Riots in England (3 Viewers)

Bisco

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Nov 21, 2005
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Public announcement near my house telling everyone to stay indoors. 3 Police helicopters in the sky.
its about time to be honest, and is the logical thing to do really there is no need what so ever to be on the streets so that the police can take control of the situation. it would'nt be a bad idea of buisness owners stand in front of there shops to protect it and make the job of the police only to round the looters up. hope this ends bec its pretty ridiculous, i feel sorry for the owners of the shops being looted left and right.
 

Red

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Nov 26, 2006
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it might not compare in magnitude, but the causes are exactly the same
Nah.

Other places are fighting for freedom or democracy or something significant.

People in Britain are just bored and looking for the chance to loot themselves a new TV.
 

GordoDeCentral

Diez
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Apr 14, 2005
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its about time to be honest, and is the logical thing to do really there is no need what so ever to be on the streets so that the police can take control of the situation. it would'nt be a bad idea of buisness owners stand in front of there shops to protect it and make the job of the police only to round the looters up. hope this ends bec its pretty ridiculous, i feel sorry for the owners of the shops being looted left and right.
if they have insurance they d be happy campers
 

Red

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Nov 26, 2006
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yes because out of nowhere other places started to fight for freedom while being dormant about it for over 50 years
I don't really know why the Arab stuff happened as it did.

I see no reason, though, to link those uprisings with the criminal damage and looting that is happening in England.
 

Fred

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Oct 2, 2003
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it might not compare in magnitude, but the causes are exactly the same
How so?

The riots in Britain seem to be filled with opportunistic looters and thieves, while looters and opportunists can be found in all kinds of riots, the percentage of opportunists in the Arab spring protests are not even close to the ones in Britain.

Nah.

Other places are fighting for freedom or democracy or something significant.

People in Britain are just bored and looking for the chance to loot themselves a new TV.
Exactly.

Even if the causes are the same, which i find extremely unlikely. The way the government is handling them is where we find the largest differences :D
 

Fred

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Oct 2, 2003
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do you know what started the arab spring? both are nothing but outlets for economic frustration
In Tunisia and Egypt, economic frustration was the largest spark that made them then ask for freedom and democracy, so ya your right that thats what started the Arab spring. But it doesn't apply to all countries, Libya and Syria are mostly about freedom, which is non existent in these countries.
 

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