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British Police Blame 'Criminal Minority' for Riots
Wall St J ^ | August 07, 2011 | DAVID ENRICH AND ALISTAIR MACDONALD

Posted on 08/07/2011 2:48:38 PM PDT by Steelfish

British Police Blame 'Criminal Minority' for Riots

BY DAVID ENRICH AND ALISTAIR MACDONALD

LONDON—British police blamed a "criminal minority" for fierce weekend riots in North London that saw cars and buildings burned and shops looted in some of the worst violence the country has seen in years.

A peaceful demonstration on Saturday afternoon in North London's Tottenham neighborhood turned violent after bands of young men torched police cars, a double-decker bus and a number of buildings. Eight police officers were taken to hospitals, and at least 55 people were arrested, a police spokesman said.

On Sunday evening, a group of "youths" smashed windows of several shops and attacked a police car in another ...

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1 posted on 08/07/2011 2:48:43 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Who knew Wisconsin held its State Fair in London?


2 posted on 08/07/2011 2:49:44 PM PDT by TomServo
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“Criminal minority” is a nicely coded word choice.


3 posted on 08/07/2011 2:51:08 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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There are those pesky “Youths” again. Where are those British soccer holigans when you really need them?


4 posted on 08/07/2011 2:54:39 PM PDT by rbg81
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Criminal minority = DaJooooooo haters?

When we were in London MANY years ago every frigging cab driver and subway employee wore a towel on their head and this was back in the 70’s...just wondering what it looks like now in Tottenham where the riot occured?


5 posted on 08/07/2011 2:56:57 PM PDT by Meadow Muffin
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To: TomServo

Here comes the ‘YOUTHS’ explanation...


6 posted on 08/07/2011 2:58:36 PM PDT by max americana (FUBO NATION 2012 FK BARAK)
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To: Steelfish
Not a lot of detail in the story. I'd rather read up on this a little more before I jump to the conclusion I'm going to arrive at anyway. Criminal minority is either horribly vague or extremely explicit.
7 posted on 08/07/2011 2:58:36 PM PDT by WePledge (Ich werde fur immer ein Hollenhund werden. Semper Fidelis)
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To: Steelfish

Proof that the UK is also struck by the diversity desease.


8 posted on 08/07/2011 2:59:16 PM PDT by 353FMG
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The ‘criminal minority’ calls white English tweens
‘easy meat’ because they use and sell them.

And the UK cannot even call the perps by their name.
The UK seems to have sealed its fate.


9 posted on 08/07/2011 3:00:24 PM PDT by Diogenesis (No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain)
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Wherever on earth these people go there are problems!


10 posted on 08/07/2011 3:02:16 PM PDT by Cheetahcat ( November 4 2008 ,A date that will live in Infamy.)
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To: Diogenesis; Cheetahcat

You do realise that the rioters were black British (from the Afro-Caribbean community), with white yobs also?.

The rioters werent Muslim youth.


11 posted on 08/07/2011 3:08:11 PM PDT by the scotsman (I)
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To: Diogenesis
Based on the released photo of the perp shot by police, he appears to have been from the Caribbean. Perhaps he was one of the Jamaican “posse” criminal gangs that infest the UK.

It would seem that the UK is so interested in appearing “diverse” and “nonjudgmental” that they have completely lost all vision of civilized society and the rule of law. This has been replaced by a barbarian society where the thugs are granted “rights” to do anything they want at the expense of the innocent majority — so long as the actions of the thugs don't affect the privileged elites running things. If those paths cross, the elites will squash the thugs like bugs. Meanwhile, all the non-thug citizens of the UK live in a state that's owned and operated by a select few of elites and statists.

12 posted on 08/07/2011 3:10:27 PM PDT by MasterGunner01 (To err is human; to forgive is not our policy. -- SEAL Team SIX)
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To: Steelfish
"British Police Blame 'Criminal Minority' for Riots".

Of course it was. The majority of the rioters were just innocent bystanders who just got caught up in the moment! What to do today? Let's see, shop for groceries or burn down the grocery store? Hell, let's burn down the store. Works for me! Sarc

13 posted on 08/07/2011 3:10:59 PM PDT by Free in Texas (Obama-Fraudulent, Dishonest, Arrogant, Dangerous and Incompetent...the left's perfect choice!)
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To: Travis McGee; rbg81; Meadow Muffin

Swing and a miss.

The rioters by and large came from the black Afro-Caribbean community in Tottenham. Those who werent young and black were young white yobs, as evidenced by all the photos and TV footage.


14 posted on 08/07/2011 3:14:25 PM PDT by the scotsman (I)
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To: Meadow Muffin; WePledge

“DaJooooooo haters?”

Black kids. If you go to some of the Brit paper’s sites, there are a lot of pictures.


15 posted on 08/07/2011 3:15:41 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: Steelfish

British Police Blame ‘Criminal Minority’ for Riots
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In other words they were ‘Asians’ a code name for Moslems from the Middle East...

in England the PC authorities dont dare ID them as who they really are...

Wer do the same here

instead of saying ‘terrorists, theyre called ‘peaceful’

Do ya see any disconnect yet ???


16 posted on 08/07/2011 3:19:43 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Steelfish
Abuja on the Thames.
17 posted on 08/07/2011 3:29:52 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: Steelfish

The Religion Whose Name Shall Not Be Spoken.


18 posted on 08/07/2011 3:34:04 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Palin is coming, and the Tea Party is coming with her.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum; Tennessee Nana; SpaceBar

Do you bother to read the posts in threads?.

These werent Muslim rioters, they were mainly young and black from the Afro-Caribbean community, with a few white yobs thrown in.


19 posted on 08/07/2011 3:39:30 PM PDT by the scotsman (I)
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To: Steelfish

Try “Arab Street Trash,” ya politically correct London fools.


20 posted on 08/07/2011 3:49:26 PM PDT by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
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