General discussion for (Tottenham) riots

A._Badger

setmefree2 wrote: »

Twas on the news... and Ed Milliband too (errrr why? lol!)

Because the politicians (who are quite literally responsible for this foul mess, because of their policies since the last war) have to be seen to be 'doing something' otherwise they'll be pilloried by the media.

In reality, they can do nothing in the short term and past precedent suggests all they will do is make the future worse. A plague on the lot of them!

setmefree2

fc123 wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl:

Kids

I hope that they are all right at reading festival this year :eek: :cool:

devotee

fc123 wrote: »

I don't think it's quite that bad out here plus setting up 'chain gangs' would be very hard to organise on a practical level. Seriously, it would be almost impossible to set up.

You have obviously thought about it :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I'd settle for unpaid hard physical labour for the prisoners!

fc123

lostinrates wrote: »

Another set of people with dubious morals would probably be keen enough to police it voluntarily.


I really miss the roll eye smiley.

Me too..........so, then they would end up fighting each other so you would have to have the chain gang group made weaker in some way. In the olden days that would have been done by force or restraint.....chained around ankles for example. I am not seeing this ever happening and not a good image for those London tourists who come to visit either.
20 young lads chained up by the ankles in a line and being shouted at as they trudge along Oxford St, picking up litter....not seeing this as a solution at all.

devotee

lostinrates wrote: »

where will we put them? No room in the prisons. I think its a PITA we have to spend more on these sorts of people when hospitals, schools have to check budgets and so does the average, law abiding person.

We can send them to Somalia? They are angry because they had it "tough", maybe they need to see real tough!

fc123

setmefree2 wrote: »

Kids

I hope that they are all right at reading festival this year :eek: :cool:

There's probably more danger to the human body there than in any London riot . I think there are always a few deaths at each event.

devotee

Or Afganistan if they are men enough!

toadyfrog

They just had someone on the news who owned a shop (I think maybe the big one on fire) thats been in his family since 1862 ish poor man could hardly speak

fc123

devotee wrote: »

We can send them to Somalia? They are angry because they had it "tough", maybe they need to see real tough!

......it's just not a practical solution this......I don't think the Somalian Govt would want our problem citizens either. Why would they? Bit insulting to them to assume that they would welcome them over.

RichandJ

devotee wrote: »

Or Afganistan if they are men enough!

Oh please no, you do not want an undisciplined flake behind you with a firearm.

ETA especially if you were thinking about issuing them ammunition as well.