Thread: Students Rioting in London.
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Old 23-12-2010, 08:23   #904
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Re: Students Rioting in London.
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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
I see - it wasn't a riot, it was a small localised disorder and scenes of violence which is not the same as a riot, but if it was (which it wasn't), it was a only a small riot, because the police didn't have to use water cannon or rubber bullets.

Interesting logic chain.
Logic can get you into trouble, and if you open your eyes for a moment you'll see it is actually you who is using logic, not me.
Logic is used by the simple mind to understand a complex environment.
I don't use logic, I see events for what they are.
If you think localised acts of disorder is a riot then boy are you in for a shock when you see a proper riot in the streets of London.

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Originally Posted by martyh View Post
Good ,i'm pleased it is just childs play ,i'm pleased the police have managed to contain a small riot and stop it escalating into a large greek style riot ,that means they are doing a sterling job ..don't you think ,or do you want to see them escalate ?.

I don't know if you realise it but the police as part of their riot training look at riots such as you have used as an example and have developed techniques ,such as kettling to stop them escalating .I'm sure Derek or anyone else with experience in this sort of thing ,including people who have served in N Ireland with attest to the fact that it only takes a few individuals to mix with genuine protesters to spark a violent riot and if not contained willl very quickly escalate into a full fledged violent riot where death and serious injury can result .This is what the police are tasked with preventing and if a few students get a bit squashed ,bruised or generally inconvenienced then tough they will have to deal with it
Wow, what a blinkered perception you have.
The REASON it didn't escalate, wasn't because of the police, it was because...wait for it....most of the protesters were there for peaceful protest and had no interest in any violence whatsoever !
The rioters became violent AFTER the kettle, and broke out of the last demo kettle early on in the evening. The vast majority of the people left in the kettle (till as late as 1 am) were peaceful demonstrators.
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