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London Riot - England vs Holland call off

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Rioters gather in Toxteth after the disturbances spread to Liverpool
 
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A man cycles past burnt-out cars in the Toxteth area of Liverpool

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Riot police watch a car ablaze in St Pauls in Bristol, which saw 150 people rioting
 
For sinkies in London

Try to stay away from these place, if they burn the shop, near your flat, you better run like this.
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The Man that start the UK riot

Mark Duggan handgun tests show conversion into lethal weapon

Ballistics tests on weapon found with dead man in Tottenham indicate firearm had been changed to use live ammunition

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The weapon being carried by Mark Duggan, the man whose death sparked the weekend's rioting, was a converted handgun capable of firing real ammunition, the Guardian understands. Forensic tests are being carried out on the handgun found at the scene of Duggan's fatal shooting and bullets fired by the police.

It is understood that ballistics experts have established that the firearm being carried in the minicab was a handgun which at one point had not been capable of firing – a replica, a starting pistol or a collector's weapon. But the firearm had been converted – as many illegal firearms purchased on the street are – into a lethal weapon capable of carrying live ammunition.

The IPCC has said that they hope to have a fuller ballistics picture within 24 hours. But it is understood to be a complex picture, involving a number of tests to establish trajectory of bullets and how many were fired.

According to Sky the C019 firearms officer has said that he never claimed Duggan had shot at him.

The firearms officer is understood to have told investigators that he opened fire because he believed he was in danger from a lethal weapon. Two shots were fired, it is understood; one hit Duggan and one missed, lodging in another officer's radio.

Forensic tests will establish finally whether Duggan fired his weapon at all during the attempted arrest last Thursday evening.

Rachel Cerfontyne, the IPCC commissioner in charge of the independent investigation into Duggan's fatal shooting, said: "IPCC investigators are currently liaising with scientists at the Forensic Science Service regarding analysis on ballistics. We would anticipate being in a position to share verified results within the next 24 hours."

The Guardian reported on Monday that initial ballistics tests on a bullet found lodged in a firearms officer's police radio was a police-issue bullet – indicating that Duggan had not opened fire at the officer.

Establishing precisely what happened when Trident officers, supported by members of the Met's specialist firearms unit, stopped the minicab carrying Duggan on Thursday evening relies heavily on the ballistics results.

Tests are also being carried out to establish the range at which the shots were fired at Duggan. The Met police joined the IPCC to say that any suggestion he was killed in an execution-style shooting by shots to the head was "inflammatory" and inaccurate.

The Duggan family is being kept up to date with developments, the IPCC said.

Cerfontyne said the family's concerns were not about contact with the IPCC but the lack of contact from the police in delivering news of his death to Duggan's parents.

"In the course of our contact (with the family) I know that the family – and indeed the community still have many unanswered questions," Cerfontyne said.
 
Stomach fill by social welfare, but no future + multculturalism

Looting 'fuelled by social exclusion'

Young looters from poor estates have nothing to lose and no reason to obey social norms, say experts

After the riots came the looting. Across London windows were smashed, and shops emptied. On Monday experts said social exclusion and the breakdown of law and order could have spurred looters to disregard social norms.

"Many of the people involved are likely to have been from low-income, high-unemployment estates, and many, if not most, do not have much of a legitimate future," said criminologist and youth culture expert Professor John Pitts.

Unlike most people, some of those looting had no stake in conformity, he said. "Those things that normally constrain people are not there. Much of this was opportunism but in the middle of it there is a social question to be asked about young people with nothing to lose."

On much of the footage of the widespread theft after the riots, looters can be seen brazenly taking the goods they want, some without taking the precaution of covering their face. In one video shot early on Sunday morning in Wood Green, people can be seen leaving H&M with a haul of goods, with others standing around JD Sports apparently waiting for their turn to take goods.

One north London resident, who wanted to be identified only as Tiel, described a conversation: "I heard two girls arguing about which store to steal from next. 'Let's go Boots?' 'No, Body Shop.' 'Hit Body Shop after it's dead [meaning empty].'" The girl came out of Boots "nonchalantly, as if she'd done her weekly shop at 4:30am", he added. He described others, holding up clothes to themselves in the broken windows of H&M. "They were just so blasé about what they were doing."

In Wood Green about 100 youths targeted shops, including electrical stores and clothes chains such as H&M. "I've got loads of G-Star," said one teenager, emerging from a clothes shop. Other teenagers were seen with suitcases filled with stolen goods, and in the early hours of Sunday residential front gardens were used to sort and swap them.

Evidence has also been emerging that looters are attempting to sell their stolen goods. In Tottenham, just off the high street, one 20-year-old, who refused to give his name, said he had heard looters trying to get the booty off their hands as soon as possible.

"I know some were on corners trying to sell laptops from Currys for 20 quid. What you going to do with it?" he said.

