UK Riots

A riotous video.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• london
• uk
• riots
• mark
• duggan
• fire
• looting
• bombing
• police
• cops
• crime
• vandalism
• straightd0pe
• straightdope
• straight
• dope

[htomerif]

@SubVLPer You're right, I hadn't counted on our police force illegally beating our citizens into submission quite so effectively.

[AmetReloads]

@ByTheShortAndCurlies "words like: 'youth', 'urban'"

very true.

Also words as white are deceptive in crime statistics."White" (one of the races used for statistical purposes), can include persons from the minorities, although usually presented as native Britons or Irish.

"Asian" on the other hand is an insult against Chinese and Indians who have very low crime rates, much lower than the average crime rate.

Asian in crime reports usually "translates" Muslim, usually bengali/pakistani crimes.

[guitar19904]

@brockheinz

it was purely anarchy and stealing, nobody cared about anything it was fun for them and a buzz. all the thugs came out for fun and free goodies, as much as i like straightdope i think this video is kinda stupid

[Gurn92]

This is an extremely misleading and one sided video, and highlights the speaker's own personal agenda rather than reality.

[brockheinz]

when did the riots involve beating up random people on the street? You just made that up. A lot of people who were doing this just did it because everyone else was. It wasn't about the person who got killed by the police (it may have been originally). The people didn't even see it as stealing and damaging. I mean, you can tell by the fact that thay posted stuff they stole on facebook and twitter.

[1GTX1]

@TheClarenceter You are probably very rich lolz

[AmetTriloaded]

@infidel1978 "So Tottenham,Peckham,Croyden are not black communities?"

-No.They have black minorities.Although being a minority they were the supreme majority of the rioters.

"they destroyed their own communities just like the white rioters"

-No they didnt.

Blacks are 2% of the population.

Whites are 90% of the population.

On average, statistically, a white young person had about 50 times lower probability to be a rioter than a black young person.

Where do u see the "JUST LIKE" part?

[infidel1978]

@AmetReloads So Tottenham,Peckham,Croyden are not black communites??they destroyed their own communities just like the white rioters did in Salford.And Salford is not full of football hooligans.Hooligans have firms and they come from all over Manchester to support their clubs.Most of the rioters in the UK were round about the same age a clear indication that these kids have grown up under Labour party left wing policies that removed discipline from the parents.

[GnosticAtheist]

I am 89% in agreement. The 11% is my agreement with violence even against "innocent" people who support their leaders. It is only 11% because it is supposed to be 22% and I disagree with myself.

Its very sad.

[AmetReloads]

@infidel1978 I dont think that 's accurate.

Nowhere in the areas where there were riots, were blacks the majority,not even a plurality.

But they were the majority of the arrests/prosecuted.

In stalford on the other hand there are virtually no blacks, although there are plenty of football hooligans, that don't need a specific reason to engage in hooliganism.