Sony distribution warehouse explodes, Looters stealing Tvs, Consoles and....wiis

What's going on?

London in a Riot? What started this?

LegatoSkyheart

Wow the people in London are quite out of control.

Crazyguy105

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What's going on?

London in a Riot? What started this?

Midnightshade29

I haven't looked at the News lately, so maybe they have or not I don't know.

I think a Police Officer shot someone and all hell went loose. A lot of people aren't sure what the ---- happenShadowDeathX

I saw on Know your Meme that some guy Shot at a Police Officer and the Police Officer Shot and Killed the Guy and that caused people to do a Protest for the man which evolved into a Riot which has nothing to do with the guy who was shot and killed which started this in the first place.

This whole mess is Stupid! It's just people that Riot just to Riot!

What's going on?

London in a Riot? What started this?

LegatoSkyheart

This is off-topic, but this made me really sad. The damage done by those STUPID looters to this 89 year old man. All because some stupid youth decide to have a riot for Mark Duggen who got shot, even though he shot a cop before.

OB-47

The london riots has resulted in the burning down of a Sony warehouse in north london,

BBC News - Sony distribution centre engulfed by flames

Zaibach

It's terrible not only because its a distribution center for (i think) UK and Ireland, but thats a ton of lost jobs that are absolutely needed these days, they should've used rubber bullets on the little thugs.

Its on Sky News right now, the whole building is completely destroyed.

Its time for civic change, Social renewal and evolution of our place in society, in the world, hell in the universe.

Zaibach

Or it's time to ban Grand Theft Auto, according to this London Constable.

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Its time for civic change, Social renewal and evolution of our place in society, in the world, hell in the universe.

hypoty

Or it's time to ban Grand Theft Auto, according to this London Constable.

Games arent to blame for horrible people. They've been around long before games were ever concieved.

Its too bad really the riot as whole is just wrong its not helping anyone. Must remark you always hear about the brits, and pretty much every one else not american talking about how stupid and animalistic americans are...and yet they have riots over things like soccer games...seems to me they riot far more then americans do.

Its too bad really the riot as whole is just wrong its not helping anyone. Must remark you always hear about the brits, and pretty much every one else not american talking about how stupid and animalistic americans are...and yet they have riots over things like soccer games...seems to me they riot far more then americans do.

WilliamRLBaker

Football hooliganism cant really be considered rioting, otherwise rioting is a rare occurence in the UK which is why its such big news atm. Anyway dont turn this into a UK vs. US thing.

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Its too bad really the riot as whole is just wrong its not helping anyone. Must remark you always hear about the brits, and pretty much every one else not american talking about how stupid and animalistic americans are...and yet they have riots over things like soccer games...seems to me they riot far more then americans do.

Snugenz

Football hooliganism cant really be considered rioting, otherwise rioting is a rare occurence in the UK which is why its such big news atm. Anyway dont turn this into a UK vs. US thing.

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

Its too bad really the riot as whole is just wrong its not helping anyone. Must remark you always hear about the brits, and pretty much every one else not american talking about how stupid and animalistic americans are...and yet they have riots over things like soccer games...seems to me they riot far more then americans do.

WilliamRLBaker

Football hooliganism cant really be considered rioting, otherwise rioting is a rare occurence in the UK which is why its such big news atm. Anyway dont turn this into a UK vs. US thing.

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

Football hooliganism cant really be considered rioting, otherwise rioting is a rare occurence in the UK which is why its such big news atm. Anyway dont turn this into a UK vs. US thing.

SapSacPrime

Wow this thread gone in a none SW'ish way.

If it was just oppertunistic scum the riots wouldn't have lasted 3 days, or been so violent. Maybe the people who are rioting are just fed up with being dumbed on by the UK society?

I wouldn't know because none of the media are even trying the slightest to contact some of rioters and ask for their point of view.

[QUOTE="SapSacPrime"][QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"] Its not a US UK thing and sorry but when I hear of fires and overturned cop cars because of a football game then its a riot World wide countries have far more riots then america does. Luckily this wasn't caused by a soccer game and an actual event that would cause a riot.

aGOODdude

Wow this thread gone in a none SW'ish way.

If it was just oppertunistic scum the riots wouldn't have lasted 3 days, or been so violent. Maybe the people who are rioting are just fed up with being dumbed on by the UK society?

I wouldn't know because none of the media are even trying the slightest to contact some of rioters and ask for their point of view.

[QUOTE="SapSacPrime"][QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"] Its not a US UK thing and sorry but when I hear of fires and overturned cop cars because of a football game then its a riot World wide countries have far more riots then america does. Luckily this wasn't caused by a soccer game and an actual event that would cause a riot.

aGOODdude

Wow this thread gone in a none SW'ish way.

If it was just oppertunistic scum the riots wouldn't have lasted 3 days, or been so violent. Maybe the people who are rioting are just fed up with being dumbed on by the UK society?

