what like in Syria?
Yeah, it’s a horrible situation. Arrests for criminal destruction of property, robbery, assault, OK but not armed government action against your own people.......
but you are actually recommending the British government shooting them down in the street?
How is that different than what happened in Iran
Yeah, everyone wants it to wind down
But this is a very sticky wicket
As much as I disagree w/you on your comments - I think I understand what you are saying. It is a precarious balance between civil order & martial law.
However - the police didnt just shoot someone for running away. Remember, this is England we are talking about. The “normal beat” cops dont carry guns. They dont even keep them in their cars. They have to acquire them through procedure. (Special response/SWAT teams are always armed.)
So its not like the cops just shot him in cold blood b/c of the way he was dressed or his mannerisms or whatever. They felt justified in firing for whatever reason.
(My boss is a Brit & we have discussed this situation many times over the last couple of days.)
Add to that - these riots are NOT an outcry for justice on the part of the guy that got shot. If that were the case, it would be localised to the neighborhood that the guy came from & it would involve mass demonstration & protest, NOT LOOTING.
The people that these animals (and yes, should be shot) are stealing from having NOTHING to do w/the police involved shooting. These animals are using this shooting (although no one buys it now) as an excuse to rob/steal/assault/destroy. Feral animals should be put down.
If it makes you feel better - I will agree w/you that the police should basically stay out of it. Right after they give the shopowners & a select group of responsible locals the firepower to rid their commmunity of the vermin it is currently infested with.
We are not talking about rioting to overthrow a corrupt government.