Firstly I think it is important to show recognition and thank all of those kind hearted people who helped clean the streets of London after the rioting, looting and arson occurred. To me this shows solidarity in the community, which I was starting to question if there was any.
Secondly I am embarrassed to come from the same place as these horrible nasty people. When I found out, I was up late in bed thinking and searching for news on Google when I saw the capitals reputation going downhill in other parts of the world. Definitely not what London needed to the lead up of big events like the Olympics, the Notting Hill Carnival and the SW4 Festival...
I love London and it has a great atmosphere but I am not sure if I will be attending any of these upcoming events now- Will I be safe? And I am sure I am not the only person questioning safety at this moment of time. Although rioters have been ordered to stay away from Notting Hill Carnival, I am not convinced they will. It is expected to finish early this year at 7pm- but didn't rioting occur in daylight... so is it going to stop them?
It is horrible to think people are now frightened of little scumbags. A peaceful protest in Tottenham lead to youths roaming the streets and stealing goods from retailers. I don't understand? Did young people see the Prime Minister on holiday as an excuse to cause chaos?
There is a dire relationship between young people and the police that young people knew the metropolitan police could not stop this mass looting. It shows how disrespectful the youths of today are. Although it wasn't a time for laughing I saw groups form on Facebook with titles such as 'Going to pick up our benefits, but realising we burnt down the Post Office' which is true! They were so stupid they were destroying the place they live.
Do we blame education, parents or the government?
Personally I blame the government... They make me cringe! The faces we were seeing on TV were faces that belonged to gangs. Why have the government not focused on this appalling increase in gang culture? Valid that these youths in gangs scare teachers, social workers and police officers but surely this is more reason to override the problem before more innocent people lose lives in monstrosity attacks like the London Riot 8/8/11. The government wanted a multicultural society with equal human rights but this is what has happened....
I am no Prime Minister, but I know for a fact the main cause of concern here are gangs. As a 21 year old I can shamefully say I know individuals that consider themselves in a gang, and although I think it is ridiculous, I know WHY they choose to be in gangs. They are blaming the government for having no job, and for coming from a less wealthier background that they steal to get the 'essentials' that are needed in everyday life like Smart phones, laptops, TV's etc.
I could go on and on...but I would like to finalize with stating the police should have beaten these people! I recently got back from my holiday in Spain and I witnessed them beating people. If English police adopted European policing strategies perhaps gangs would not want to commit such crime because they would be scared of the consequences...instead of the other way round.
The worst thing is I heard one rioter got sentenced to 1 day imprisonment! What a joke.
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