Brixton violence and looting (7th Aug 2011)

[gabi]

nah... i look down on that area... there's new brick shaped holes in the windows. its new damage from what was there his morning. the cops have left all the new debris there presumably as evidence.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

There were more than a few highly agitated folks gathered by the cordon half an hour ago.

Probably pissed off with not being able to get to the tube

 

[DrRingDing]

Let's hope anger is directed at solely at the OB tonight.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

nah... i look down on that area... there's new brick shaped holes in the windows. its new damage from what was there his morning. the cops have left all the new debris there presumably as evidence.

Probably looted the wrong sizes last night

Where are all the police?

 

[ajdown]

Let's hope anger is directed at solely at the OB tonight.

... or even better, there is no anger, violence, destruction of property etc etc. Surely that has to be the better solution?

 

[gabi]

cordon's coming down

 

[TitanSound]

A friend has a mate in Stratford who has just been told by the local police to close up his shop as they have intelligence that it will be "hit next".

 

[gabi]

* cordon's partially coming down. looks like they're keeping most of it up for now

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

cordon's coming down

Brixton's opening up again? For pedestrians? For traffic?

 

[Pickman's model]

Brixton's opening up again? For pedestrians? For traffic?

for business

 

[London_Calling]

So there are new brick-shaped holes, the cordon's coming down and the cordon is going up - all in three minutes. At least there's plenty to keep the hundreds of film crews occupied...

 

[Pickman's model]

A friend has a mate in Stratford who has just been told by the local police to close up his shop as they have intelligence that it will be "hit next".

his shop in particular or the area in general?

 

[DrRingDing]

... or even better, there is no anger, violence, destruction of property etc etc. Surely that has to be the better solution?

No, fatalism is what keeps cunts in power.

 

[gabi]

So there are new brick-shaped holes, the cordon's coming down and the cordon is going up - all in three minutes. At least there's plenty to keep the hundreds of film crews occupied...

nah i think the new damage was actually about 45 mins ago. i was busy talkin on the phone and to be honest loud bangs outside the window here are not unusual.

 

[ajdown]

The only thing that is inevitable in life is that we die eventually. Everything else can be changed, even if it isn't very easy.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

A friend has a mate in Stratford who has just been told by the local police to close up his shop as they have intelligence that it will be "hit next".

Twats on twitter most likely. Wouldn't call that 'intelligence'.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Right, so not sure what's open or not, and nevertheless, even if Brixton's open to pedestrians and traffic, the shops are probably all shut, so I'll not bother going down there.

 

[TitanSound]

his shop in particular or the area in general?

The area in general. They are going from shop to shop apparently.

 

[Badgers]

Been a fair number of sirens going past our place in the last half hour. Generally been quiet out since we got up.

 

[gabi]

Right, so not sure what's open or not, and nevertheless, even if Brixton's open to pedestrians and traffic, the shops are probably all shut, so I'll not bother going down there.

Yeh.. the street's still totally closed to pedestrians and traffic. they were just moving their ribbons a bit i think. im gonna stop curtain-twitching now

 

[editor]

Photos of the aftermath:

http://www.urban75.org/blog/brixton-remains-closed-after-overnight-riots-and-looting-photos/

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Yeh.. the street's still totally closed to pedestrians and traffic. they were just moving their ribbons a bit i think. im gonna stop curtain-twitching now

Twats on twitter most likely. Wouldn't call that 'intelligence'.

Curtain twitch all you like. People need to know these things without having to keep looking up London Transport links which might be out of date!

I'm going out now anyway. Happy twitching

 

[Winot]

Does anyone know if the rec is open?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Would love to have been a fly on the wall listening to that conversation.

 

[gabi]

the cordon runs down to stockwell rd.. you might be able to pop thru past the canterbury tho?

 

[editor]

There's been an awful amount of sirens in the past five minutes: police, fire and ambulance.

 

[editor]

Would love to have been a fly on the wall listening to that conversation.

There was a lot of shouting with the arguments running along the lines of "You've fucked up Brixton with all your pointless thieving," "No, it's all about police oppression..." etc etc.

 

[Badgers]

There's been an awful amount of sirens in the past five minutes: police, fire and ambulance.

Yeah, most I have heard since 6am this morning. Seem to just be passing us heading central way.

 

[editor]

Curtain twitch all you like. People need to know these things without having to keep looking up London Transport links which might be out of date!

I'm going out now anyway. Happy twitching

The TfL website has been reporting 'no problems on the Victoria Line' all day. Except Brixton tube has been shut all day.

 

[snowy_again]

the cordon runs down to stockwell rd.. you might be able to pop thru past the canterbury tho?

Yup, that way was open this morning... Gresham Road / Popes Road...