At 8/9/11 01:43 PM, CharltonChinchilla wrote: One thing is certain, the government have to abandon plans to cut police numbers, but I got a feeling tonight will be alright in comparison to last night which was just plain anarchy.

You'd think so with 16,000 cops ready for action. I'm still finding it hard to believe that all this stuff has actually happened. It just doesn't seem like something you'd expect to see in Britain. I wonder how many more nights this chaos will continue and I guess we can only hope that last night was the peak of the violence.

I'm also a little surprised that nothing seems to be kicking off up here in Scotland. Suppose I should be thankful for that.

Are you aloud to have a paintball gun?

With a big tank of Co2 and a lot of ammo, you can do some pretty decent crowd control.

Freezing the paintballs makes for a lethal combo!

but I hear the newer paintballs are hard to freeze idk.

At 8/9/11 01:46 PM, JaY11 wrote: Closest place to me I can see riots breaking out would be Chester or Liverpool. I believe there have already been minor riots in Liverpool? I can't see much happening in Chester though..

Liverpool ONE closed two hours earlier and my mum left Birkenhead town centre as advice from the regional manager. They're taking extra procedures which I'm happy for but my dad is still in Liverpool. Hopefully he gets back without any trouble.

This is getting pretty crazy now. Luckily I live far enough away from a major city to be unaffected, but my dad has to go to work in London tomorrow.

7 arrests in Manchester now. Thankfully things aren't looking to be anywhere near as bad as London was. Fingers crossed it stays like that.

These riots will continue to last for a couple weeks I'm sure. Stay safe NGers.

Pictures taken outside of the Salford police station.

http://yfrog.com/z/h2d15xhj
http://yfrog.com/z/hsm05csj

Hundreds of people at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester, Set fire to a huge department store

At 8/9/11 02:25 PM, Slawter wrote: Hundreds of people at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester, Set fire to a huge department store

I wonder if these people are still only 'youth gangs'.

At 8/9/11 01:49 PM, Bryony wrote:

At 8/9/11 01:05 PM, Kirk-Cocaine wrote: Looting in Orpington:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfBxRfqm7 ls

Fuck that's the Nugent Park on my road, surprised I didn't hear that. Supermarket sweep with the trolley, what a joker.

Surprised they didn't go down the road to Sports Direct to be honest, seem to be hitting a lot of sports shops.

I've just driven through the high street on my way home, most of the shops are closed already. There's a bunch old Bill milling around Nugent and down the road Curry's and PC World have boarded up their fronts. No sign of any mobs forming in Priory Gardens, despite what's being posted on Twitter. Seems like everywhere is prepared tonight.

At 8/9/11 02:31 PM, Kirk-Cocaine wrote: Seems like everywhere is prepared tonight.

My street is completely deserted already. Shops are all shut and there are literally no pedestrians to be seen. I can completely understand the "safety first" mentality, but it was fine the last few nights and I'm sure it'll be fine tonight, what with 16,000 police on duty and all.

Age range of the people in Manchester atm is from about 13 - 45

At 8/9/11 02:45 PM, citricsquid wrote: I live in the town centre, apparently it's full of police. I might wander out later and see what's happening. My town (Stafford) is about 20 miles from Birmingham.

Do your best to not get arrested.

At 8/9/11 02:31 PM, Kirk-Cocaine wrote:

At 8/9/11 01:49 PM, Bryony wrote:

At 8/9/11 01:05 PM, Kirk-Cocaine wrote: Looting in Orpington:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfBxRfqm7 ls

Fuck that's the Nugent Park on my road, surprised I didn't hear that. Supermarket sweep with the trolley, what a joker.

Surprised they didn't go down the road to Sports Direct to be honest, seem to be hitting a lot of sports shops.

Lol people don't even wanna rob sports direct it's full of absolute shite, just a waste of energy throwing a bin through that shop window.

C'mon British police crack some skulls!Show these thug wannabees the end of the baton stick...shove them to the ground trample them if you must.Show them whose the boss.This can all be done in 24 hours with the bruised limping home and the seriously wounded rioters loaded on to stretchers!

