Depending on who you're listening to, it's either inevitable backlash from the socially ostracized, or a result of a kind of Rodney King 2.0 situation (cops killed a black guy), or a bunch of people taking advantage of what was a ridiculously relaxed police response.
its actually both.
and the police response that sparked the riots was from the obscelely corrupt British Metropolitain Police Force
D.o.S. wrote:In my experience, breaking shit and enacting violence doesn't generally get people to agree with what you're doing.
I'm not justifying it but there are numerous examples in history if you care to look. I also want to point out that in wars or political revolutions, history is written by the winners, not the agree-ers. so the question should really be "has anyone ever had a successful campaign of anything ever in history with a little violence"
On one hand, I love a good revolt against an apparently corrupt police system.
On the other hand, looting and destroying your city makes you an asshole.
Could they not just... I dunno... protest without breaking shit? I'm in the awkward position of rooting for the police just because I feel for the non-rioters that live in the area.
McSpunckle wrote:Could they not just... I dunno... protest without breaking shit?
The original protest (by family, friends, etc of the shooting victim) WAS peaceful until a group of pissed-off-at-the-world types showed up and took over.
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On one hand, I love a good revolt against an apparently corrupt police system.
On the other hand, looting and destroying your city makes you an asshole.
Could they not just... I dunno... protest without breaking shit? I'm in the awkward position of rooting for the police just because I feel for the non-rioters that live in the area.
You just have to destroy the right stuff.
This has turned into po' people stealing shit en masse
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On one hand, I love a good revolt against an apparently corrupt police system.
On the other hand, looting and destroying your city makes you an asshole.
Could they not just... I dunno... protest without breaking shit? I'm in the awkward position of rooting for the police just because I feel for the non-rioters that live in the area.
Everybody involved is an asshole except these people:
i mean, when they were peacefully protesting there weren't threads on ILF about it.
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