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Old 07-08-2011, 09:25 AM   #1
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Default London Riots makes Philly Youth Mobs look trivial..
Riot hits north London after police shooting death - Yahoo! News


And they have the Olympics in a year, a lot of public relations going to come out of this...
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Old 07-08-2011, 04:11 PM   #2
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"hey, let's burn down our own town."

wow
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Old 07-08-2011, 10:37 PM   #3
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Different scenarios. These people were organized to protest against a perceived grievance. Philly's thug swarms are simply out to prove how large their balls are by ganging up 10 on 1 with unsuspecting people and taking their phones. They wanna make "names fo theyselves"
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Old 07-08-2011, 10:41 PM   #4
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besides, many other comparisons between London and Philly will make Philly look trivial. That's just what happens when a quarter of the world's wealth and people get lorded over from one city for 200 years, while the other city has to make its own destiny while competing against others only a hundred miles away.
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Old 07-09-2011, 02:52 AM   #5
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I am always impressed when people go to the streets and empower the voice of the silent, whats the point to read/watch the news and then wait for the next day ??

8 Reasons Young Americans Don't Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance

The ruling elite has created social institutions that have subdued young Americans and broken their spirit of resistance.

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Old 07-09-2011, 07:34 AM   #6
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Actually, after getting more info, I would have to take some of that back. Going to the streets to be heard is one thing, looting and property destruction is another. It looks like the thug element used the excuse to run wild.
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Old 08-08-2011, 07:23 PM   #7
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Tottenham is one of the roughest neighborhoods that you'll find in London. In the grand scheme, I think that I've seen some soccer riots over there that have been as destructive....
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Old 08-09-2011, 04:52 AM   #8
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London Riots: Organized via Twitter and Smart Phones? - TIME


"Do I think that social media is responsible? No. That's bonkers," she says. "It's ultimately the people who were doing it that are responsible. That's what we need to get to grips with."
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Old 08-09-2011, 05:41 AM   #9
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Actually, after getting more info, I would have to take some of that back. Going to the streets to be heard is one thing, looting and property destruction is another. It looks like the thug element used the excuse to run wild.
Not so sure its an excuse to run wild as much as it is something to do with nothing to lose. At this point they are only hurting their own kind. They need to move into Kensington.
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Old 09-08-2011, 02:43 PM   #10
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News reports initially made it seem like the rioting was purely a black race riot but most of the video footage is showing mostly white and some Asian rioters in other cities where rioting is occurring. This is spreading to various cities very alarmingly...
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Old 09-08-2011, 05:01 PM   #11
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Good thing that the UK allows their citizens to arm themselves for protection against these thugs
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Old 09-08-2011, 05:27 PM   #12
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And who thinks this will be coming to America?

I think the flash mob phenomenon spreading across the country is just the tip of the iceberg as to what will be happening in this country in a year or 2
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Old 09-08-2011, 05:43 PM   #13
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Good thing that the UK allows their citizens to arm themselves for protection against these thugs
And yet they don't have the gun deaths we have in this country. We're in no position to lecture the world on how to handle their gun-culture affairs.
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Old 09-08-2011, 05:52 PM   #14
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And yet they don't have the gun deaths we have in this country. We're in no position to lecture the world on how to handle their gun-culture affairs.
I would guess (to lazy to google) that the majority of gun deaths, & violent crime in general happen, in areas of America w/ strict gun laws (Cities) and and high drug 'crime'

I would also say if our country was more pro-firearm and taught the benefits of responsible fire arm handling we would see crime go down
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Old 09-08-2011, 05:56 PM   #15
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Best pic I've seen yet from the riots. Some locals make the riot police a cup of tea, so the police officer uses her riot shield as a tray to bring it back to her fellow officers.

https://secure.flickr.com/photos/pix...n/photostream/
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Old 09-08-2011, 06:24 PM   #16
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I would guess (to lazy to google) that the majority of gun deaths, & violent crime in general happen, in areas of America w/ strict gun laws (Cities) and and high drug 'crime'

I would also say if our country was more pro-firearm and taught the benefits of responsible fire arm handling we would see crime go down
More pro-firearm?
I suppose it's possible; maybe we can become more obese too.
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Old 09-08-2011, 06:55 PM   #17
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I'm no fan of cops normally but some London riot footage makes you beg to see some NYPD-style brute cruelty. Time to meet your neighbors and break out the cricket bats.
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Old 09-08-2011, 07:10 PM   #18
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Analysis - London riots point to wider risks of youth unrest | Reuters

The article mentions unrest world-wide. It won't be terribly long before the thug swarms get a little bigger and uglier here.
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Old 09-08-2011, 07:48 PM   #19
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I doubt that, the problems with youth in the UK aren't exactly the same here.
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Old 09-08-2011, 07:58 PM   #20
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I doubt that, the problems with youth in the UK aren't exactly the same here.
Open your eyes ..

Both countries problems are very similar except ours are larger (dollar wise)


The UK government slashed billions of pounds from public spending by 2015 to reduce the huge deficit, inflated after the country spent billions bailing out their banksters.

Sound familiar? It's what we did (banksters) and we are going to be cutting public spending soon.

They placed a bandaid over their problem with a bailout similar to TARP, and then realized it wasn't going to hold. And in turn did what they should have done from the get, only now people are demanding their entitlements.

Can you predict where this story is going to repeat itself?

How soon?
I guess that depends on how quickly we get back to 7k on the DOW
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