Some people are going out just to get stuff from shops then going home they see the riots as an excuse because they won't get caught

At 8/9/11 03:03 PM, BlueFlameSkulls wrote: Thank fuck I'm not in Greater Manchester. I hope they don't move outside Greater Manchester and smash up my workplace.

That's weird my sister want's the opposite

Riot's haven't spread as far south as my hometown (Swanley) but I have friends in Bexelyheath, Erith and Sidcup, areas hit by the mindless violence.

I hope this shit storm wears off soon.

being in England right now is quiet exciting and scary.

Apparently a group of white men in their 30's to 40's chased off a group of black looters in Enfield. It's nice to see that people are defending their community, but they just HAD to start yelling racist slurs and making it a race thing.

Why can't they just keep the race bit off and just chase and beat ANY robbers/looters.

At 8/9/11 03:03 PM, SouthAsian wrote: C'mon British police crack some skulls!Show these thug wannabees the end of the baton stick...shove them to the ground trample them if you must.Show them whose the boss.This can all be done in 24 hours with the bruised limping home and the seriously wounded rioters loaded on to stretchers!

at times like these I wish this old view on police was right.

Is there anyone here living near or in GUILDFORD. I've heard rumours of riots going on there and I wanna go to andertons Dx!

I'm actually pretty scared now. I've heard from friends that a few rioters are attempting to break into shops in Cheltenham, only 3 miles away, but can't find any official news on it. The chavs are pretty bad around here, they already burned down Ladbrokes in my village a few months ago, so who knows what may happen tonight.

BIG UP MUZZY, YA DUNKNO
lol, no rioters here in Muswell Hill

A broken window is all

I can guarantee you that it had something to do with the way fathers are treated over there.

I suggest that you all watch this gut-wrenching video.

Fathers over there are being treated so poorly that they take to the street in protest...

How much more blood do they want:

At 8/9/11 03:45 PM, ModernPatriot wrote: I can guarantee you that it had something to do with the way fathers are treated over there.

Looting and attacking people, if this was about the way fathers are treated, which it isn't. I say they are treated just right for the type of people they clearly are.

Fathers 4 Justice is a retarded group Judges do what is best for the child. I think they prove they are not responsible adults by climbing buildings illegally dressed as super heroes

Since when was this about Dads? These riots are being caused by kids, 12- early twenties they either do not have children or have multiple and gotten a few of the east ends slags preggas and are awaiting another batch and don't even know their fucking names and never see em. If there is anything you can pin this on it's social class, but in my opinion it's utter stupidity and mob mentality that is driving these riots. That said, police have control over London for now it seems.

At 8/9/11 02:31 PM, Kirk-Cocaine wrote: I've just driven through the high street on my way home, most of the shops are closed already. There's a bunch old Bill milling around Nugent and down the road Curry's and PC World have boarded up their fronts. No sign of any mobs forming in Priory Gardens, despite what's being posted on Twitter. Seems like everywhere is prepared tonight.

Yeah I kept hearing reports of congregations in the gardens, star lane, and the priory school, and there were bill at the park entrance earlier too but I never heard anything. Deadly quiet actually. I think it'll be pretty much over tonight.

At 8/9/11 03:49 PM, Ragnarokia wrote:

At 8/9/11 03:45 PM, ModernPatriot wrote: I can guarantee you that it had something to do with the way fathers are treated over there.

Looting and attacking people, if this was about the way fathers are treated, which it isn't. I say they are treated just right for the type of people they clearly are.

That's not typical for fathers for justice. And I'm talking about the reason that the father was shooting at the police. It was probably because of how he was treated by the family courts, and one particular father had enough of it, and he chose to get violent with his oppressors.

Have you heard the story of Thomas Ball?

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/164827/2 0110617/thomas-ball-self-immolate-child-
support.htm

Men are killing themselves due to their treatment in family courts. There is something inarguably wrong here.

At 8/9/11 03:51 PM, Slawter wrote: Fathers 4 Justice is a retarded group Judges do what is best for the child. I think they prove they are not responsible adults by climbing buildings illegally dressed as super heroes

Thoroughly ignorant statements.

If judges did hat was best for the child, then they would let men be dads.

Do you live around there?

If so, become a DAd, deal with the family courts, and them come, and talk to me.