Riots

[Jimmy-J]

Riots in Tottenham after Mark Duggan shooting protest

Petrol bombs have been thrown at police and three patrol cars, a bus and buildings have been set on fire in a riot in Tottenham, north London.

Eight injured police officers have been taken to hospital, at least one of them with head injuries.

The unrest began after a protest over the fatal shooting by police of 29-year-old Mark Duggan on Thursday.

About 300 people gathered outside the police station on the High Road after demonstrators demanded "justice".

London Ambulance Service said a total of 10 people had been treated and nine had been taken to hospital.

Two patrol cars were set alight at about 20:20 BST but officers were not inside at the time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14434318

[denphone]

And here is the latest update.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14434318

[martyh]

I'm watching this on Sky news at the moment and listening to all the excuses coming out that the police are heavy handed in the area ,that unemployment is high in the area .There is no legitimacy to this behaviour at all it is mob rule sparked off because because "one of their own" was shot by the police ,we don't know why he was shot yet because the investigation is still ongoing .All we do know is that Mark Duggan shot at the police and was in turn shot by them so the local idiots think that wrecking their local community ,burning down local businesses and looting will solve any issues they have .
All that will happen now is local buisnesses will pull out ,unemployment in the area will rise so well done to those who took part in the riots ,you have just killed off your community

[denphone]

Originally Posted by martyh

I'm watching this on Sky news at the moment and listening to all the excuses coming out that the police are heavy handed in the area ,that unemployment is high in the area .There is no legitimacy to this behaviour at all it is mob rule sparked off because because "one of their own" was shot by the police ,we don't know why he was shot yet because the investigation is still ongoing .All we do know is that Mark Duggan shot at the police and was in turn shot by them so the local idiots think that wrecking their local community ,burning down local businesses and looting will solve any issues they have .
All that will happen now is local buisnesses will pull out ,unemployment in the area will rise so well done to those who took part in the riots ,you have just killed off your community

Yes there is no excuse for this type of behavior in my mind and the fact remains that he was a criminal gangster who thought he was above the law and most of their other people who rioted well l suspect they are a bunch of good for nothings.

[Scary]

i agree there is no excuse for this behavior they have ruined people's lives, some of the people that lived above carpet right had to leave so quickly all they were wearing was there PJ's they have lost everything, sickening behavior

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by martyh

I'm watching this on Sky news at the moment and listening to all the excuses coming out that the police are heavy handed in the area ,that unemployment is high in the area .There is no legitimacy to this behaviour at all it is mob rule sparked off because because "one of their own" was shot by the police ,we don't know why he was shot yet because the investigation is still ongoing .All we do know is that Mark Duggan shot at the police and was in turn shot by them so the local idiots think that wrecking their local community ,burning down local businesses and looting will solve any issues they have .
All that will happen now is local buisnesses will pull out ,unemployment in the area will rise so well done to those who took part in the riots ,you have just killed off your community

Excellent post Sir

Presently i am waiting for Flyboy to turn up here and justify the riot on the grounds "It was all the fault of the police and we don't know the full facts yet but it will be the fault of the police "

It was an excuse to loot the shops and smash things up nothing else, In fact it reminds me of the student riots. Mean while we as tax payers will have to pay for the clean up

[Osem]

Originally Posted by martyh

I'm watching this on Sky news at the moment and listening to all the excuses coming out that the police are heavy handed in the area ,that unemployment is high in the area .There is no legitimacy to this behaviour at all it is mob rule sparked off because because "one of their own" was shot by the police ,we don't know why he was shot yet because the investigation is still ongoing .All we do know is that Mark Duggan shot at the police and was in turn shot by them so the local idiots think that wrecking their local community ,burning down local businesses and looting will solve any issues they have .
All that will happen now is local buisnesses will pull out ,unemployment in the area will rise so well done to those who took part in the riots ,you have just killed off your community

Very true.

There was a peaceful demo which turned nasty when, IMHO, the usual masked suspects got involved and decided to stir up trouble and cause mayhem. I heard many live interviews last night which conformed the state of mind of these thugs. One moron even claimed the police had murdered Duggan but didn't seem to accept that his being in possession of a loaded weapon was a problem and might just have been partly to blame for his demise. When someone else (a middle aged black woman by the sound of her voice) pointed that out to some of the crowd she was threatened with violence!

The sight of so many people looting, setting fire to property etc. is sickening and just goes to show that their motivation had far more to do with creating an opportunity for trouble making, theft and violence that it had to with the shooting incident earlier in the week. Protecting their 'community'?? What a total joke! What sort of community allows this to happen? Frankly these animals are scum and those who associate with and protect them from justice ought to be truly ashamed of themselves.

Burning cars/buildings, endangering lives and looting shops - what a great way to show how bad the police are.....

[martyh]

I see the usual anti police nutters are coming out with their conspiracy theories,this one of the comments from this blog

http://thethinkingpoliceman.blogspot...-response.html

Anonymous said...
I wouldn't be so sure about police's innocence.. The credible rumour from IPCC: There's at least one statement from the members of police that Mark Duggan was shot first, then his gun was fired to a police radio by police to set him up as the side at fault!.. The police mentioned is not injured, it was all set up.. Mark Duggan did not fire at the police. The IPCC has found multiple DNA on the handgun which does not belong to Mark Duggan. Lets see if police got it wrong again.. According to police statistics Met Police shot 14 people in the last 3 years and at 12 of these were they got it wrong.. and thats not even including Menezes!

[Russ]

If the guy was routinely carrying a gun as is being reported, even for his own 'protection' then there can be no complaints from his 'gang'.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by martyh

I see the usual anti police nutters are coming out with their conspiracy theories,this one of the comments from this blog

http://thethinkingpoliceman.blogspot...-response.html

I am awaiting the arrival of the anti cop brigade here.

[martyh]

Originally Posted by Sirius

I am awaiting the arrival of the anti cop brigade here.

i suspect you won't have a long wait

[Osem]

Originally Posted by Sirius

I am awaiting the arrival of the anti cop brigade here.

Don't worry, when they appear that well known police supporter Flyboy will spring into action and redress the balance in his usual fair and unbiased manner....

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by martyh

i suspect you won't have a long wait

Originally Posted by Osem

Well when they do appear that well known supporter of the police Flyboy will spring to their defence no doubt.... :grin:

[Gary L]

It all comes down to who fired the first shot.

[martyh]

Originally Posted by Gary L

It all comes down to who fired the first shot.

nonsense ,if Duggan was prepared to carry a gun then it must be assumed he was prepared to use it