UK Riots (with the exception of Manchester which has its own thread)

You see, now this is what pisses me off (apart from the content of picture).

This photo has been around for fecking ages, yet the papers are twisting it saying its 'a part of the riot'. fecking rags.

Interesting. Like a less funny version of elvis' tiger photo from last night.
 
I just heard a violent battering, hammering sound at my window, and despite being five floors up, my normally unflappable sang-froid briefly flapped. I got up and went into the living room, where I found the cat hurling herself against the window in an attempt to murder a wasp. She caught it, then ate it.

Feral
 
I just heard a violent battering, hammering sound at my window, and despite being five floors up, my normally unflappable sang-froid briefly flapped. I got up and went into the living room, where I found the cat hurling herself against the window in an attempt to murder a wasp. She caught it, then ate it.

Feral

What a pussy (the cat that is) :nervous:
 
Disagree.

All of my closest towns: Wimbledon, Croydon, Bromley were all shut down mid afternoon today and with it shops, supermarkets, my gym etc. People are taking major precautions early and it creates a lot of tension.

Well like I said, if you own a Business it's different, you're protecting your investment. I personally don't agree with the mass shutting down (partially because it creates the tension you're talking about - and my ends are shut down too) though I can see the reasons behind it and completely respect those peoples decisions...

But I've had people texting me all day and sending me facebooks asking if i'm alright...there are people praying for London on twitter and people in this thread saying "get out, it's really dangerous in London"...IMO, on ground level, it's not really. It is if you're going out in the middle of the night or you live above a T Mobile, but otherwise, it's pretty much fine here. Fear is a state of mind. etc etc ..

There was even a crack in the glass at my local Waitrose. :eek:

This was my high street this morning...Most shops didn't have windows in them to get cracked anymore.

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These kind of things happen every few years in different places all over Europe..Not specifically like this, and that's actually good, because there's no politics in this particularly..It's opportunism. It's not going to go on indefinitely and so far (where I am in Clapham & Brixton to be fair) no ones been attacked. It'll die down in a few days, people will be arrested, and everyone will look back on it as a completely stupid couple of days.

I dunno, maybe I'm odd, but I'm really not that worried.
 
I dunno, maybe I'm odd, but I'm really not that worried.

Hopefully you're right Mocks. I truly want what you say to be true. I think it's just because of what happened to us last night that put me into paranoia mode. I just want all this shit to end so shops can open back up so I can get beer by Friday evening
 
Hopefully you're right Mocks. I truly want what you say to be true. I think it's just because of what happened to us last night that put me into paranoia mode. I just want all this shit to end so shops can open back up so I can get beer by Friday evening

I'm actually in agreement with Mockney Devil, it'll die out and everyone will get on with their lives.
 
Posts from rioters

If you're down for making money, we're about to go hard in east london tonight, yes tonight!! I don't care what ends you're from, we're personally inviting you to come and get it in. Police have taken the pss for too long and to be honest I don't know why its taken so long for us make this happen. We need a minimum of 200 hungry people. We're not broke, but who says no to free stuff. Doesn't matter if the police arrive cos we'll just chase dem out because as you've seen on the news, they are NOT ON *** TING. Finders keepers and we all look after each other so if you see someone getting grab by feds then make sure we help stamp out that fuking PIG. M.O.B money over bobbies =D broadcast this to everyone you know and let's get paid!! RE SEND. LONDON MESSAGE"

and

nuff niggas and bitches. Tonite nw london gets hit. Starting with staples corner (currys etc) den brent cross(head for da jewels). Y not take this opportunity to EAT. Riot starts at 10. F--- it, da rest of london is eating now its our turn. Let's go out and eat BIG. C u 2nite B-)
 
These things happen every few years in different places all over Europe... It's not going to go on indefinitely and so far (where I am in Clapham & Brixton to be fair) no ones been attacked. It'll die down in a few days, people will be arrested, and everyone will look back on it as a completely stupid couple of days.

I dunno, maybe I'm odd, but I'm really not that worried.

I agree, it's summer craziness, the Dog Days

Meanwhile, in Israel 5% of the entire population is on the streets... my Israeli mate tells me it's all about the price of cottage cheese, apparently they fecking love that stuff.
 
Wheres Tory Boy.

Cameron has finally proven he is a lame leader.

We need US cops. They are cops I respect - they scare the shit out of me - though I find them friendlier than UK cops.
 
I don't know but this is certainly going to be made into a film, with Danny Dyer playing every single character.

You're usually a funny guy, but that's a horribly cliche and poor joke.

Try harder WP or I'll riot on your face.
 
Evening gimps.

For any Essex geezers on here, Lakeside is NOT currently on fire/being looted/under attack from Hitler. Nothing is happening there, except they've boarded up the outside shop entrances, which is odd in itself as they all have bomb proof security shutters. The Police are all currently sat around at C100 station eating fish and chips. If anything there's less rioting here than usual seeing as the West Ham game was cancelled.

And while I'm here, have the phrases "kicking off/kicked off/going to kick off" ever been more ridiculously overused than today? fecking stop it the lot of you.

I was in Lakeside earlier and the scariest thing were the people dragging their knuckles into the West Ham shop.

Meanwhile in Darge-nahm a load of hoodies are still standing around trying to look like menaces whilst the police outnumber them.
 
I agree, it's summer craziness, the Dog Days

I kind of agree, but I do worry a little that a myth has been destroyed... the myth that the authorities are in control and a bunch of yobs can't just take over at will.
Now the cat is out of the bag I can't see why this won't recur every summer... a bit like Big Brother.
 
I was in Lakeside earlier and the scariest thing were the people dragging their knuckles into the West Ham shop.

Meanwhile in Darge-nahm a load of hoodies are still standing around trying to look like menaces whilst the police outnumber them.

Surely it would be too much for rioters from bloomin' Thurrock to loot Lakeside.

It's hardly close to anything else either. Preposterous.
 
Not sure this guy has really grasped the concept of finders keepers...

I've had another message from BBM, similar content, talking about meeting at hyde park and looting in the west end. The person has even wrote his own rules like finders keepers, don't trade in the streets etc.
 
I kind of agree, but I do worry a little that a myth has been destroyed... the myth that the authorities are in control and a bunch of yobs can't just take over at will.
Now the cat is out of the bag I can't see why this won't recur every summer... a bit like Big Brother.

I kind of feel that way too. A lot of the control police have over the populace is based on a bit of an illusion. An illusion that's just been shattered,
 
How well do you know the fella who sent it? I'd be onto the cops with that tbh
 
I kind of agree, but I do worry a little that a myth has been destroyed... the myth that the authorities are in control and a bunch of yobs can't just take over at will.
Now the cat is out of the bag I can't see why this won't recur every summer... a bit like Big Brother.

Maybe, the state is quite strong though, if it does happen every summer they'll start coming down harder and shooting people, and then it will go back to every few decades like usual. Unless there is an actual revolution at some point, or some proper wealth redistribution.
 
Like fiat money and bank runs once people lose faith and belief the currency or as in this case civil obedience goes out of the window.

The causes of this crime / riot wave are numerous the solutions are quite simple. Mass sterilisation and nuking whole suburbs.
 
Surely it would be too much for rioters from bloomin' Thurrock to loot Lakeside.

It's hardly close to anything else either. Preposterous.

Well I was thinking of nicking some pick-a-mix to, you know, fight the power and all that. But the chick serving was quite hot, so I paid and went to the level above to eat my sweets and try to look down her top.

Power well and truly fought!