London's Burning: Rolling thread for the 2011 summer protests, riots and general unrest

lol dg

i don't think 'feds' is that recondite, really.....

media reporting on tv seems to be pathetic and smug so far - no real thought on journalists part into what this might all mean - will see what paxman is saying

― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Monday, August 8, 2011 8:58 PM (46 seconds ago) Bookmark

yeah... he'll know the score.

I don't feel like reading this whole thread, could someone direct me to a good article that breaks down the situation (how this started, etc.)?

Cameron's not coming home. Even Gordon Brown knew you had to cut short yr holiday in a crisis, and he had negative emotional intelligence.

lol i didnt say paxman would be more in tune but that newsnight might have some decent reports

guardian seems to be doing a decent job so far. turns out duggan wasnt as clean cut as made out (surprise) but its all still murky at this point. cant really equate gangsta poses on someones fbk photos with him being a IRL gangster.

of course these fuckers arent coming home! they dont care that much. and more importantly, i cant imagine that their being here would have much difference. obsourne is prob drinking champers.

That Croydon furniture store fire looks fucking insane

^^ this. the one fire engine there doesn't seem to know where to start.

why burn a house in deptford? i mean ffs, that area is POOR

turns out duggan wasnt as clean cut as made out (surprise)

lol i don't think id ever heard he was clean-cut at all. doubt he shot at the po-po obvi.

walked from bethnal green road to roman road just now.

lot of noise and police on bethnal green road but still a lot of shops open. turned corner and immediately bumped into a gang of 20 or so lads heading towards BG road with masks and all that business heading the other way, bizarrely a drunk woman tried to start a fight with them but they weren't interested

roman road was weirder, well into bow large groups of lads congregating near the market and no police present at all, looked right at the beginning of something, so ducked down side street and went a different way

I really don't understand the targets over the past few days. Jewellery stores, HMV, clothes stores etc ok, but why furniture stores? Just to cause havoc?

idiocy

er i meant a reasonable response to EMA cuts

no, no, you don't understand, the guy who owns the furniture store is a tory donor. it was all planned. the people who live above are just assholes.

'people who live above shops deserve to be burned' - lex

my sister is in london :-/

Tesco and Londis in Dulwich have been targeted, suggesting they've inexplicably passed over Foxton's

TS: 'Feds' v. 'Po'

Actually don't mind people using 'feds' which is good otherwise I'd be blowing a gasket at everyone in London 30 or under for using it ALL THE TIME.

If we're all going to be sitting here watching powerlessly, can we agree a 'board' for Police and Politician Rhetorical Flourish Bingo and start the drinking?

star of bethnal green has been hit

im kind of disappointed in the thread title tbh... clash-y

holy shit at that fire on news 24

Why would Cameron not come home? From a purely selfish POV doesn't he want to be reelected? Not looking like a complete clown would help.

oh he's changed his mind, coming home now

Cameron's on his way back so says the BBC

Looters have just got to purley way, talk of allders burning. Jesus.

im kind of disappointed in the thread title tbh... clash-y

― sarahel hath no fury (history mayne), Monday, 8 August 2011 21:14 (2 minutes ago)

Another fucking u-turn, so no surprise there. Also damned if he will be shown up by Boris Johnson returning.

bbc man bemoaning the youths' lack of respect for authority

uhhh given what MPs, the police and the media have got up to of late i'm surprised anyone thinks "respect for authority" is a thing that can happen in UK 2011

Tomorrows Daily Mail Front page?
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4657398090_7a00a0ef3f.jpg

I can't fucking believe what I'm seeing. I can't fucking believe this at all.

Apparently they've torn the Catford Cat down. Shit just got personal.

cant really equate gangsta poses on someones fbk photos with him being a IRL gangster.

you are never gonna get a job at the daily mail talking like that son

Clash song was called London Calling, iirc. If you want to complain, shit ITV Sunday afternoon shows or gtfo

Apparently they've torn the Catford Cat down. Shit just got personal.

― Matt DC, Monday, 8 August 2011 21:23 (1 minute ago) Bookmark

noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

london's burning is a clash song

Clash song was called London Calling, iirc. If you want to complain, shit ITV Sunday afternoon shows or gtfo

― I am Louise Boat (a hoy hoy), Monday, August 8, 2011 9:25 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

rich herby aroma off this post

http://citynoise.org/upload/12696.jpg

RIP ;_;

still no sign of any police on roman road

UK end-of-season finale has taken a real Lost-style turn towards disconnected convolutions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YItK1izQIwo

Are there no firemen at that furniture store yet? Are there apartments above it?

mayne vs hoy beef the only violence more senseless than whats out on the streetz right now

is cameron's tennis coach coming back with him y/n

xxp it looked like there was one fire engine on the scene, vainly dribbling in its general direction.

especially as i'm not certain why nrq got beef

The Palmerston on Lordship Lane has been bricked

xxp think there's more fire crews in croydon now, but they've apparently been focused on stopping the fire spreading. apparently the blaze is so hot they've had to douse buildings across the road to stop them going up as well.

Will be very surprised if nobody's is killed tonight.

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg612/scaled.php?tn=0&server=612&filename=7mxcyz.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg612/scaled.php?tn=0&server=612&filename=7mxcyz.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640