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Old 05-12-2011, 14:10   #1266
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Smile Re: Riots

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Originally Posted by Derek View Post
Airwave itself is pretty good, having every force negotiating rates from a private company is a crap idea though. A centrally run TETRA network should have been used instead.

So Smashing up a shop isn't sticking it to the Feds then? I thought it pure wos innit?
Smashing up a shop isn't sticking it to the people who make the decisions it's ruining the business of someone who is not only providing a service to the community but who is also a potential employer of the unemployed. It is shops and businesses who are clearing up the government's mess so destroying them is not very helpful and harmful to your job prospects.

The police are the ones caught in the middle. They have to enforce the law even if some of the government decisions leave a lot to be desired.

Riots just divert attention away from the fact that the government's plans are not working. Not only that they unnecessarily waste vast amounts of public money.

If people want to complain they can write to their MP, the local papers or to local tv and radio stations keeping the issue in the headlines. They can sign a petition or make a video and put it on Youtube.Or they can set up an e-petition on the 10 Downing Street website. There are lots of less costly and less destructive ways and more effective to get your message across.

People with a grievance need to become part of the answer not part of the problem.
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