London Bridge Is Falling Down....
Mayhem spreads all across London for third day!
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Looting, vandalism and violence have rocked Britain for the third day spreading beyond Tottenham and Enfield to reach Brixton, according to media reports.
The gathering of around 200 protesters demanding answers over the death of Mark Duggan, who was shot dead by police on Thursday, turned to a full-scale mayhem around 12 hours later which jolted the British shaky establishment once again.
London burned while Prime Minister David Cameron was having fun with his family in a luxurious villa in Tuscany, Italy and deputy prime minister Nick Clegg was quietly recovering at home from his getaway in sunny France.
But the person whose economic policies may have been playing a role in triggering these riots, George Osbourne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer remained enjoying himself at a hotel somewhere in Beverly Hills.
Police said they have arrested more than 160 people across London so far. They also said that dozens of people have been injured, among then at least 35 police officers, of whom 8 had been accepted to hospital for further treatment.
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Meanwhile, the riots are happening only a few miles from the Olympic park that will welcome millions of visitors in less than a year. Britain and the capital city of London will host International Olympics games in 2012.
The riots also come at a time of deteriorating situation for Britons as the pain from economic stagnation is exacerbated by deep public spending cuts and tax increases aimed at eliminating a budget deficit that peaked at more than 10 percent of GDP.
British politicians swiftly blamed petty criminals for the violence, but neighborhood residents said anger at high unemployment and cuts in public services, coupled with resentment of the police, played a significant role.
"Tottenham is a deprived area. Unemployment is very, very high ... they are frustrated," said Uzodinma Wigwe, 49, who was made redundant from his job as a cleaner recently.
 posted on 08-07-2011, 19:05:58 PM No Smoking Re: Tottenham in London set ablaze by rioters after a black man is shot by PoliceVery sad events, as seen on TV. Breakdown in relations between the Police and the community. Both sides clearly demonstrated a lack of respect and appreciation for each other.
Listening to folks interviewed by the TV crew, unemployment and a lack of opprtunities, plus recent govt cuts in youth facilities, have all combined to put folks on the edge. Fresh reports on the radio just now indicate outbreak of unrest this evening in Enfield, another London district.  posted on 08-08-2011, 06:51:04 AM BeamRe: Tottenham in London set ablaze by rioters after a black man is shot by PoliceQUOTE:
What a shame that Theresa May does not feel she needs to cut her Vacation short to deal with the issues at home, as of this Morning it had spread to Brixton!!! What about the man who lost his life on thursday ? I am appalled that the young yobs looting and rioting are doing it for their selfish needs not proving any point or making a stand against police men thinking they are above the law!! The fools were all caught on CCTV. so they will be caught,they have damaged all the local businesses in the area. The sad thing is that they are destroying their own community. Lack of communicating with the community regarding the shooting caused all these problems it has now snowballed into a bigger issue, Looking at it on the television seeing young kids looting breaking into stores, they were having a shopping spree from looting and even to the point seeing people trying on all stars sneakers to make sure they are the right size if that is not takine the Piss I do not know what is.....  There are so many problems that escalated into this lacks of jobs, lack of focus for the youths, the economic [COLOR=#000080][/COLOR]hardship, cutting of different youth programs, this is not a black issue it is a general issue that the British leaders need to deal with , the earlier these people wake up and smell the coffee the better. posted on 08-08-2011, 07:33:58 AM No SmokingRe: Tottenham in London set ablaze by rioters after a black man is shot by PoliceThe initial peaceful protest by the family of Mike Duggan (killed by the Police on Thursday) was quickly hijacked by criminal elements.
The smashing and burning was just to create access and have a smokescreen. Looting was the main intention. As usual with greedy criminals, they turned upon themselves and started stealing what somebody else stole from the stores... 
Yeah, they are all caught on camera. The govt may need to hire a prison ship to contain all of them after they are sentenced. posted on 08-08-2011, 13:44:30 PM Anioma777Re: Tottenham in London set ablaze by rioters after a black man is shot by PoliceI have no problems with people taking out their anger on the police but to loot and burn your own community buildings and businesses which most probably employ some members of their families and are innocent is just crazy. Also without a shadow of a doubt criminal opportunists have taken over. This is not SOLELY a black vs Police issues. The footage seen so shows a cross section of races involved in this madness.
