I'm not from London, or English but watching BBC Newsnight leaves me morally enraged! How can these idiots attempt to justify their out & out thuggery? Thankfully they are seen as just exactly what they are...THUGS! At the end of the day...they are hurting nobody but innocent people & the excuse that just because they grew up poor justifies their actions is an insult to all those who struggle every day but don't go around looting from their neighbours or destroying the streets. And paraphrasing Martin Luther King don't get me started!!!!
The political wrangling by some attempting to feather their cap for when this is over is just disgusting but isn't all politics. The sensationalism by the media, insinuating that the government are not doing enough - good god people they were on vacation. It happens every year so stop pretending you're shocked that they were not there. You can scream from the top of the tallest building (if any are left standing) at the end of all this if it turns out that well someone sent them an sms or email to let them know they were about to attempt to destroy London or other cities.
Those saying the police are not doing enough...well unfortunately the police are damned it they do & damned if they don't. Fingers crossed that the "neighbourhood watch" that's going on in London tonight will not lead to any innocent people losing their lives or getting seriously injured.
What happened with the shooting of Mark Duggan is questionable but let his family take that fight as they the did (peacefully) on Saturday. Today's looters really don't care what happened in those events. If they do, can they explain to me how stealing a plasma screen tv and new pair of trainers is going to help with the situation the Duggan family find themselves in? I don't expect anyone to be knocking on my door with an answer to that any time soon...
Thankfully all family & friends living in England are safe and have not been directly impacted. Let's hope it stays this way!
The political wrangling by some attempting to feather their cap for when this is over is just disgusting but isn't all politics. The sensationalism by the media, insinuating that the government are not doing enough - good god people they were on vacation. It happens every year so stop pretending you're shocked that they were not there. You can scream from the top of the tallest building (if any are left standing) at the end of all this if it turns out that well someone sent them an sms or email to let them know they were about to attempt to destroy London or other cities.
Those saying the police are not doing enough...well unfortunately the police are damned it they do & damned if they don't. Fingers crossed that the "neighbourhood watch" that's going on in London tonight will not lead to any innocent people losing their lives or getting seriously injured.
What happened with the shooting of Mark Duggan is questionable but let his family take that fight as they the did (peacefully) on Saturday. Today's looters really don't care what happened in those events. If they do, can they explain to me how stealing a plasma screen tv and new pair of trainers is going to help with the situation the Duggan family find themselves in? I don't expect anyone to be knocking on my door with an answer to that any time soon...
Thankfully all family & friends living in England are safe and have not been directly impacted. Let's hope it stays this way!
