UK riots

[nicenice]

I never said anything about a black working class.

[futures_untold]

I reckon most of yesterdays upset was done 'for the lulz' tbh.

No political motive or agenda, just a bit of a giggle and some free stuff that many people can't normally afford.

It doesn't make it right, but I understand it, because it's the sort of thing I was doing when I was 14!

[magma]

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast urged the British government to order the police to stop their violent confrontation with the people, IRNA reported in the early hours of Tuesday.

Mehmanparast asked the British government to start dialogue with the protesters and to listen to their demands in order to calm the situation down.

BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY!

[Mr Hyde]

On the plus side, I'm glad Dave came out and condemned the violence. I wasn't sure which way he was going to fall on that one.

You serious?!? Of course he was going to condem it, what else would he do?!

[cityzen]

On the plus side, I'm glad Dave came out and condemned the violence. I wasn't sure which way he was going to fall on that one.

You serious?!? Of course he was going to condem it, what else would he do?!

Are YOU serious?

[wub]

Brilliant- http://catchalooter.tumblr.com/

[node]

On the plus side, I'm glad Dave came out and condemned the violence. I wasn't sure which way he was going to fall on that one.

You serious?!? Of course he was going to condem it, what else would he do?!

Yeah, i think that may have been a tad sarcastic...

[Mr Hyde]

On the plus side, I'm glad Dave came out and condemned the violence. I wasn't sure which way he was going to fall on that one.

You serious?!? Of course he was going to condem it, what else would he do?!

Yeah, i think that may have been a tad sarcastic...

ohhhhh!

[Pedro Sánchez]

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast urged the British government to order the police to stop their violent confrontation with the people, IRNA reported in the early hours of Tuesday.

Mehmanparast asked the British government to start dialogue with the protesters and to listen to their demands in order to calm the situation down.

BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY!

Lmao, like it's political most of these clowns can't spell political let alone know the meaning of the word.

[nicenice]

When the poor are good we want to help them, when they kick up a fuss because they're mistreated we want to kick em back down.

As things develop the air of race and class discrimination grows.

The middle class love to sit their looking down from their moral high ground.

[pulkpull]

On the plus side, I'm glad Dave came out and condemned the violence. I wasn't sure which way he was going to fall on that one.

You serious?!? Of course he was going to condem it, what else would he do?!

Clearly my sarcasm meter is way off.

My point is that if all the man this country has elected as leader can do is come out and say it's "sickening" then why not elect a monkey, or me. I could do that job. Of course it's fucking sickening. And of course he was going to say that - I didn't actually think he'd side with the rioters.

When people were clamoring for the gov't to make a statement and show some kind of initiative, what they wanted was not a useless soundbite that could have come from LITERALLY ANYONE, what they wanted was genuine ideas. He has none, clearly.

[Mr Hyde]

When the poor are good we want to help them, when they kick up a fuss because they're mistreated we want to kick em back down.

As things develop the air of race and class discrimination grows.

The middle class love to sit their looking down from their moral high ground.

I'd say in this case they do have quite a moral high ground over people that burn down local shops and houses for fun!

[nicenice]

Tonight should be interesting. Wonder where the first guns will be bought out.

[cityzen]

Brilliant- http://catchalooter.tumblr.com/

'Yout' in the grey tracksuit in the third and fourth photo down needs to get got. He was causing so much trouble in Hackney yesterday.

[Pedro Sánchez]

When the poor are good we want to help them, when they kick up a fuss because they're mistreated we want to kick em back down.

As things develop the air of race and class discrimination grows.

The middle class love to sit their looking down from their moral high ground.

Fuck are you on about, I as many others come from the same backgrounds as these little fucks, white, black or asian they are just tnuc's, class or race has nothing nothing to do with acting like that, some of these twats are 'middle class' and 'white' you prick.

[LA_Boxers]

Got a txt saying its kicked off in Selsdon and Addington.

[Johoosh]

Fully lol'd

[JBoy]

@nicenice, sounds like you condone all of this, it has nothing to do with race or class, just people being bastards for the sake of it. I bet half of the people involved have just jumped on it for the fun factor.

[nicenice]

When the poor are good we want to help them, when they kick up a fuss because they're mistreated we want to kick em back down.

As things develop the air of race and class discrimination grows.

The middle class love to sit their looking down from their moral high ground.

I'd say in this case they do have quite a moral high ground over people that burn down local shops and houses for fun!

I never said what they are doing is justifiable. Its alright when a largely middle class and educated population goes out to smash shop windows on oxford street and cause havok in London but when the poor do it the educated and middle class just can't understand why anyone would want to do this.

[death_cafe]

I'm in Hackney. Riot police at both ends of our road last night. All the local crews out, seemingly primarily focused on getting one over on the police with grabbing some shit a secondary consideration.

And the amount of spectators was amazing too, loads of whom were taking photos and video. Thats a new development from the last time it kicked off in London like this - police can't crack heads with impunity anymore.

The media, government and police narrative is straightforward and consistent - this is a criminal action, stupid knuckleheads etc. Many of the commentators on this thread seem to agree with this, and so do I. But I think it is a mistake to stop looking at the causes of this situation at this point.

What about the violent and provocative actions of the police, such as the Ian Tomlinson case? What about youth unemployment going through the roof, leaving many people without much hope for the future? What about our political and economic system that functions to consistently enrich certain sections of the community and exclude others?

Maybe these aren't relevant, but politicians and the media seem to want to shut down these questions rather than open them up. I think that is a mistake.