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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts |
This is all rather frightening. I fully support defending oneself, but not retaliation. More violence is rarely, if ever the answer.
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rockwall Special user 762 Posts |
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On 2011-08-10 21:57, critter wrote: Is targeting Muslims any worse than targeting any other group? Is it worse than targeting someone because they have money or someone because they have a business? It seems like there really is no excuse for any of the pathetic crap going on over there. |
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
There are as many reasons as rioters but no excuses. Least I have not heard one say excuse me while I riot.
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
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On 2011-08-10 23:07, rockwall wrote: I wasn't saying it's just because they targeted Muslims, what I'm saying is that the cowardly tactics of hit and run driving and pretending to help someone while they take crap out of his backpack are cowardly and disgusting. It's not which group is targeted at all, it's the targeting itself and the chickencrap tactics they are using to do it. I didn't like it when the Korean business owners were targeted in LA either. If you want to prove something then stand and fight for it, don't throw a sucker punch and run.
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Weisszach New user Manchester, UK 70 Posts |
This has nothing to do with religion, race or creed. It is plain and simple as scrotes getting away with stealing and thinking they are above the law. The London protests at first were about the shooting of Duggan but then turned into looting which other people saw it as 'if they can get away with it then I can'.
There are also people saying on the radio that they went down to have a look but weren't looting. Those people in my eyes are just as bad as this promotes the looters to play to an audience. I know in an ideal world I would have liked the media not even to report on these situtations. There should be zero tolerance with these people and people shouldn't be blaming the goverment for all this. Certain people need to look at themselves and their ability to parent. Rant over back to my Mutobe palm practice - - cheers |
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
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On 2011-08-10 17:35, Marlin1894 wrote: The riots in Spain and Greece were specifically about the austerity cuts. The riots in the Middle east started in Tunisia specifically around the issue of young people not being able to get jobs. Remember the young man that set fire to himself? Then it spread to Egypt where many of the same issues as well as others were present. The riots in England are not about the austerity cuts, nor were they caused by the austerity cuts. The conditions that the austerity cuts impose and create for the foreseeable future for the upcoming generation certainly are, however, one factor that created a context and climate for this to happen. Quote:
And by the way, people better get used to austerity cuts all over the place. Just as people should get used to rioting like this all over the place. As I'm sure preparations are being made by the authorities as we speak.
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts |
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On 2011-08-10 21:57, critter wrote: That kid is from my country, Malaysia. His attack is making HUGE WAVES here in the news. Sad state of affairs this, good thing he is recovering well though...
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
The word on the street is the Asians are on the march tonight.
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
I should rent The Warriors tonight.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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Erwin New user 56 Posts |
Small item on the news yesterday evening about a black youth allegedly taunting Sikhs guarding their temple who was dragged out of his car and suffered "horrific" injuries. Has the atmosphere of a powder keg methinks, hope it can be defused.
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
What they need to do is get a soccer game going, wait for all of the rioters to show up there, and then lock them in the stadium to sort each other out.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On 2011-08-11 12:53, critter wrote: They could have done a couple of days ago, but they cancelled the match at Wembley. |
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kcg5 Inner circle who wants four fried chickens and a coke 1868 Posts |
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On 2011-08-10 21:57, critter wrote: I don't think the fact that he was muslim had anything to do with it. I've seen that clip all over the place and never once heard that mentioned. Was this said on the news were you are?
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!!!!!
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts |
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On 2011-08-11 13:12, kcg5 wrote: Not here in Malaysia.
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
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On 2011-08-11 13:12, kcg5 wrote: Yeah that's what they said on the news. They mentioned the other Muslims who had been run over by cars in connection with this attack. The news here was pretty specific. 'Course, the news has been wrong before...
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Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
Just misunderstood lads.
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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts |
http://blogs.ft.com/fttechhub/2011/08/ca......Uiwx6ekT
Would probably be as effective as banning gang colours.
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
The number of police officers here is over 136000.
About how many rioters do you think there were?
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
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On 2011-08-11 21:26, gdw wrote: Learning from his fellow Serious People in Bahrain. He hasn't a clue.
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magicfish Inner circle 7004 Posts |
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On 2011-08-11 11:29, tommy wrote: why would Indians, Pakistanis, iranians, Russians, etc., be marching tonight? What is their beef? |
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