Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35292126)

Make up your mind, Arthur....

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35292149)

Tottenham police 'could have stopped riots'

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35292126)

Make up your mind, Arthur....

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35292149)

Tottenham police 'could have stopped riots'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14646187




Riot summit for social networks

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14657456




Riots were a one-off - minister

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14637740



Well anybody can say these things after the horse has bolted as hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Originally Posted by Will21st (Post 35292230)

Oh look,that was quick.... IT'S THE POLICE'S FAULT!!!! :rolleyes: :td: ( I don't mean you Den ;) )

Originally Posted by The Guardian

Twitter study casts doubts on ministers' post-riots plan

Analysis of tweets during recent unrest appears to undermine the case for banning people from social networks

Analysis of more than 2.5m Twitter messages relating to the riots in England has cast doubt on the rationale behind government proposals to ban people from social networks or shut down their websites in times of civil unrest.

A preliminary study of a database of riot-related tweets, compiled by the Guardian, appears to show Twitter was mainly used to react to riots and looting.

Timing trends drawn from the data question the assumption that Twitter played a widespread role in inciting the violence in advance, an accusation also levelled at the rival social networks Facebook and BlackBerry Messenger.

The unique database contains tweets about the riots sent throughout the disorder, which began in Tottenham, north London, on 6 August. It also reveals how extensively Twitter was used to co-ordinate a movement by citizens to clean the streets after the disorder. More than 206,000 tweets – 8% of the total – related to attempts to clean up the debris left by four nights of rioting and looting.

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Originally Posted by NewsThump

Executives from the major social networks, who are attending a meeting to discuss how to avoid the violent disorder that occurred earlier this month, have insisted that the best way to avoid further disturbances is by not having a Tory government.

The rioting, which took place in a number of locations around England, was on a scale not seen since the 1980′s which according to historical records was before mobile phones and the Internet existed.

“We noticed a pattern forming where rioting and the type of criminal activity associated with feelings of anger and isolation generally tended to occur while the Conservatives were in power,� said a spokesperson for micro-blogging site, Twitter.

“We obviously don’t want to jump to a knee-jerk conclusion and definitively claim there is a causal link between the two, but there is clearly a causal link between the two.�

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Originally Posted by Matt D (Post 35292436)

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35295903)

Well it seems The Chief Prosecutor and The Prime Minister are in disagreement about the sentences handed out to rioters.

Riot justice is too tough, says chief prosecutor

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...rosecutor.html
And he is at loggerheads with the BBC.

Stop 'making excuses' for looters: PM attacks BBC over riot coverage
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...s-Cameron.html

And on this one l am very one much for tough sentences to be handed out to those hell bent on wanton criminality and mayhem.

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35295921)

Do you have a part-time job as a headline writer for the Daily Mail?:D

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35295925)

It is important to provide a broad political spectrum of links which forum members can discuss and debate and then make up their own minds about things.:)

Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35295926)

I want a link for the Star then ,something along the lines of "cops in 3 in a bed romp as London burns " in the interest of a broad political spectrum you understand :)

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35295925)

It is important to provide a broad political spectrum of links which forum members can discuss and debate and then make up their own minds about things.:)