I'm ashamed to be from the UK right now...

[Dangelus]

Terrible criminality, looting, arson and robbery going on all across London right now and spreading to other parts of the UK.

Homes and businesses being destroyed by mindless thugs and youths.

Disgusting.

[Bromptonboy]

I felt the same way when all the rioting and looting happened in this country in 1992.  Hard to believe that it is happening in London.  No idea that there were simmering resentments like that.

[X]

I'm still shocked that the police had guns

[Rico]

Terrible criminality, looting, arson and robbery going on all across London right now and spreading to other parts of the UK.

Homes and businesses being destroyed by mindless thugs and youths.

Disgusting.

I haven't heard about this yet.  Is there a reason behind it?

[X]

Terrible criminality, looting, arson and robbery going on all across London right now and spreading to other parts of the UK.

Homes and businesses being destroyed by mindless thugs and youths.

Disgusting.

I haven't heard about this yet.  Is there a reason behind it?

Yeah, Blackberry messenger combined with someone getting shot by the police.

[Rico]

Huh?!?!  Blackberry messenger???  What just because something bad happens it makes other people want to do more bad things??  The human race makes me sad sometimes.

[Geekyfanboy]

Yeah this reminds me of the LA Riots many years ago..  It's such a small group of unhappy people but they are doing so much damage

[Bromptonboy]

I just read of some 200 youths rioting in Birmingham.  That is close to Medz if memory serves me.

[Bryancd]

A very unfortunate combination of events and circumstance: Poverty, lack of education, lack of employment opportunities, racial and or ethnic bigotries, too much idle time, and youth. All it needs is a spark to set it off.

[Meds]

Its moved to Birmingham as well now, just stupid mindless behaviour. It angers me so much and looking at facebook and twitter we innocent people are not standing for it. I'd call the army in spray them all with water and then gas them.

[Data]

It's hard to see this unfold

It's a huge reminder of how mindless the younger people in this country are at the moment.

kids standing by burning cars laughing

and now there has just been a shooting :(

[Dangelus]

It's been taken over now by mostly youths destroying property and looting because they know the police are stretched.

Teenagers laughing and joking while they destroy people's livelihoods, jobs and homes.

They should send the army in to free up police to arrests.

[ori-STUDFARM]

....and stealing Big Macs!

I am 100% totally against the mindless stupidty of these idiots. But at the same time, at the back of my mind, I always think that until something like this kicks off, the Government are totally clueless (or deliberately turn a blind eye to) to the general unhappiness of the nation with the state the country is in.

I'm not justifying the rioting in anyway. Like I say, 100% against. I think it's just in my nature to try and think that some good may possibly come from it.....Even though I know it won't.

[Meds]

The government cant say who is involved either through fear of being classed as racist. Ridiculous, I'm not being funny but you only have to look at the TV to see who is involved. STOP BEING PRESCIOUS. I can't wait to see what David cameron is going to say, probably a load of old tosh as usual and start saying we should be tolerant. *shakes head*

[Data]

I'ts kicked off I'm my town now

well said meds