Looters found ways to justify their actions, Pitts added. "They feel they can rationalise it by targeting big corporations. There is a sense that the companies have lots of money, while they have very little." Combined with a lack of intervention from police and increasing lawlessness, the combination was explosive: " [Looters] quickly see that police cannot control the situation, which leads to a sort of adrenalin-fuelled euphoria – suddenly you are in control and there is nothing anyone can do."

A generation bred on a diet of excessive consumerism and bombarded by advertising had been unleashed, he added. "Where we used to be defined by what we did, now we are defined by what we buy. These big stores are in the business of tempting [the consumer] and then suddenly these people find they can just walk into the shop and have it all."

One eyewitness, who asked not to be named, said a police officer patrolling Brixton Road on Monday morning told him he thought 12-year-olds were looting.

Dr Paul Bagguley, a sociologist at the University of Leeds, said looting was a common feature of most riots but a mixture of practical reasons could have increased its extent. Rising unemployment was important not only as a catalyst of unrest, but because it meant more people were unoccupied on the streets leading to "biographical availability". "It's a straightforward argument, but powerful. Without jobs people are more likely to be hanging around the streets. Also there are simply more desirable, portable consumer goods to steal than ever before."

Looting was seen as a less risky activity than rioting: "Looting tends to involve a wider range of people – children, women, older people – because it does not involve physical violence. Riots enable people to lose their inhibitions, give them liberty to do things they wouldn't normally do."

Areeb Ullah, a Tottenham resident, said looters had disregarded the needs of the area and local people. And while large stores were targeted, some smaller shops had not escaped the looting. "The businesses around here were barely getting by anyway. A flower shop was set alight. What has that florist ever done? I saw a man in his shop just crying. This is only going to make Tottenham worse."
 
sigh.....................what wouldn't i give for these scenes to take place in S'pore.................
 
I want to see the orange kick England arse, but it is not to be, the riot cancel the friendly match. I am looking forward to this match but it is now cancelled.

0955: FOOTBALL - England's friendly against the Netherlands at Wembley tomorrow has been called off in the wake of the rioting in London, the Football Association confirmed today.

Equalisation, wake up from your drunken stupor. Wakey wakey, here's another one wearing silly orangey flowery shirt. :D
 
Equalisation, wake up from your drunken stupor. Wakey wakey, here's another one wearing silly orangey flowery shirt. :D

There must be a lot of holland fans in singapore, since England not so great for years.
I was about to start a poll on who will win. all gone.
 
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My holiday was canceled by the riots, these people will paid for this, i spend a lot of money to plan for this holiday, they are looking at many years in our overcrowded jail, i know, let release some muslim terrorists to make space for the young rioters.


PM unveils riot crisis plan

Last updated at 11:55, Tuesday, 09 August 2011

THE PRIME Minister has warned rioters they face tough punishments, after trouble spread last night.

David Cameron has been forced to return early from holiday to deal with the escalating crisis.

Scenes of widespread looting, violence and arson were seen not only in London, where riots began on Saturday night, but in other major cities including Liverpool and Birmingham.

And in a speech this morning, Mr Cameron condemned the action of those who have taken part in the chaos.

He said: "People should be in no doubt that we will do everything necessary to restore order to British streets and make them safe for the law abiding.

"This is criminality, pure and simple, and has to be confronted and defeated. It is quite clear that much more police on the streets and even more robust police action."

At least 400 people have been arrested following the riots across London over the past three days, the Met Police said. Scotland Yard said 69 people had been charged with offences.

Mr Cameron announced that police numbers would be increased, that court procedures would be speeded up and that more arrests are to be expected. Parliament will be recalled on Thursday for an emergency debate on the riots.

And the PM also addressed those who have been responsible for the chaos.

He said: "You will feel the full force of the law. And if you are old enough to commit these crimes you are old enough to face the punishments."

Chaos has descended in London, with the Fire Service stating it answered 2,169 999 calls between 6pm last night and just after 7am this morning, around 15 times the number it would get on an average day.

Volunteers have began to use social networking in a positive way, with mass clean ups of the areas affected by the riots being cleaned organised around London and Birmingham.
 
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International press reaction to UK riots

Media around the world reacts to the ongoing riots in the UK.
El Pais, Spain

The economic crisis cannot become the sole explanation for the violent outbreaks that are multiplying in Europe. Each case is different, but taken together they are bolstering the view that representative democracy is incapable of dealing peacefully with the growing unrest among citizens. It is a slippery slope that governments have to deal with, while scrupulously obeying the rule of law.
The Express Tribune, Pakistan

The challenge for the Tory-Liberal Democrat coalition government in Britain is to get the country back on track financially without dismantling the welfare state. That is, of course, easier said than done, and is further compounded by the Tories' dislike of big government. Unemployment is steadily rising and creating new jobs requires investment by the government, not a cutback in the budget. Further job losses will only lead to further strikes and violence. All it takes is one isolated event to bring all these frustrations to the fore. And soon the government may find that the situation is spiralling out of control and there is nothing it can do to pacify its angry citizens.

