Riots in London

After 4 nights of rioting looting and pillaging, our TV screens are filled  in equal measure, with images of lawlessness and politicians giving their take on events.

Reasons such as "unemployed youth with no prospects" and "poverty" and even more ridiculous "angry marginalized youth" are being banded about as legitimate and probable reasons for recent events.  The more sensible among us knows these reasons are total nonsense.

The looting is being done by well dressed youngsters with i-phones and blackberries and wearing the latest Nike trainers.

I have seen the TV reports and witnessed these hooligans laughing and joking while planning the next raid. The truth is, these riots are opportunities for the thieves and criminals to take advantage of the over-stretched police force. 


The looting is happening because these  youngsters know they can get away with it. Simple.

They know the chances of stealing a laptop, mobile phone or plasma screen are high while the risk of getting caught is very low. And even more worryingly, they are enjoying the buzz. Lets face it, this is excitement on a grand scale!

The policing methods used on the first 3 nights were too soft, too lenient, too politically-correct and totally ineffective. By last night the police were back to doing what they do best and the streets went quiet.

It's all over for now. The spark set by the demonstration over the police shooting of Mak Duggan started the fire; opportunism and thuggery spread the flames.

I would've like to see more assertive action from the prime minister than just cutting short his holiday.

I would've liked to see the whole community stand up against the rioters, come out of their houses with brooms, baseball bats and whatever else they could use as weapons and reclaim their streets. I didn't like to see bystanders doing nothing and relying on the police to do it all.

Society needs to fight back.

Society must fight back when necessary to protect its values.

Society must not become lambs-to-slaughter

The big clean-up has started and the glaziers are the only winners.

Come to think of it, the glaziers aren't the ONLY winners. My blog also benefited from my previous entry by being top of the Google search page and bringing in an extra thousand hits!

Fame for a day! Wooohoooo!

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Riots? Not in Greenford!

Riots are taking place across London. North, East and South London, to be precise. I've always said 'West Is Best' and here is proof. 

These riots have nothing to do with the original protests over the killing of Mark Duggan by police officers two weeks ago,but all to do with young unemployed thugs taking advantage of the situation.

photos; The Daily Mail

TV images of hooded hooligans smashing shop windows, looting and throwing bricks at the police have been filling our screens for the last two days.

I can't see the riots reaching Greenford. Not because the residents are more law-abiding, but simply because there is nothing in our high street worth looting! Yes, sad but true.

Greenford High Street shopping consists of a few news agents, a KFC, 2 kebab shops, 2 charity shops  and...that's about it!

The tiny High Street Shopping Centre (if you can call it that) consists of three (yes, 3) shops. A mobile phone repair shop a hairdresser an a haberdashery shop. I can't see looters going through the trouble of planning a raid in Greenford for a few reels of cotton and a couple of cheap handbags.

Or to smash-and-grab at Poundland.

Greenford is one of the few examples of 'less means more'

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