London Riots

Crazy stuff going on across the pond

London riots | UK news | guardian.co.uk (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/london-riots)

Watch live here

BBC News - London riots (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14449675)

So what fueled these riots? (No pun intended)

Started with this shooting

Mark Duggan handgun tests show conversion into lethal weapon | UK news | The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/08/mark-duggan-handgun-lethal-weapon)

Then I believe BlackBerry Messenger communities got together and it expanded

We should probably be doing the same thing in DC.

I also want to comment on how much better the BBC news is compared to ours. By now, we'd have 20 pundits talking about who's the blame, and giving their political views on the situation.

We should probably be doing the same thing in DC.

rioting? Oh yes, destruction, vandalism and violence. Excellent problem solving tools.

rioting? Oh yes, destruction, vandalism and violence. Excellent problem solving tools.

Seemed to work the first time this country formed. I am against the looting though. That's just common thuggery.

revolution, with a shadow government in place, is slightly different than burning property and general, mindless destruction.

revolution, with a shadow government in place, is slightly different than burning property and general, mindless destruction.


I agree with that 100%. I was commenting on us really, not so much their situation.