Cracking Quote on Twitter from benarchibald;-
Turkish and Asian groups have stood up to & chased off rioters. Bloody immigrants. Coming over here, defending our boroughs & communities.
Tottenham riots: police let gangs run riot and loot
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andyfuller
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Great line on Sky News,
"Water cannon doesn't just get you wet it can throw you 30, 40ft throw the air and it makes great television"
"Water cannon doesn't just get you wet it can throw you 30, 40ft throw the air and it makes great television"
From the survey in today's Sun, it appears that most of the community would consent to tougher measures: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... -poll.html
Even if we assume a huge margin of error, the fact that 90% of those surveyed want water cannon to be used suggests that the only way to maintain 'policing by consent' is to use it (contrary to the drivel spouted by the Home Secretary yesterday).
Well done to Mr Cameron for finally agreeing to water cannon, although it should have been used at the first opportunity...
Jeff
Even if we assume a huge margin of error, the fact that 90% of those surveyed want water cannon to be used suggests that the only way to maintain 'policing by consent' is to use it (contrary to the drivel spouted by the Home Secretary yesterday).
Well done to Mr Cameron for finally agreeing to water cannon, although it should have been used at the first opportunity...
Jeff
BBC reporter at Highbury Magistrates Court tells BBC 5 live the first person who appeared in the dock this morning was a 31-year-old teacher called Alexis Bailey. She pleaded guilty to being part of the looting of the Richer Sounds store in Croydon.
Unbelievable stuff
Unbelievable stuff
Quite an entertaining exchange last night between Michael Gove and Harriet Harperson: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/n ... 560960.stm
Jeff
Jeff
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andyfuller
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I really can't see it being much use though tbh, how often have you seen these gangs stand up to the police - first sign of police and they run off down side streets. The water cannon trucks aren't the most nimble of things.Ferru123 wrote:the fact that 90% of those surveyed want water cannon to be used suggests that the only way to maintain 'policing by consent' is to use it (contrary to the drivel spouted by the Home Secretary yesterday).
Well done to Mr Cameron for finally agreeing to water cannon, although it should have been used at the first opportunity...
They are for static crowds not mobile crowds. Hence I don't see them being used unless we start getting stand offs.
I think the most potent weapon will be the rain that is spreading across the country!
Apparently they've been using twitter and phones a lot, some louts say that 'kick off is starting at....' so on and so on, and sure enough, it's literally true, a mob rushes down there, then 'kicks off' through the door of the their target stores. Apparently,many were laughing as they filled their boots with bags of stolen TVs, sportswear, games consoles etc., some passerbys even gleefully joined in. 
I notice the cops all rushed off to London (16 000 called in), and that left a vacuum in the other towns, so all the thugs filled their boots there...
I notice the cops all rushed off to London (16 000 called in), and that left a vacuum in the other towns, so all the thugs filled their boots there...
Perhaps not, but the softly softly approach used so far has been about as useful as an ashtray on the back of a motorbike!
It's time for tough action, whether it's water cannon, rubber bullets or even live rounds.
It's time to lance the boil!
Jeff
It's time for tough action, whether it's water cannon, rubber bullets or even live rounds.
It's time to lance the boil!
Jeff
andyfuller wrote:
I really can't see it being much use though tbh
Exactly.
Meanwhile, you have troops in barracks doing nothing, despite the fact that they have experience of dealing with public disorder, gained in Iraq and Northern Ireland...
It's time to call in the army!
Jeff
Meanwhile, you have troops in barracks doing nothing, despite the fact that they have experience of dealing with public disorder, gained in Iraq and Northern Ireland...
It's time to call in the army!
Jeff
Zenyatta wrote: I notice the cops all rushed off to London (16 000 called in), and that left a vacuum in the other towns, so all the thugs filled their boots there...
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andyfuller
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A bit more of this as shown on Sky News's home page (no direct link yet) wouldn't go amiss, hit them a bit harder I say:Ferru123 wrote:It's time for tough action, whether it's water cannon, rubber bullets or even live rounds.
THE MOMENT RIOT POLICE TACKLE SUSPECTED LOOTERS
http://news.sky.com/home/
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richards007
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You now what is the worst of all this. The 100% sure trade i miss on the correct score !!
England vs. Holland
0 - 4......
Greetings
Richard....from
Holland
England vs. Holland
0 - 4......
Greetings
Richard....from
HollandSteven Gerrard spotted in Manchester
http://redflagflyinghigh.com/2011/08/fo ... manchester
It was just a matter of time!
Jeff
http://redflagflyinghigh.com/2011/08/fo ... manchester
It was just a matter of time!
Jeff
'We are the Enfield army' - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6p4itkd ... r_embedded
An illuminating interview with some of the rioters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... EeflIh-08I
Jeff
Jeff