I wouldn't know because none of the media are even trying the slightest to contact some of rioters and ask for their point of view.

if you go round smashing shops and lighitng them on fire dont have a cause or a point of view

Was any personal information stolen?

I feel sorry for sony right now. I hope they fixed the damage done by the looters and the fire.

super600

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[QUOTE="SapSacPrime"] No it isn't, these stupid kids aren't rioting because somebody got shot they are just opportunist scum most of which couldn't even name the bloke shot.sts106mat

Wow this thread gone in a none SW'ish way.

If it was just oppertunistic scum the riots wouldn't have lasted 3 days, or been so violent. Maybe the people who are rioting are just fed up with being dumbed on by the UK society?

I wouldn't know because none of the media are even trying the slightest to contact some of rioters and ask for their point of view.

said warehouse afaik is one for the likes of CD's so theres a possibility that PS3 game stock in the UK MIGHT be affected.But i doubt it Sony will prolly havesome plan in place to keep it all flowing.

As i've said as a brit im appaled at so many people acting like this, lets just get the army on the streets aswell as the Military police to sort em out :P

England
Y U NO SHOOT TO KILL ???

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

Football hooliganism cant really be considered rioting, otherwise rioting is a rare occurence in the UK which is why its such big news atm. Anyway dont turn this into a UK vs. US thing.

sts106mat

im gonna say this we only seem to have rioting when Tories are in power :P

Up here nothings happened in Scotland YET but i can see something happenin tonight in Glasgow for some reason -_-.

Also WilliamRLBaker might be wise to read up on football holiganism which is really small scale nad handled well and its now fairly rare, this is a total random out the blue thing we havent had any major rioting since the early 90's when we had the poll tax riots.The violence during education protests last year were pretty small scale and easily quashed and NI is well..NI but its went quiet after a fairly small flare up.

Pretty much what happened in Greece in 2008 when a cop shot a 15-year old. Everyone hates the cops ever since~

On a more SW note, I bet lems put that warehouse on fire :twisted:

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[QUOTE="SapSacPrime"] No it isn't, these stupid kids aren't rioting because somebody got shot they are just opportunist scum most of which couldn't even name the bloke shot.sts106mat

Wow this thread gone in a none SW'ish way.

If it was just oppertunistic scum the riots wouldn't have lasted 3 days, or been so violent. Maybe the people who are rioting are just fed up with being dumbed on by the UK society?

I wouldn't know because none of the media are even trying the slightest to contact some of rioters and ask for their point of view.

[QUOTE="sts106mat"][QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"] Its not a US UK thing and sorry but when I hear of fires and overturned cop cars because of a football game then its a riot World wide countries have far more riots then america does. Luckily this wasn't caused by a soccer game and an actual event that would cause a riot.

razgriz_101

im gonna say this we only seem to have rioting when Tories are in power :P

Up here nothings happened in Scotland YET but i can see something happenin tonight in Glasgow for some reason -_-.

Also WilliamRLBaker might be wise to read up on football holiganism which is really small scale nad handled well and its now fairly rare, this is a total random out the blue thing we havent had any major rioting since the early 90's when we had the poll tax riots.The violence during education protests last year were pretty small scale and easily quashed and NI is well..NI but its went quiet after a fairly small flare up.

Pretty much what happened in Greece in 2008 when a cop shot a 15-year old. Everyone hates the cops ever since~

On a more SW note, I bet lems put that warehouse on fire :twisted:

QQabitmoar

Thing is, the guy who was shot actually shot the police :-/ thats what i dont get.

[QUOTE="sts106mat"][QUOTE="aGOODdude"]

Wow this thread gone in a none SW'ish way.

If it was just oppertunistic scum the riots wouldn't have lasted 3 days, or been so violent. Maybe the people who are rioting are just fed up with being dumbed on by the UK society?

I wouldn't know because none of the media are even trying the slightest to contact some of rioters and ask for their point of view.

jonathant5

[QUOTE="QQabitmoar"]

Pretty much what happened in Greece in 2008 when a cop shot a 15-year old. Everyone hates the cops ever since~

On a more SW note, I bet lems put that warehouse on fire :twisted:

razgriz_101

Thing is, the guy who was shot actually shot the police :-/ thats what i dont get.

People have lost faith in the Police force. Police have been know for years to come down hard on poor areas of London, like Tottenham, so they already were viewed poorly.

After this shooting, and the information blackout which followed, people were always likely to protest. Sadly, during that peaceful protest some people, probably from neighbouring boroughs, have decided to cause mass riots, taking advantage of the situation for personal gain.

As for the shooting in question, eye witnesses claim there was no shootout, and that Mark didn't shoot at the police. A bullet found lodged in the policeman's radio was then proven to be a police issue bullet. Seems to me that the police have decided to put some vigilante justice into play, and then out of fear of being caught out, fabricated this story and evidence.