Once again the MET have committed an unlawful shooting as if reports are to believed ballistics initial test show that two shells found including the one that injured the Police man was a police issued bullet. Policing is not an easy job but you cannot have outlaws as police men. The way the MET behave involving gun crime makes them look as bad as the criminals. Also once again the MET have reacted slowly in the disgraceful way they handled the initial peaceful process which I must add had nothing to do with criminal delinquents who decided to cause mayhem no thanks to our institutionalized racist and incompetent MET Police force. Enoch Powell must be laughing. Grim times. posted on 08-08-2011, 18:22:52 PM EmjRe: Tottenham in London set ablaze by rioters after a black man is shot by PoliceErelu Beam, Anis, et al, am watching BBC world news via Satellite on my Grand Old TV and just hope the violence does not come near your abode o......there's no telling how far this is going to spread.....even far away Birmingham is smoking....... http://insideireland.ie/2011/08/08/riots-violence-spread-to-birmingham-28577/ blatant disregard for human life Your Ms May is just doing shakara oloje.......and your new Tory PM we`re told has to cut his vac short. Parents shld pls call their children to order, the looting in d community affects all.....most small business owners will be affected by this wave of violence...... Meanwhile USA is messing the mkts up big time.....Dow and Nasdaq closed in such a way that made my ticker miss several beats.......... Anywayyy......life goes on.... posted on 08-08-2011, 21:47:22 PM SuperegoLondon Bridge Is Falling Down....http://presstv.com/detail/192969.html Mayhem spreads all across London for third day!    Looting, vandalism and violence have rocked Britain for the third day spreading beyond Tottenham and Enfield to reach Brixton, according to media reports. The gathering of around 200 protesters demanding answers over the death of Mark Duggan, who was shot dead by police on Thursday, turned to a full-scale mayhem around 12 hours later which jolted the British shaky establishment once again. London burned while Prime Minister David Cameron was having fun with his family in a luxurious villa in Tuscany, Italy and deputy prime minister Nick Clegg was quietly recovering at home from his getaway in sunny France. But the person whose economic policies may have been playing a role in triggering these riots, George Osbourne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer remained enjoying himself at a hotel somewhere in Beverly Hills. Police said they have arrested more than 160 people across London so far. They also said that dozens of people have been injured, among then at least 35 police officers, of whom 8 had been accepted to hospital for further treatment. "Officers responding to sporadic disorder in a number of boroughs made more than 100 arrests throughout last night and early this morning," Scotland Yard said on Monday, after 61 people were arrested on Saturday night. "Officers are shocked at the outrageous level of violence directed against them," a police spokesman said. Police deployed extra officers in flashpoint areas on Sunday night, but there was still widespread looting, with young men seen walking out of ransacked stores laden with electrical goods. A shop assistant originally from Africa was quoted by a Russian newspaper in Moscow as saying: “I can imagine this kind of thing happening in Somalia but to see it in London was strange." Meanwhile, the riots are happening only a few miles from the Olympic park that will welcome millions of visitors in less than a year. Britain and the capital city of London will host International Olympics games in 2012. The riots also come at a time of deteriorating situation for Britons as the pain from economic stagnation is exacerbated by deep public spending cuts and tax increases aimed at eliminating a budget deficit that peaked at more than 10 percent of GDP. British politicians swiftly blamed petty criminals for the violence, but neighborhood residents said anger at high unemployment and cuts in public services, coupled with resentment of the police, played a significant role. "Tottenham is a deprived area. Unemployment is very, very high ... they are frustrated," said Uzodinma Wigwe, 49, who was made redundant from his job as a cleaner recently. London Riots: BlackBerry Messenger Used More than Facebook or Twitter ------------------- Hope our people are safe with all this street terror! The gap between the rich and the poor is so wide now that Governments are literally balancing on kegs of gunpowder. From unjust demoncrazy to dictatorship it's all the same. These riots with looting is not cuz of a gun shot, but because of he effect of the neocons, turning the masses into slaves. posted on 08-08-2011, 22:08:03 PM First-ladyRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....QUOTE:
