tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529112548308662393.post5823776340459777469..comments2019-10-29T08:38:18.985-07:00Comments on Dutch Bicycleman on the Isle of Wight: Are the riots and looting in London anything new?Alberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18154654708654313625noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529112548308662393.post-83209627091042779362011-08-11T14:52:49.786-07:002011-08-11T14:52:49.786-07:00I completely agree! I just think the rioters have ...I completely agree! I just think the rioters have lost sight in why they are doing this. The bankers got this country and the rest of the world into economic crisis yet continue to punish us by charging high fees and inflating interest rates. The government did nothing to help, instead choosing to raise taxes, cost of living etc, so I can understand why people are angry and feel like they are owed, believe me I have this battle going on right now in my own life, but whether these people have jobs or not, the extremity of their actions is totally unjustified. Unfortunately there is a section of society that do believe that they can behave how they want, flaunt the law, claim benefits they dont need and they still think the world owes them! I live on a very rough estate, my husband and I both have full time jobs, our children are doing extremely well in their education, but unfortunately we are stuck here because we cannot afford to rent privately or get a mortgage due to the ridiculous costs of housing. This doesnt make any of us want to pop to the nearest Curry's store and smash all their windows in! As for the 11 year old being punished, extreme as it may seem now, its all a little too late anyway, if the laws were tougher in the first place, this behaviour would be less common, but I do know a few kids whose parents could do with some behavioural classes for theirselves and their offspring! ;) Its a sad fact that after all this trouble and unrest, the bankers, MPs etc will most likely carry on as before and get away with the proverbial blue murder :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529112548308662393.post-59264903214709224742011-08-11T14:35:27.165-07:002011-08-11T14:35:27.165-07:00I think these riots mean a bit more. There is a lo...I think these riots mean a bit more. There is a lot of dissatisfaction in society. It's not good to just react with severe punishments. I saw and read the news on tv and newspapers: the first people who had to appear in front of a judge all had jobs. Did you read my last example of an ancient riot? Triggered by a forbidden game; probably people were gambling on this. <br /><br />Children just copy what the adults show them: is the solution of solving the unrest in society in giving an 11 year old girl a sentence like she was an adult? <br /><br />I can already predict that the rioters will get heavier sentences than the persons involved of the NOTW scandal. And then I don't even mention the bankers who scandalously have enriched themselves. They get away with it.Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18154654708654313625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529112548308662393.post-63128905192250792262011-08-11T14:17:52.668-07:002011-08-11T14:17:52.668-07:00I think your point about the riots being nothing n...I think your point about the riots being nothing new is a valid point to make, aswell as the fact riots existed long before technologies like Blackberry and Social Networking. What is sad about the whole rioting thing is that people have lost sight of why it is they are rioting. I saw one woman, surrounded by her children telling a shopkeeper whose premises had been trashed and looted, that there's nothing for her kids to do and they have every right to join in with the looting. She had no idea of the shooting victims name, all she knew was the fact someone had been shot. She was basically saying this man's shooting was an excuse to project vandalism and theft. The rioters are claiming they are 'taking what they are owed' How this brings the shot man any justice, I dont know. People are outraged by the riots purely because they are pointless. So while they are nothing new, they are a big disappointment to our society in the fact that the looting, trespassing, breaking and entering into peoples home whilst they sleep, setting buildings alight whether occupied or not, plunging us further into recession, destroying people's livliehoods and smashing up cars is by no way a means of protest at Mark Duggan's death, but just greedy ruthless people flaunting the fact that our country has become too soft where the law and the punishment of criminals are concerned. Lots of these rioters have been identified as children, some as young as 7! As many of them are children, what exactly is they are owed?? And if you've chosen to live your life on state handouts when you are capable of getting a job, then you too are owed nothing. This just shows what this country has become. The government really does need to pull its finger out where taxes, pensions, benefit cheats, anti social behaviour etc are concerned, but these riots are just beyond a joke now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4529112548308662393.post-1527906898579457262011-08-10T11:23:54.083-07:002011-08-10T11:23:54.083-07:00Marie Cooper
I like the fact that he mentions th...Marie Cooper<br /><br /> I like the fact that he mentions the Gorden Riots. It's so true, there have been many riots in our history. And they instigated change and made our society what it is today. From making the streets safer, working conditions better and giving people back some of their rights. I just hope that all the knee jerk reations calm down and people start using reason, using their brains to find solutions rather than throwing obsene insults and threats at the rioters (making them no better than them in my own opinion). Instead of threatening to take home, benefits and liberty from the rioters (and therefore affecting their families also) maybe society should ask some questions, focus on why this has happened, find solutions and heal the wounds rather than go for full on punishment, crushing any remaining hope these people have. If they felt secure and felt they had any place in society they would feel less inclined to want to smash it to pieces.Puppet Woman Of Tavirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01337418143601943723noreply@blogger.com