Tottenham riots

[drummindefender]

Looting, shops burnt out and smashed up. Panic on the streets of London!

 

[Motown Fox]

Some serious shit

BBC report

 

[fitz]

Lovely place full of lovely people, I'm quite shocked...

 

[Motown Fox]

The shooting of a local guy Mark Duggan seems to be the incident that sparked the trouble

One witness said the victim was an ‘elder’ from the Broadwater Farm Estate, a short distance away.

The phrase is used to describe people who are well known and respected by residents. Broadwater Farm was the scene of violent riots that led to the death of Pc Keith Blakelock in 1985.



One source said: ‘We can only hope that the backlash from the community is not severe – it is effectively a death in custody.’

 

[Longcliffe]

The shooting could be an excuse for people to do some late night shopping.

 

[H T B]

Water cannon the bastards.

 

[manxfox]

I love a good riot, makes me remember the days I used to spend living in sunny Luton - good times!

 

[jb5000]

The Guardian are noe reporting that the bullet lodged in the policeman's radio is police issue. There's more to this than first impressions...

 

[drew]

Gotta love that mob mentality. People are morons.

 

[bocadillo]

Reports that it's kicking off tonight in Enfield - about 4 miles away from the problems last night.

 

[Longcliffe]

My mate lives in Enfield, I've asked him to get me a 50" plasma.

 

[Mawsley]

My mate lives in Enfield, I've asked him to get me a 50" plasma.

The petrol they are using for their pretty fire is worth more.

 

[RHYDAL]

My mate lives in Enfield, I've asked him to get me a 50" plasma.

Put me down for a jetski.

 

[Matt_B]

Put me down for a jetski.

Is that a Russian jet?

 

[OldGit]

Tried to get something going in Kew, but no takers yet.

 

[pork pie fox]

Tried to get something going in Kew, but no takers yet.

Well there are plenty of other places you could have gone to....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14439970

 

[OldGit]

Well there are plenty of other places you could have gone to....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14439970

Not with the state of my legs at the moment. Besides, it wouldn't be in the spirit of the governments localism policy.

Local riots for local people.

 

[bocadillo]

Well there are plenty of other places you could have gone to....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14439970

He could have done - but unfortunately OG has registered his Oyster so the police know where he is every minute of the day.

 

[Willlow]

The Guardian are noe reporting that the bullet lodged in the policeman's radio is police issue. There's more to this than first impressions...

How do you know this? Where is your source?

 

[bocadillo]

How do you know this? Where is your source?

It was mentioned on R4 this morning that this was being speculated.

It does seem to me that the police do know that something happened which should not have happened. I don't think it will be long before we are told the reason for their apparent embarrassment.