Chai! See as our broda dey London dey suffer A family man with mouths to feed This world is a hard place If he starts sending out 419 letters now,people will blame him forgetting that it is temptation  His hands are tied see how his decent job was taken from him just like that should he starve to death? abeg na joke o posted on 08-08-2011, 22:22:06 PM SuperegoRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....Nigerian man dey dey fired from cleaner job for oyinbo land. What a shame. Peepus oh, go home! Go do cleaner for home, dem nor go fire you. posted on 08-09-2011, 05:12:26 AM SuperegoRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....The European Summer? (Like Arab Spring) Greece, UK, aMerica next? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14450248 Markj161 41 Minutes ago A very sad time for London and other parts of England. I'm not so sure this can just be explained solely as mindless violence however. The government cuts are clearly biting some more than others. Is this really the work of mindless yobs with no cause or the backlash from a frustrated and marginalised youth who are taking the brunt of recent government austerity measures? 6.Peter Scott 51 Minutes ago Our government has lost control of the streets. Keen on bringing order to Afghanistan and Libya, but can't protect civilians in Ealing. Cut police and emergency services enough and everything falls apart. Time to re-think your priorities Mr Cameron. posted on 08-09-2011, 07:11:57 AM NijalawRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....Kai the Briticos need our ogogoro & weed laden Mopols wielding their kobokos, tear gas & rubber or live bullets to put down this mayhem. posted on 08-09-2011, 07:25:58 AM AgenshekuRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....QUOTE:
Na lie! Where were they when the Boko Haram made a huge bonfire before the police headquarters in Abuja? There is a lesson to learn from this incident. If the cop who shot that black guy had relaxed his trigger finger,things would not go out of hand so much. Violence begets violence. posted on 08-09-2011, 07:35:56 AM NijalawRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....QUOTE:
Bomb blast & quelling riots are totally different & this was in a lighter mood. The looting, burning & trashing just have no connect with the unfortunate death. posted on 08-09-2011, 11:50:51 AM TitRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....as i read that international friendlies in london are called off,\
what came to my mind was banana republic of britain. but britain is not even a republic. and they do not grow bananas. so are we seeing the 'beasts of england' of animal farm fame. is bill carson looting and pillaging in the streets of camden or is he the guy with the mohawk hair cut who is wanted, about the little matter of the former miss motor show in abuja? posted on 08-09-2011, 14:41:18 PM NezieRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....But at the long run, those at the lower rungs of the society ladder, who most probably constitute the bulk of the arsonists and thieves, may have to face further cuts from their benefits to pay for what has been damaged. posted on 08-09-2011, 14:54:12 PM BamagujeRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....I’m waiting for NATO to start bombing England to support the “rebels” and prevent Cameron from putting down the rebellion. NATO should target number 10 Downing street to kill Cameron and his family…just like they are doing to Ghaddafi. posted on 08-09-2011, 15:12:28 PM AgenshekuRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....QUOTE:
Yes,I knew you were in a lighter mood.The riots are taking such threatening dimensions that UK authorities are considering releasing troops unto the streets if things dont subside soon. So,its like their own Boko Haram fire bombers at work. But unlike our own peculiar system,more than a hundred people have been arrested and will be tried. posted on 08-09-2011, 16:00:48 PM BenjaniRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....What goes around comes around!
Where is Nato in all of this? Italy/France/Spain/Portugal/Netherland/US should send their armed forces to London to protect the hooligans/protesters. Impose no flight zone and no movement of planes and armored tanks. We all can it clearly now that you can't let hooligans/protesters run freely whether it is in London or Benghazi. posted on 08-09-2011, 17:15:40 PM Chi2Re: London Bridge Is Falling Down....I think there had been simmering tension beneath the political surface in Tottenham and other cities for long. The killing of Mike Duggan, a Black father of three should be seen as a catalyst that helped the aggrieved to discharge their accumulated layers of bad feelings. The statement credited to the Home Secretary Theresa May is not helpful in the prevailing anarchic atmosphere. Millions of pounds that will be budgeted to fix the ruin caused by the angry mob will be enough to construct a factory that could employ hundreds! posted on 08-09-2011, 17:22:55 PM LalakokofefeLondon Burning (pictures)          A girl is detained outside Currys electrical store in Brixton, south London, on Aug. 8.     Aaron Biber, 89, assesses damage to his hairdressing salon after riots on Tottenham High Road, north London, on Aug. 7.    ---------- Post added at 04:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:45 PM ----------  ---------- Post added at 04:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:47 PM ----------  ---------- Post added at 04:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:47 PM ----------          ---------- Post added at 04:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:53 PM ----------     Aaron Biber, 89, assesses damage to his hairdressing salon after riots on Tottenham High Road, north London, on Aug. 7.A girl is detained outside Currys electrical store in Brixton, south London, on Aug. 8Read full article posted on 08-09-2011, 18:54:28 PM PatchoRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....Bring me water! Bring me Water!!
