London is burning tonight

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Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

London is burning tonight

Very, very sad to watch the chavs destroying, stealing and burning London. Someone will be dead by morning. Never seen anything like it there before.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 8 2011 22:55:06

El Kiko

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From: The South Ireland

RE: London is burning tonight (in reply to Escribano)

and now they are in Birmingham

quote:

Never seen anything like it there before.

you must be old enough to remember Toxteth and Brixton riots of 1981 partly started by police picking on blacks in the community .....similarity ....?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 8 2011 23:02:02

El Camino

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RE: London is burning tonight (in reply to Escribano)

Everything is going to be alright Cameron and Boris johnson are begrugingly coming back to sort it out

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 8 2011 23:09:12

Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

RE: London is burning tonight (in reply to El Kiko)

I was in Brixton in the 80s but they were not looting and burning on this scale. This is across London, not one borough.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 8 2011 23:14:28

val

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Joined: Apr. 4 2007
From: London

RE: London is burning tonight (in reply to El Kiko)

quote:

1981 partly started by police picking on blacks in the community .....similarity ....?

It would seem not.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 8 2011 23:37:34

MarTay6

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RE: London is burning tonight (in reply to Escribano)

How sad... at the risk of sounding naive, what can possibly be gained in anyone's mind??

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 9 2011 0:10:04

Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

RE: London is burning tonight (in reply to MarTay6)

Flat screen tvs, mobile phones and booze.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 9 2011 0:40:38

El Camino

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RE: London is burning tonight (in reply to Escribano)

The youth here have no fear of the law or the police its just fun to them .

Crazy but true .

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 9 2011 0:51:38

Escribano

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RE: London is burning tonight (in reply to El Camino)

It's breaking out down the road from me in Bristol now. Somehow, I think Bath will escape.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 9 2011 1:17:44

El Camino

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RE: London is burning tonight (in reply to Escribano)

And me in Liverpool .

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 9 2011 1:45:24

El Kiko

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RE: London is burning tonight (in reply to Escribano)

quote:

Flat screen tvs, mobile phones

yes , the riot always starts outside of Dixons...............

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 9 2011 11:28:18

Ruphus

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RE: London is burning tonight (in reply to Escribano)

Notwithstanding obvious injust like discrmination et al:

There is too much immigration / fluctuation.

Everyone should be allowed to settle anywhere in the world, preconditon however should be: Little to no economical motivation to do so.

The current crisis ( how to write in plural?) and riots are all connected to it:
The "Third World" needs to become a place worth living.
Its draining off and artificial debts must end.

Ruphus

PS:
Just thinking of it, how you could be taking a car of someone you don´t even know and burn it down ...

It could have belonged to one of those who could hardly afford it; now finding themselves ruined for nothing.
What an utterly lowly PIA behaviour.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 9 2011 13:20:17

GuitarVlog

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From: San Francisco Bay Area

RE: London is burning tonight (in reply to Escribano)

Saw this vid of bastards stealing from an injured boy. Makes me sick!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 9 2011 14:45:44

Gimar Yestra

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From: The Netherlands

RE: London is burning tonight (in reply to Escribano)

doesn't this **** piss you all off?? I can't imagine why they haven't send in the army yet, shoot everyone who doesnt behave.. and go for the kill, I doubt these people have anything to contribute to a healthy society anyway.

I know its a cruel thing to say, but to be honest, I dont like the idea of my kids growing up with their kids, or living amongst them.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 9 2011 16:43:58

mezzo

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RE: London is burning tonight (in reply to Gimar Yestra)

quote:

its a cruel thing to say, but

no! you're not alone. Too bad this smart guy is not prime minister (yet)!

...

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 9 2011 17:21:28

Gimar Yestra

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RE: London is burning tonight (in reply to Escribano)

I just saw some images on the news, complete houses burned down, oand even entire blocks of houses turned into a big pile or rubble, my god... I won't be sleeping well tonight, and im not even in the uk...

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 9 2011 18:18:36