Riots

Mindless violence and theft. So sad to see people behaving like this, they show no respect for others. Perhaps it's time to bring the army in.

Not sure we have any army left to bring in after all the cuts! Theresa May will give them all a stern talking too this morning that should do it - she says she is taking a robust approach. Thats alright then!

If this was Ulster, the army, water cannon, rubber bullets, tear gas would have already been deployed. The police are totally overwhelmed by the size of the problem. This is now organised crime. How can this happen in Britain ???

I think I heard something on the news this morning about the army possibly being brought in?

So agree pompa ...too many questions being asked about the 'why' rather than focussing on the 'how are we going to contain it?'
If those lonely 5 police officers at Debenham's last night had been able to use tear gas ...it would have been containable ...and would have got rid of the crowd of observers too ...way to go pompa!!

The rioters are getting their way, just been to Braintree Freeport shopping centre. It was closed, just in case, this was at 5:30pm - is this not giving in to their threats.
I do however fear that moving 16,000 police into London leaves other towns open targets.

When these rioters are dealt with in court all they will get is a slap on the hand,they will all be unemployed so not able to pay the said fine's so the
total court costs will be down to the taxpayer again.

I'm picking this up from the news thread, as I don't think people are seeing it:

The one that didn't get in the news.....
I've just been alerted by 'Private Eye' to the fact that there was a similar riot in Hornsey....in March this year.
You never heard of it? Neither did I. I checked it out. It was reported in the Tottenham and Wood Green Journal of March 17th 2011, and not even the Evening Standard took it up. Why?

All the media were covering the Japanese tsunami.
This riot didn't get talked up and shown all the time.....
And it didn't therefore spread copycat violence across the country.