[QUOTE="razgriz_101"]

[QUOTE="QQabitmoar"]

Pretty much what happened in Greece in 2008 when a cop shot a 15-year old. Everyone hates the cops ever since~

On a more SW note, I bet lems put that warehouse on fire :twisted:

Zaibach

Thing is, the guy who was shot actually shot the police :-/ thats what i dont get.

[QUOTE="jonathant5"]

[QUOTE="sts106mat"] The police are afraid of hitting any of the rioters in case they get done by the Independant police complaints commission. Its a huge mess, i wouldn't care if they sent the army in with a shoot to kill policy. we dont need scumbags like this. sts106mat

Whislt I totally agree with you and the tear gas etc, it dont think it will happen, using tear gas / rubber bulltets might, at this point, make matters worse. The police / government will be concerned of the likelihood of being criticised for " using un-neccessary force and allegations of racial abuse etc etc". its a joke, the overly PC nature of this country has gotten us into this mess.

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ou sure that was part of the loot?

eboyishere

Not the looting of the Sony warehouse, just the general London riot looting

ah i see....

i have a vid from a kid that was injured and getting robbed on the spot...little bloody so warning......

[QUOTE="delta3074"][QUOTE="jonathant5"] I'd say a shoot to kill policy would be too harsh, especially since there is a chance that some of the rioters are simply misguided kids (and by kids I mean individuals between the ages of 16-19). The other issue is there is a chance that they could mistake someone for a rioter. That being said, they should take more steps (more violent steps I guess) to try and stop this riot, I dont know if they are using rubber bullets, but they should start if not, use tear gas and other stuff, and maybe, in the worst possible situation, potentially employ live ammunition to scare them of (but not shoot at the crowd, that would be madness and too many casualties would result from this)sts106mat

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[QUOTE="razgriz_101"]

Thing is, the guy who was shot actually shot the police :-/ thats what i dont get.

viper-kid

[QUOTE="delta3074"][QUOTE="sts106mat"] I am not saying we should really shoot them, but basically, the use of tear gas / rubber bullets is out of the question. This all started because the ethnic minority in tottenham felt the police could have done more to explain "why" to the family of a man who the police shot and killed 5 hours before they contacted the family. then started the violence & problems and now gangs of both black and white idiots are running amock.

Whislt I totally agree with you and the tear gas etc, it dont think it will happen, using tear gas / rubber bulltets might, at this point, make matters worse. The police / government will be concerned of the likelihood of being criticised for " using un-neccessary force and allegations of racial abuse etc etc". its a joke, the overly PC nature of this country has gotten us into this mess.

sts106mat

As we've seen Theresa May is more spineless than Jack Straw....least he would have gotten the army by now.

[QUOTE="viper-kid"][QUOTE="Zaibach"]that is still unclear, no one knows who fired first or if he even had a gun. Guy was a father of four

Zaibach

[QUOTE="sts106mat"][QUOTE="delta3074"]we never had aproblem using rubber bullets and tear gas in NI, so ipersonally don't see aproblem using it here but like you say mate things have gotten too PC in this country, a rubber bullet to the stomach will quickly deter these people without seriously wounding or killing them, the only problem with baton rounds is if you miss and hit them in the head, there is also the problem of tear gas cannisters being thrown back at the police as we saw in NI, that can turn a situation nasty real quick.razgriz_101

As we've seen Theresa May is more spineless than Jack Straw....least he would have gotten the army by now.

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[QUOTE="sts106mat"] it needs bringing under control and a zero tolerance policy. From what i have been reading, they are making arrests, but are watching rather than acting, might be wrong. get the army in FFS.Zaibach

As we've seen Theresa May is more spineless than Jack Straw....least he would have gotten the army by now.

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[QUOTE="sts106mat"] it needs bringing under control and a zero tolerance policy. From what i have been reading, they are making arrests, but are watching rather than acting, might be wrong. get the army in FFS.sts106mat

As we've seen Theresa May is more spineless than Jack Straw....least he would have gotten the army by now.

tbh a lot of things got worse when the conservatives went into power for a lot of area's and its starting to come to a head in the likes of the London burghs where many services were cut and unemployment is high already.

Its the most useless government i have seen since i was a young one and John Major, least with Labour we seemed to move on a bit.Tories just seem to have cut everything in such a short space of time and its been hellish look at the military we have no Aircraft carrier and the smallest navy since before WWI thats not good for an island state thats just madness, Leuchers first response typhoons are being moved yet those sqns could be anywhere in Scotland regardless of eating/sleeping within 20min if they were needed.

Im not happy with this government on about every level Americans think they got it bad with Obama and the senate they havent been here...Brown had the right idea cut back slowly and lower it steadily to lessen an impact aswell as try getting the public spending to recoup through tax aswell, on top of that the FTSE was far more stable.

Were defo hitting an all time low for modern Britain this is the worst its been in my lifetime, hell my parents are saying this is potentially worse than the 80's.