shims Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 You really are ridiculous. He thinks his posts are a challenge too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doingalright Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Rioters do damage if they are black, brown or white. Why do you keep focusing on the ethnicity, is there a point to it? White people are the majority in Birmingham believe it or not, but most of the rioters there appear to be black. Read in to that what you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica23 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 So you think it's more important to waffle for an hour rather than actually solve the problem. Well I for one don't - they can talk once it's sorted thanks but I'd rather have them fixing the problem first. It's not about waffling. It's about communication - demonstrating to the country that they're taking it seriously, which hasn't been overwhelmingly evident so far. It took David Cameron three days to decide to cut his holiday short, with no interim statement forthcoming beforehand. It's a shockingly poor response from the government to a crisis situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asif Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 They don't need riot police, they need marksmen.... This is unbelievable. Why aren't the parents of these kids keeping them indoors. There is no fear from the law. This is the consequence of a softly softly approach to crime. The kids are not bothered as they know if caught they will get a pat on the head and told not to do it again. The government needs to shut down networking sites to stop the organisation of the rioters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritPat Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 He thinks his posts are a challenge too! You still haven't explained how Blacks are deliberately held down in today's UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica23 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 And compare and contrast the footage of Diane Abbott on the streets of Hackney earlier - who'd been talking to people, who was realistic about the tension in the area - with Theresa May spouting platitudes about 'absolute criminality'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Theresa May sounded furious about having to come back. Or very scared, it was hard to tell. I gather the IOC are considering Bogota as a reserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shims Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Judging by the footage in Birmingham on the news, the rioters there are OVERWELMINGLY black. Still, an overwhelming amount of the black community in Birmingham aren't rioting, I'll warrant. When a group of white people commit crime do you say to yourself "Oh look, they're white"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doingalright Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 And compare and contrast the footage of Diane Abbott on the streets of Hackney earlier - who'd been talking to people, who was realistic about the tension in the area - with Theresa May spouting platitudes about 'absolute criminality'. Do you dissagree with Theresa May? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just_words Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 It's not about waffling. It's about communication - demonstrating to the country that they're taking it seriously, which hasn't been overwhelmingly evident so far. It took David Cameron three days to decide to cut his holiday short, with no interim statement forthcoming beforehand. It's a shockingly poor response from the government to a crisis situation. I hear what you've been saying. They are the representatives and spokespeople of the public's government and in their remit they are to keep us informed. They normally do, seems like Labour is making a little bit from it, but all in all most are on holiday. Saying that Clegg and May made statements for the 6 o'clock news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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