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England riots - WillDaSnail - 2011-08-11
-sigh- At least its starting to cool off for now. Though I wish Scotland Yard would have taken strong-arm measures early on instead of waiting a bit too late to initiate it.
I did remember that during the '92 LA race riots the National Guard was activated one day after the riots started after the LAPD realized they might get royally fuc'ked. The USMC and the U.S. Army did come to LA to help near the end - fully locked and loaded - to pretty much shut down the rioters completely. If strong-arm tactics must be initiated early (and of course, without going overboard in the case of Britain) to shut down looters and stop the rioting, do it early. The "should law enforcement responded rapidly and with the appropriate amount of force when rioting got out of control?" question is going to cause some political casualties in the U.K. in the coming weeks.
England riots - Alley - 2011-08-11
Worthyness Wrote:The issue of being rich or poor does not justify robbing,looting, and destroying property >.>
And if you really think about it, the people we consider "poor" in society are not really "poor" in that there are people that are in far worse situations.
It doesn't justify it, no. But it's the reason they are joining.
Poor is poor, no way around it. It's a class of many, feeling helplessness to keep up with this consumerist world.
England riots - CommanderJinn - 2011-08-11
Worthyness Wrote:The issue of being rich or poor does not justify robbing,looting, and destroying property >.>
And if you really think about it, the people we consider "poor" in society are not really "poor" in that there are people that are in far worse situations.
Poor in relation to your surroundings. The amount of class imbalance in western society is pretty high. Actually the amount of class imbalance in society as a whole is high. Though while government may play a part in the problem, they can also play a huge part in fixing it. Budget policy is only reflective on how the economy is doing. And that's reflective on how corporations do about their business. I put more blame on them then I do on government.
England riots - WillDaSnail - 2011-08-12
Do consider this guys: There has been people who were caught by law enforcement in the act of rioting who were well off in terms of social status.
England riots - Alley - 2011-08-12
There is always going to be exceptions.