am. It's kinda far away but I go there all the time, feels weird that it's so close... __________________ Please Understand. We don't want no trouble, we just want the right to be different. That's all. - Pulp/Different Class

8th Aug 2011, 04:26 PM	#16
PersonalTaste27 EC Addict Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: A few people Location: Minnesota Age: 27 Posts: 288 Join Date: Jul 2011	Re: The riots in London i read on ign that the police r blaming the riotss on GTA lol __________________ Uh, okay. I don't know what you people do in Costa-Guata-Mexi-Rico... But here in America, we don't eat birds.

8th Aug 2011, 04:39 PM	#18
Kerze Formerly Concretehands Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: two Location: London Town Age: 17 Posts: 1,297 Join Date: Aug 2010	Re: The riots in London My friend is on facebook saying he can hear the police trying to stop people breaking to houses about 1 or 2 streets over __________________ Please Understand. We don't want no trouble, we just want the right to be different. That's all. - Pulp/Different Class

8th Aug 2011, 04:40 PM	#19
FJ Cruiser EC Addict Full Member Gender: Guy Orientation: Guys Out Status: immediate family, a few friends Location: Deep in the Heart Age: 19 Posts: 520 Join Date: Jul 2011	Re: The riots in London This might sound crazy, but is it possible that it's just a bunch of anarchists using any excuse to riot/demonstrate? That's what happened in Vancouver a few months ago. This sounds too large and too random to not have some sort of planning behind it.

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