WTF London? You weren't even in the playoffs!
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WTF London? You weren't even in the playoffs!
Just in case you thought the Vancouver riot was bad... anybody keeping track of what's going on in merry old England? The police shoot a black crack dealer (or father of four and pillar of the local community, depending on who you ask... I suspect he was all of the above really) during a bungled arrest, and suddenly the whole country is rioting?
Jeez, what are these guys going to do after the 2012 Olympics, when they fail to top the medal table?
Jeez, what are these guys going to do after the 2012 Olympics, when they fail to top the medal table?
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F'n slimey limeys, the birf place of socialism and all...looks like the reality distortion field has failed and the lower classes are revolting...more crystal meth and hollywood blockbusters please!Sick Bunny wrote:Just in case you thought the Vancouver riot was bad... anybody keeping track of what's going on in merry old England? The police shoot a black crack dealer (or father of four and pillar of the local community, depending on who you ask... I suspect he was all of the above really) during a bungled arrest, and suddenly the whole country is rioting?
Jeez, what are these guys going to do after the 2012 Olympics, when they fail to top the medal table?
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Re: WTF London? You weren't even in the playoffs!
Whatever you do, always give 100 %!
Except when donating blood.
Except when donating blood.
Re: WTF London? You weren't even in the playoffs!
hey im not so homesick now, Vancouver has got no worries about black eyes over the Stanley cup riot compared to whats been going on around here the last three days.
It started over the shooting of the innocent crack dealer, but quickly escalated beyond that. waves of teenager have been ransacking whole neighbourhoods, destroying shops and property at will. The cops were caught with their pants down having only 3000 officers on the streets of a city with 8 million people. while they were busy trying to quell the riot in north london, kids in other parts of the city took advantage and ransacked businesses all over town.
90 percent of it were opportunists looking to cash in, but there is a deeper issue here where kids of racial minorities have zero upward mobility, there are no jobs, school is out of the question and no real future beyond selling weed in the parks. The best they can hope for is to rise up in a gang before they get shot or arrested. There is a sense of anger and disillusionment that they never will be apart of the dream of a better life, and at the same time they are hounded by the police at every turn.
The cops don't have limitations here like in Canada or the US who both have charters of rights The police don't need probable cause to stop and search and use they their power to harass and intimidate, and it always seems to be kids in general and black kids in particular who are the targets of the police.
now the only thing missing is a Stanley cup loss ....
It started over the shooting of the innocent crack dealer, but quickly escalated beyond that. waves of teenager have been ransacking whole neighbourhoods, destroying shops and property at will. The cops were caught with their pants down having only 3000 officers on the streets of a city with 8 million people. while they were busy trying to quell the riot in north london, kids in other parts of the city took advantage and ransacked businesses all over town.
90 percent of it were opportunists looking to cash in, but there is a deeper issue here where kids of racial minorities have zero upward mobility, there are no jobs, school is out of the question and no real future beyond selling weed in the parks. The best they can hope for is to rise up in a gang before they get shot or arrested. There is a sense of anger and disillusionment that they never will be apart of the dream of a better life, and at the same time they are hounded by the police at every turn.
The cops don't have limitations here like in Canada or the US who both have charters of rights The police don't need probable cause to stop and search and use they their power to harass and intimidate, and it always seems to be kids in general and black kids in particular who are the targets of the police.
now the only thing missing is a Stanley cup loss ....
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all very sad to hear UK...I just wonder if it is an underlying resentment towards the police, maybe things will change??
Dont know...just hope it doesnt get any crazier than it already is...good luck mate!! and to the country..
You are here i Vancouver now?
Dont know...just hope it doesnt get any crazier than it already is...good luck mate!! and to the country..
You are here i Vancouver now?
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Since when is a illegal activity a innocent person? Crack dealers kill innocent people who are sick and have a addiction.ukcanuck wrote:
It started over the shooting of the innocent crack dealer,..
I feel bad for this guys family, but calling him a innocent person doesn't fly with me!
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ukcanuck wrote: innocent crack dealer
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I said it tongue in cheek, I agree with you a crack dealer hardly deserves any ones sympathy, however, one mans terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. the term has been put on the guy by the media anyway so I am not even sure if he was a crack dealer in the classic sense or what.Jovorock wrote:Since when is a illegal activity a innocent person? Crack dealers kill innocent people who are sick and have a addiction.ukcanuck wrote:
It started over the shooting of the innocent crack dealer,..
I feel bad for this guys family, but calling him a innocent person doesn't fly with me!
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No I'm still in Londonrats19 wrote:all very sad to hear UK...I just wonder if it is an underlying resentment towards the police, maybe things will change??
Dont know...just hope it doesnt get any crazier than it already is...good luck mate!! and to the country..
You are here i Vancouver now?
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We saw the same with Maggie's head tax.
Over the Internet, you can pretend to be anyone or anything.
I'm amazed that so many people choose to be complete twats.
I'm amazed that so many people choose to be complete twats.
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[quote="Jovorock"][quote="ukcanuck"]
Crack dealers kill innocent people who are sick and have a addiction.
crack dealers help society by getting rid of the crackheads...they are not sick but pathetic assholes who deserve what they get...
Crack dealers kill innocent people who are sick and have a addiction.
crack dealers help society by getting rid of the crackheads...they are not sick but pathetic assholes who deserve what they get...
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So the cops actually did society a disservice by shooting this guy?the Dogsalmon wrote:crack dealers help society by getting rid of the crackheads...they are not sick but pathetic assholes who deserve what they get...
Hmmm, perhaps that's why Tottenham rioted...
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Damn 'spurs!
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And people who sell pot keep 7-11's in business.the Dogsalmon wrote:crack dealers help society by getting rid of the crackheads...they are not sick but pathetic assholes who deserve what they get...
btw- any charges laid in England yet? I just heard that there hasn't been one single charge laid yet from the Vancouver riot. Appalling if true.
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Not just charges, it's jail sentences galore. At least they haven't wasted any time bringing the hammer down on those who got caught.Eddy Punch Clock wrote:btw- any charges laid in England yet?