Fingers
From Tuscany SE22
lets hope that was just a rumour
Brixton violence and looting (7th Aug 2011)
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lets hope that was just a rumour
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Good, hope it stays that way
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
He got done last night didn't he?
silvershoes
Active Member
Hamiltons were invaded by 15 youths. That is horrible horrible news.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
I'm not so sure. It's unfortunately the case that the previous riots had waves of gentrification following them about two years or so after - not unrelated to the extra money the govt pumped into the area (and, of course, the professionalisation of "regeneration" which led to the need for an influx of "project leaders" and the like).
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
Yes. Unless in the last few weeks they've started opening on Mondays.. yes...
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
They don't mention it on their Facebook page so yes, I hope that it is just a rumour.
editor
hiraethified
Where is Hamiltons and what kind of business is it?
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
jesus i'm starting to get angry now.
getting annoyed at the news and some of the people online. no one is trying to understand why people are out there on the streets
getting annoyed at the news and some of the people online. no one is trying to understand why people are out there on the streets
Gixxer1000
cant wheelie a shaftie :(
Run around to check. Brazas is fine, rest easy 
ajdown
Posting in this thread
It's quite simple. If you want to be part of the trouble, you go out on the streets. If you want to avoid the trouble and do your best to stay safe, then you go home, lock the doors and stay there.
You will never be able to justify mindless violence, looting, burning buildings etc as the solution to any problem - they're just shitting their own beds and destroying their own communities.
Ms Ordinary
randompointlesschemistry
Hope they are OK in there - how long ago was this?It's a corner shop / greengrocers on Railton opposite Mayall Road (Herne Hill end).
Gixxer1000
cant wheelie a shaftie :(
SH car dealer at top of Tulse hill ?
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
oh fuck off
people arn't just out there for the lulz.
people are angry. and untill we start asking why and start trying to fix things nothing is going to change
people arn't just out there for the lulz.
people are angry. and untill we start asking why and start trying to fix things nothing is going to change
editor
hiraethified
Oh fuck - the old pub? What the fuck are they attacking that for?
It's a corner shop / greengrocers on Railton opposite Mayall Road.
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
They're really nice in that shop. ffs
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
Raiding a small local greengrocer like that - fuck 'em.
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Run around to check. Brazas is fine, rest easy
Unfortunately the Brixton Buzz twitter feed is reporting that Brazza's [sic] windows are broken. How bad info gets tweeted in microcosm.
Are they angry at the price of trainers and flat screen TVs? Is that why they smash up stores and loot their goods?
These kids have fucked Brixton and other areas with their mindless violence.
editor
hiraethified
Luckily, the tweet linked to this thread so people can keep up with the story and read updates, and correct any mistakes. Another advantage of a bulletin board!
Oh, and I did use the word "rumoured."
innit
c'mon, little life giver
Shit, really? That's out of order - esp as it's 24 hrs so would have been robbery of the guys who were working, not just looting.
silvershoes
Active Member
Oh fuck - the old pub? What the fuck are they attacking that for?
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
is looting a regular occurance? does in happen all the time?
or perhaps does in happen in times of unrest? are people reacting to a situation?
yes people are doing wrongful thing but there are reasons behind this.
we need to treat the illness not the symptoms
silvershoes
Active Member
Yes, Hamilton's the old pub, now a very friendly supermarket. They are ok, shaken up. Don't know what/how much was taken. But what have they got to do with any of this? Just a small local friendly business, now that I've managed to forgive them for the absence of Hamilton's pub.
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
Certainly within the 14 years of New Labour.
Can't possibly be to do with almost a million youth unemployed, Council youth budgets reduced by 75% - I know it can't because a lot of middle aged politicians on the tv keep telling me, time and time again.
Can't possibly be to do with almost a million youth unemployed, Council youth budgets reduced by 75% - I know it can't because a lot of middle aged politicians on the tv keep telling me, time and time again.
