London's burning

[pembsgtr]

Just hope it doesn't overspill to Swallow falls  :o

[Kevin]

(I removed this and started another thread as it wasn't related to the thread's subject matter)

There doesn't appear to be a <delete> button...

Kevin

[Lonewolf]

Totally agree Kevin, and on that note I have been smited again, I'm now at a -4.  ;D
I'd better shut up promptly before I end up or exceed a -5!!

[fred24]

Howw about water cannon with an added ultraviolet marker? Police could then at their leisure go out and round up all the brave and hard men with their covered faces by the simple wave of a torch. Or maybe the police response should be escalated more maybe a few well bounced rubber bullets backed up by a tear gas round or two would make everyone think twice about getting out in the streets to cause damage and destruction to property of others

Why a water cannon ? A proper one would get my vote as would proper bullets

[Therenback]

NB with your super powers as the administrating administrator (do you get to wear a badge;-) )  can you trace the "gentleman" who appears to support the events discussed ??

[Kwikasfuki]

NB with your super powers as the administrating administrator (do you get to wear a badge;-) )  can you trace the "gentleman" who appears to support the events discussed ??

Nah, doesn't log who does the smiting. Wouldn't want to know to be honest. Everyone is entitled to their own view

[Kwikasfuki]

Here's a story of bike that got stolen from the rider in the riots

I'd like to think if I was going down I'd have driven it straight into the rioters

[Therenback]

 lol  :) :D maybe you could adapt r n g adventure bars with add on scaffold tubes !! after clearing streets would also give you relaxed foot pegs for run bk up M1

[Ziderman]

It's hard not to be a Racist at this time......

[Andy]

Have I missed something? Not even got council TV in my new pad yet  :) I hear the fire started in Pudding Lane at a bakery:)

[Dmcfadyen]

Hello all, not been on the site for a few weeks. It's very hard to watch all the looting and fire raising, I wanted to reach into the TV screen and rip a few of them to pieces. As a serving plod, it's also hard to hear folk with opinions at either end of the spectrum. The man who died at the G20 summit should not have been decked like that. No excuse, especially as he was walking away. The only thing I'd like to say is, with the way officers get dealth with by the complaints people, I can understand why the lads are reluctant to go toe to toe with the rioters, you stand there taking   sh!te because you have to, they throw mono blocks, rocks , anything and we can't reply, if a PC was to throw something back he would out on his arse before you knew it.  This will happen again from time to time, no mistake about that, a few hundred getting 12 weeks in the nick will be no deterrent for the morons who invert the blame and give themselves a warped sense of permission. And as for all that pish about engaging with communites, well, maybe it's these communities who should try and engage with society themselves.
Ah, thats better.

[Therenback]

to top it off no change in plans to make overall reductions in actual uniformed officers on street, making even more stressful for all forces not just MET, as well as left handed tree hugging do gooders, far right groups can get foot in door if police arent given tools free from political intervention to do job they want to. and breathe, excuse da rant :'(