Riots in the media...whos to blame?

melancholly

olias wrote: »

Were all the ones you saw wearing gloves too?

Olias

well actually, i don't know but if they're breaking glass and carrying heavy objects, it would be the sensible option!

you can try and make this as racist as you like. the people actually living through this on their doorstep are the ones out there clearing up and not trying to score pathetic racist points.

Jsameds

Why is it racist to cite the truth?

Black people outnumber white people almost 7 to 1 in the US jail system. That's a statistic not a racial slur.

bcl999

mamabuddah wrote: »

Afro-Carribean persuasion?

When did race/ethnic origin become a persuasion?

SailorSam

lidlest wrote: »

Sadly that is the majority of the rioters

Even more sadly, you get people posting on here utter bullsh1t.

Bowling_4_Gold

I don't think there's any single ethnic group that are to blame.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwEFe3JIujI

melancholly

Bowling_4_Gold wrote: »

I don't think there's any single ethnic group that are to blame.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwEFe3JIujI

facts have no place in a debate like this....;) if people want to believe that this is all about 'black people rioting', then that's all that they will see. i'm not sure which is a more depressing indication of British society..... the riots themselves or the shameful reaction by some people trying to twist it.

mamabuddah

bcl999 wrote: »

When did race/ethnic origin become a persuasion?

perhaps when the likes of Ali G and some of the , dare I say it, white gangsta style music artists (and I use the term artists loosely) started taking on the persona and speech traits of the Jamaican / Afro Carribean community..."borrowing" their dress sense and cultural influences?

spadoosh

mamabuddah wrote: »

perhaps when the likes of Ali G and some of the , dare I say it, white gangsta style music artists (and I use the term artists loosely) started taking on the persona and speech traits of the Jamaican / Afro Carribean community..."borrowing" their dress sense and cultural influences?

Lol, i've not seen anyone wearing gold hotpants or mankini during these riots. And ive yet to hear one londoner pull off a convincing jamaican accent, jimmy?!?!? (aka "do you hear me?!")

spadoosh

and clearly they "borrowed" their dress sense, none of the clothes fit them!

Maybe thats why they started at JD, who knows?!?!

olias

Just out of interest, how do they get their pants to stay up? The only way I can imagine is by safety pinning them to their undies on the inside...or some sort of secret 'gangsta' velcro sytem.

Olias