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  • drawnablank
    drawnablank Posts: 782
    It's driving me mad listening to these people talking about how this is an uprising against the lack of opportunity and poverty!
    There are people in the world who have real poverty, who have a choice of drinking dirty diseased water or not having a drink at all, who are fortunate to have meal a week and own a piece of clothing. 
    These thugs running round fully clothed, with mobiles, homes to go to and food to eat are just driven by greed.
    It's inexcusable, mindless greed driven vandalism and theft.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,095
    That's Enfield JT.
  • PeakieRocket
    PeakieRocket Posts: 2,424
    http://www.twitvid.com/DWZPW

    Mob in Eltham 
    Pretty sure thats from Enfield not Eltham,
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,969
    Sky news - all explained by man on the street - it's the vat rise
    Ha ha, yeah - just saw that.

    To be fair, he didn't come across too bad, but my oh my. 

    If the Council Tax goes up next year to pay for all this shit then I reserve the right to break into Marks & Sparks and nick myself a dressing gown and a nice pair of comfy slippers. 
  • gilbertfilbert
    gilbertfilbert Posts: 2,283
    Leroy, you are a genius.  Love it.
  • MattD
    MattD Posts: 1,530
    It's driving me mad listening to these people talking about how this is an uprising against the lack of opportunity and poverty!
    There are people in the world who have real poverty, who have a choice of drinking dirty diseased water or not having a drink at all, who are fortunate to have meal a week and own a piece of clothing. 
    These thugs running round fully clothed, with mobiles, homes to go to and food to eat are just driven by greed.
    It's inexcusable, mindless greed driven vandalism and theft.
    So true, its stupid when they blame it on stuff like youth centres closing as well.
    If these people dont respect others, this is clearly a bigger buzz than any youth centre can give.

    Dont understand how people can care so little about others though..
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    Leroy, you are a genius.  Love it.
    Best post in a while on this whole subject and streets above a lot of the crap spouted on here. The only winners in this sorry affair are the extremists on either side who will twist this to their own agenda.
  • cafc-4-life
    cafc-4-life Posts: 1,320
    Something happened earlier in Welling, saw around 10 people stopped, boys and men getting talked to by the police and then I get stopoed for wearing an orange top because the guy was wearing a pink top who they was looking for. They search me, but didn't tell me what happened. Also saw a big group of youths with there hoods up but doubt they done anything.
    Fashion Police??
    It was a hoody what my ex chose, understandable ;) But nothing much probably did happen but they was looking for a guy in a pink top who had done something.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,969
    edited August 2011
    29 year old man arrested for the Croydon furniture store arson.

    If he gets proven guilty then I think it's only fair that the family are allowed 10 minutes or so with him to try to, ahem,  understand why he did it and perhaps explain to him the error of his ways.
  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    I think they mean they've got no more youth centres to smash up!   So they've moved on

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  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,969
    29 year old man arrested for the Croydon furniture store arson.

    If he gets proven guilty then I think it's only fair that the family are allowed 10 minutes or so with him to try to, ahem,  understand why he did it and perhaps explain to him the error of his ways.
    Or he's 21 years old if you listen to the Beeb. So, that's clear then!
  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    Something happened earlier in Welling, saw around 10 people stopped, boys and men getting talked to by the police and then I get stopoed for wearing an orange top because the guy was wearing a pink top who they was looking for. They search me, but didn't tell me what happened. Also saw a big group of youths with there hoods up but doubt they done anything.
    Fashion Police??
    It was a hoody what my ex chose, understandable ;) But nothing much probably did happen but they was looking for a guy in a pink top who had done something.
    Was it the one you tried to sell to others on here?
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,465
    Just reported that they've made an arrest in relation to the burning of that furniture building in Croydon. A 21 year old man is being held for arson with intent to endanger lives.


  • ExampleSE7
    ExampleSE7 Posts: 49
    It's driving me mad listening to these people talking about how this is an uprising against the lack of opportunity and poverty!
    There are people in the world who have real poverty, who have a choice of drinking dirty diseased water or not having a drink at all, who are fortunate to have meal a week and own a piece of clothing. 
    These thugs running round fully clothed, with mobiles, homes to go to and food to eat are just driven by greed.
    It's inexcusable, mindless greed driven vandalism and theft.
    Very true, I just got back from kenya doing volunteer work and if they the mob or whatver you want to call them, could see poverty not just on the telly where you dont get a real insight. They wouldnt believe it. They dont have any opportunity for themselves and there families.
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    shooting in brum
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,465
    Eltham MP saying that a group who marched to Eltham from Lewisham after drinking all day ended up wasting a large amount of police resources as police worried about them committing a public order offence.

    Apparently they call themselves the English Defence League.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,105
    the millwall/charlton fans in eltham news is getting a lot of attention on other teams forums. they seem to love it.

    Eltham MP not happy with the EDL turning up and is moaning that they are tying up Police resources. surely the Police are there regardless of whether the EDL turn up??...would he be as angry if Eltham was burning to the ground tonight?

    I dont support the EDL but he should be pleased that only a few pissed geezers has been the worst of the police worries tonight.


  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,969
    Any links VG?
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,465
    the millwall/charlton fans in eltham news is getting a lot of attention on other teams forums. they seem to love it.

    Eltham MP not happy with the EDL turning up and is moaning that they are tying up Police resources. surely the Police are there regardless of whether the EDL turn up??...would he be as angry if Eltham was burning to the ground tonight?

    I dont support the EDL but he should be pleased that only a few pissed geezers has been the worst of the police worries tonight.


    I think the point he was making was that if there was trouble elsewhere, resources were wasted following them around.
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,338
    Eltham MP saying that a group who marched to Eltham from Lewisham after drinking all day ended up wasting a large amount of police resources as police worried about them committing a public order offence.


    Apparently they call themselves the English Defence League.
    Heard they called themselves the Eltham defensive league

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  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sangat-tv

    Sangat TV is killing me - Sky Channel 847
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,105
    off_it the bloke was speaking on bbc news channel so i havent got a link sorry mate
  • ValleyFred
    ValleyFred Posts: 539
    Sangat is fantastic, I've been watching since 10.00.

    Brilliant vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5bdY6EzvrnA#at=57
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,338
    off_it the bloke was speaking on bbc news channel so i havent got a link sorry mate
    Any idea of what clubs?
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,475
    Good God that is funny and heartwarming in equal measure. Just piling round Brum in a motor trying to help the gavvers nick people. Those Sikh boys don't f*** around either - played football with a few of them when I was younger - they can handle themselves. Plus, of course, there's the footage of the geezer in Southall earlier with a four foot f***ing sword in his hands. Love 'em to bits
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,475
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w30rMhm3S7g&feature=channel_video_title

    Check that out. "I love this country, this country has given me so much, I will die for this country". F*** me that bloke deserves a medal.
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,338
    True Brit.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,969
    That geezer doesn't take a breath the whole way through!!!
  • ValleyFred
    ValleyFred Posts: 539
    He's been brilliant all night, at a few moments of his speaking I felt genuinely proud and wanted to go out and protect the streets. Sadly,  I live in Rye in East Sussex.
  • drawnablank
    drawnablank Posts: 782
    That geezer doesn't take a breath the whole way through!!!

    I was thinking the same thing. If he didn't go to an add break he'd pass out.
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