It must be a second Sony distribution centre, Paul Lewis is heading there now. He's currently at the other Sony Distribution Centre that was on fire apparently.
They probably won't even have to fire a shot, but I can't see this stopping till there is a threat to the arsonist/looter's lives. They'll all just run back to their estates with their loot thinking how hilarious it is how much trouble & expense they have caused:rolleyes:.
From my experience the army make matters worse if they are there as an armed military force, only the police should be armed imo.
This is getting scarily bad! Dont you think its time to bring in the army?
What are the army going to do though? they are in the killing business not riot control, if they were allowed to just shoot everyone with live rounds then that be fine.
The police are not outnumbered, they simply do not have the training nor the equipment to deal with riots, looting and arson. The army also have no training along those lines. A properly trained police force is needed and preferably one that does not have its hands tied behind its back.
OK, well, let' just wait to retrain them shall we. IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT.
the teenage yobs seem to be concentrating on looting. I think those who are setting the fires have a different agenda. Unless they are trying to burn the buildings to prevent cctv of them being released.
Thinking about it, you could be right. The main rioters seem to be content with looting and setting cars alight. Rhe big buildings are somewhat different
Especially when this has nothing to do with race or religion.
This is predominately black male youths, nothing to do with religion though. Most black people are law abiding citizens, but from the images on tv these are not white females or asian males - some white males & a lot of black males.
Tottenham
Hackney
Brixton
Toxteth
Handsworth
were all major flashpoints, we have many white gangs in Liverpool but they don't riot - they just shoot each other and deal drugs.
Mazzy, I completely understand what you say. One of my best friends posts on DS, she is also black and is so distressed by some undercurrents in certain posts, that she hasn't been around since this all started, she finds it too upsetting.
But please don't let what a few hotheads say on DS get you down, the sensible ones amongst us know that there are good and bad everywhere.
I know for a fact (because I alerted him) that one of the main people posting racist crap on here, had made at least three accounts in different names and been banned for them all.
British Army are routinely trained in riot control for this very scenario. They carried out this roll in Northern Ireland for years. They still carry out this role in Iraq and Afghanistan.
the BBC is still one of the finest and most reputable TV broadcasters in the world. When very confusing and fast-moving situations such as this happen, errors do occur occasionally
Unlike Sky they were at least broadcasting the fire.
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I don't feel safe either and I'm living next to a Royal Marine base in a small village hundreds of miles from London.
From my experience the army make matters worse if they are there as an armed military force, only the police should be armed imo.
All those scum are probably just gonna take a nap, eat brekfest and then head back out tommorow...........
What are the army going to do though? they are in the killing business not riot control, if they were allowed to just shoot everyone with live rounds then that be fine.
Not yet.
The ones kicking in shop doors and windows didn't look like children to me...unless they breed particularly large chidren in some of these places.
Eek.
Thinking about it, you could be right. The main rioters seem to be content with looting and setting cars alight. Rhe big buildings are somewhat different
This is predominately black male youths, nothing to do with religion though. Most black people are law abiding citizens, but from the images on tv these are not white females or asian males - some white males & a lot of black males.
Tottenham
Hackney
Brixton
Toxteth
Handsworth
were all major flashpoints, we have many white gangs in Liverpool but they don't riot - they just shoot each other and deal drugs.
But please don't let what a few hotheads say on DS get you down, the sensible ones amongst us know that there are good and bad everywhere.
I know for a fact (because I alerted him) that one of the main people posting racist crap on here, had made at least three accounts in different names and been banned for them all.
Unlike Sky they were at least broadcasting the fire.