riot after the Birmingham City v Millwall game a few years back
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riot after the Birmingham City v Millwall game a few years back
Billie Piper
Active Member
The culture of being dependent on benefits has created conditions that, when combined with other factors, has resulted in the scenes we saw last night.
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
See her previous posts.
Luther Blissett
Nomadologist
No there isn't. A guy called D Johnson, apparently in some capacity as a Youth worker, has tweeted this:http://twitter.com/#!/BlacJac and his young followers are spreading it like wildfire
GarfieldLeChat
fucking awesome but wrong
Didn't realise Brixton had exculsive rights to death by police cases. Must have missed a memo.
you are being a tad over-dramtic.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
which tweet?
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
ive got mates who live around there and they're posting the same sort of reactions as drew has tbf, in that the rioters were attacking shops and houses rather than anything else.
however, the riots obviously didn't happen for "no reason" and to be honest it's no real surprise things like this are starting to happen
however, the riots obviously didn't happen for "no reason" and to be honest it's no real surprise things like this are starting to happen
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
I'm not being over-dramatic, I'm saying that the people on twitter are being over-dramatic! All sorts of nonsense about riots happening in Brixton last night
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
Never known an inner city 'reaction' that hasn't involved looting. Among much else you get legit protesting, confrontationalists, and certainly opportunists.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
if you happened to be walking by, it must be very hard to resist the tempation to loot tbh
5t3IIa
Registered User
I don't think it's the actual Billie, quim
5t3IIa
Registered User
Bol
Bollocks
the power of twitter in this case is being over-rated. this isn't the Iranian Green Movement or the Arab Spring. Some comments on twitter about Brixton isn't going to stop thousands of people attending this. too much attention is paying paid twitter. frankly I find twitter a complete bore.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
if dixons was being looted, who wouldn't be tempted to grab summat?
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
Bernie Gunther
Fundamentalist Druid
Has this perspective been getting much play in the media?
Bol
Bollocks
You'd ring me, invite me over and then persuade me to 'pick a few things up on the way'
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
It is only now getting spread more round twitter.
@PaulLewis ( a guardian journo who went down last night) has appealed for reliable witnesses for this. Bit odd that no one else is saying it, tbh. You'd think anyone else at the initial protest would be.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
I know it's not going to stop people coming to Brixton!
Probably bring a few extra if they think there might be some trouble to be had!
I'd quite like to go down myself for a wander but don't have time
Luther Blissett
Nomadologist
Me for one.if dixons was being looted, who wouldn't be tempted to grab summat?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
SQUARE
Damn I wish I still lived there, why does the fun stuff wait until I've left? Good stuff to see major damage done and a bit of looting.
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
You don't have a clue do you? The old Co-Op building is stunning, it was renovated to provide affordable housing, gorgeous flats with floor to ceiling windows. All gone, just charred remains left. The poor people who lived there.
I certainly don't agree with anyone but the riches home's being burnt down. But I cannot but cheer at the looting of large chain stores.
boohoo
No.
agricola
a genuine importer of owls
The best example is probably the Lozells riots from a few years ago, sparked by a rumour that was without foundation and which was spread by (and given credence by) people who should have known better.
Paulie Tandoori
shut it you egg!
s'funny, i was there for two hours last night and saw nothing of the sort.
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
You don't have a clue do you? The old Co-Op building is stunning, it was renovated to provide affordable housing, gorgeous flats with floor to ceiling windows. All gone, just charred remains left. The poor people who lived there.
I certainly don't agree with anyone but the riches home's being burnt down. But I cannot but cheer at the looting of large chain stores.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Millwall lost in the last minute to Birmingham City (who we loathed for good reason) and this caused a very tense atmosphere. When people were leaving the ground and were heading towards The Blue, the police put a line of police in full riot gear across the road causing a big panicky crush to develop. This crowd were still on the whole good natured and had many kids on dads shoulders, blokes with their wives and girlfriends etc. Then the police charged the crowd (who had no where to go) and batoned loads of people including kids on dads shoulders etc causing loads of nasty injuries and creating a palpable sense of rage and fury.
This mindless attack by the police on a largely peaceful crowd was the REASON that many people then took their kids and girlfriends home, came back, looted the adjacent scrap yard and pelted the police with the contents repeatedly.
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