Protests in London
Liberation, France

These causes strangely resemble those of the riots of 2005 in France or of 2008 in Athens when a teenager was killed by police in the rebellious district of Exarchia.
Die Welt, Germany

London is ablaze and struggling against the violence which has spilled over. Prime Minister David Cameron broke off his holiday and convened the national security council to address the situation. Overnight into Tuesday, the wave of clashes in the British capital reached its peak so far with an inferno of flames in multiple parts of the city.
Globo, Brazil

The violence is especially concentrated, for now, in the poorest parts of London with a multi-ethnic population - some of the areas just a few kilometres from the Olympic Park, where in less than a year, there will be millions of visitors.
New York Times, US

Just before [CNN correspondent Dan] Rivers suggested to viewers of CNN that the rioters in London seemed to be more interested in looting than protesting, Zeinobia [Egyptian blogger and activist who took part in the protests that forced ex-Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak from power] made a similar observation from a much greater distance, writing: "I am sorry but you do not loot to object the murder of a young man, you are using his murder."

Egyptian bloggers parse London riots in real time
Isna students news agency (in English), Iran

Iran called for London police to exercise self-restraint in dealing with protesters in Tottenham, north of London. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast referred to Saturday night's massive protests in Tottenham, which came following [the killing] of a young black man by Scotland Yard police and called for the UK government to avoid any police's harsh treatment with protesters. He stressed return of peace and calm to London through talks and examining demands of the demonstrators. Mehmanparast expressed hope independent human rights bodies would take measures to make clear facts behind murder of the black man soon.

Iran calls on London police patience with protesters
Washington Post, US

Some, including former London mayor Ken Livingstone, suggested that the Tottenham riot was an unleashing of pent-up resentment over the weak economy, high unemployment rates and historically deep budget cuts that are decreasing government funding for poor communities and grass-roots charities. He blamed a sense that young Britons are facing "the bleakest future."

Looting, arson spread widely in London, as civil unrest escalates
Komsomolskaya Pravda, Russia

Riots that began in London on the night of Sunday 7 August are spreading across the British capital... "There is real agitation in London's outskirts where ethnic youth groups from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan live... They lack any structure; this is just a boiling cauldron... If we compare the unrest in London with riots on Moscow's Manezhnaya Ploshchad square [in December 2010], the situation here is different, though visually they are alike. These ethnic groups in London... are shouting out that the police treat them in an extremely tough way. In Russia, the ethnic majority came out on the streets to protest against the police's inaction... In the UK, the police need a consolidated political will despite its strength. The authorities should say that 'if you want to live in England, you should work and become Englishmen or go away'... Years will pass before the UK authorities venture to take tough measures in the immigration policy. But these measures will nevertheless not resemble methods used by [Libyan leader Muammar] al-Qadhafi. So, London suburbs will keep burning," says director of the Institute of Political Studies Sergey Markov.
Renmin Ribao, China

"The Olympics will be hosted next year; the security situation in London, which has always been a first-choice site for terrorist attacks, will be even grimmer. British police now face two main problems. First, as the government cuts police funding in order to reduce the deficit, British police will carry out massive layoffs. With insufficient manpower and financial resources, they will inevitably be overwhelmed with problems in maintaining social order. Second, after the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, the credibility of the British police has declined and there is still a very long way to go in rebuilding the credibility of the police and restoring public support, says Qu Bing, Institute of European Studies, China Institute of Contemporary International Relations."
 
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Fires burned in several parts of London on Monday after violence and looting erupted on the city's streets for a third day running. Areas including Clapham Junction, Hackney, Peckham, Lewisham, Woolwich, Ealing and Croydon, pictured, all saw unrest.

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Fire engulfed the Sony distribution centre in Enfield. Other parts of the country also saw disturbances, with problems in Liverpool, Bristol, Nottingham and Birmingham.
 
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Scotland Yard says more than 400 people have been arrested and 69 have been charged in relation to the ongoing riots.

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Shops, homes, buses and cars were all set on fire while looting of shops such as this convenience store in Hackney continued.
 
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Despite police calling for people to stay in their homes, some ventured out to the affected areas, such as here in Clapham Junction, to take in the damage.

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Shopkeepers will be counting the cost of damage caused by looters, with many - like this pawn shop in Clapham Junction - having to replace several windows
 
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Trouble first flared on Saturday after a peaceful protest in Tottenham over the fatal shooting of a man by police. Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson have cut short their holidays to deal with the continuing riots.

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Police officers and firefighters struggled to cope with the extent of the trouble. Numerous properties and cars, such as this one in Croydon, were set alight.
 
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