London is burning....{2} posted on 08-09-2011, 19:49:14 PM SuperegoRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....QUOTE:
God bless you oh, abi! NATO suppose come bomb the brutal government out of existence in support of the protesting masses. Di same colonial serpents that used to attack Iran for blocking twitter. See them oh, on ordinary tomato riot: London riots: MP calls for BlackBerry Messenger block http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/london-riots-mp-calls-for-blackberry-messenger-block-20110810-1ilha.html posted on 08-09-2011, 22:50:17 PM ShinycoinRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....QUOTE:
Bros, Are you sure you're watching the same news as everyone else? Where have you seen the govt deploy tanks and warplanes to shoot its people? Even the riot policemen quelling the mayhem are not armed, except with batons and shields. I can assure you, if Assad of Syria, Gaddafi of Libya and the mad men of Iran had handled their protesters the way London is handling its own, the world wouldn't be condemning Arab leadership and sending NATO to protect the people the way it has in Libya and preparing to do in Syria. posted on 08-09-2011, 22:51:06 PM ShinycoinRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....QUOTE:
Bros, Are you sure you're watching the same news as everyone else? Where have you seen the govt deploy tanks and warplanes to shoot its people? Even the riot policemen quelling the mayhem are not armed, except with batons and shields. I can assure you, if Assad of Syria, Gaddafi of Libya and the mad men of Iran had handled their protesters the way London is handling its own, the world wouldn't be condemning Arab leadership and sending NATO to protect the people the way it has in Libya and preparing to do in Syria. posted on 08-09-2011, 22:56:28 PM SuperegoRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....QUOTE:
Can you defend this? Iran Protests: Twitter, the Medium of the Movement The U.S. State Department doesn't usually take an interest in the maintenance schedules of dotcom start-ups. But over the weekend, officials there reached out to Twitter and asked them to delay a network upgrade that was scheduled for Monday night. The reason? To protect the interests of Iranians using the service to protest the presidential election that took place on June 12. Twitter moved the upgrade to 2 p.m. P.T. Tuesday afternoon — or 1:30 a.m. Tehran time. Read more: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1905125,00.html#ixzz1UahFPToK Twitter: US confirms it made request to keep Iran tweeting The Obama administration, while insisting it is not meddling in Iran, yesterday confirmed it had asked Twitter to remain open to help anti-government protesters. The company had planned a temporary shutdown to overhaul its service in the middle of the night on Monday but the US state department put in a request to postpone this. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/17/obama-iran-twitter London riots: MP calls for BlackBerry Messenger block David Lammy, Member of Parliament for Tottenham, where London's worst riots for decades began on Saturday, appealed on Twitter and on BBC radio for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion to suspend BlackBerry Messenger (BBM). Research In Motion said in a statement earlier this week: "As in all markets around the world where BlackBerry is available, we cooperate with local telecommunications operators, law enforcement and regulatory officials." Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/london-riots-mp-calls-for-blackberry-messenger-block-20110810-1ilha.html#ixzz1UahcHKyT posted on 08-09-2011, 22:58:03 PM ShinycoinRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....QUOTE:
Bros, some villager here have mentioned your intelligence, even though evidence of it remains in doubt most times when i read your posts.... Where is the intelligence in comparing the way the British govt is handling the riots in the streets with the way Arab leaders handled their own demonstrators? It is the right of a people to protest in anger... it is not the right of any govt to declare war on its people and send heavy artillery against unarmed civilians, the way the Arab leadership have done consistently. when you criticize, i expect you to do so objectively and rationally... i simply do not see it in this post above. posted on 08-09-2011, 22:59:53 PM PicatoRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....QUOTE:
An MP now equates UK government. Yeye de boom!!! posted on 08-09-2011, 23:03:59 PM ShinycoinRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....QUOTE:
Bros, No defense is necessary, since am not a govt spokesperson.. But note the underlined and highlighted words.. the British and US govts appealed to a private firm.. the operational word here being "appealed". Meaning a request was made. No coercion was used to make the BB firm or twitter firm comply, that means they have a right to refuse.... Does that tell you anything? posted on 08-09-2011, 23:12:39 PM SuperegoRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....QUOTE:
Please view: ---------- Post added at 11:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:06 PM ---------- QUOTE:
It tells me "deadly double standards". Which I understand. What I do not understand is why you side like a slave with the colonial massa's side of the equation? ---------- Post added at 11:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:08 PM ---------- London dictator Government and Police Brutality= Riots (just like Libya and Iran?) posted on 08-09-2011, 23:15:22 PM ShinycoinRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....QUOTE:
Bros, i watched the entire video... what i did not see are warplanes flying overhead, shooting protesters, or armored tanks firing into the crowd.. i did not even see a single police man armed with anything more than a baton and a shield, with a police dog.. maybe am watching a different video, but if you have any pictures of live videos of British police firing live rounds into the crowd, please share.. posted on 08-09-2011, 23:23:19 PM SuperegoRe: London Bridge Is Falling Down....Same as was Iran's riots, my dear. Police action increases as hooligans street violence increases. Watch Police in London beating up peaceful protesters! ---------- Post added at 11:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:15 PM ---------- QUOTE:
Don't look too hard my guy, make you no hurt your eyes It is magic, you will only see what you are made to see. |
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