riotgrrrrrl

Aug 10, 2011 10:44



Here's the thing about the London riots. Everyone is so quick to judge without thinking about it or taking a look inside. For one thing it's been pointed out to be that dispite all the commentary no rioter has been interviewed by the media.

And here's the reason I think why. The rioters are considered the bottom rung of English society in terms of ( Read more... )

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flamboyant August 10 2011, 01:54:23 UTC
I think a lot of people think it's appalling because the reason the riots started in the first place was because a peaceful protest against the shooting of Mark Duggan got out of hand. Now people are rioting all over London, but not because they give two shits about (possible) police brutality but because there's a lot of people getting caught up in the hysteria. It's a bit 'mob mentality'.

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_nancydrew_ August 10 2011, 23:57:10 UTC
It was always going to happen though. The tension and divide between classes is crazy. But I not saying I like it. The whole thing is still about greed and violence but that's what they see richer people doing everyday, maybe not the violence but indulging. It must be frustrating in a way that's unimaginable. The whole violence thing is just a release of tension and revenge. And I don't like but I think the entire situation is human nature and we're never going to change it. I just want people to think more about why it happens

Because now they're believing what they want from the media. They want to believe these things without hearing too much from the actual people involved so the media report on it however they want and the same goes for politicans. It's just scary to think that we let them get away with telling us what to think on this situation how far can they take that?

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