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  • 9 August, 2011 at 12:03 pm #475650

    MasterPlan

    http://birminghamriots2011.tumblr.com/

    I know it says it anyway but ..the riots in Birmingham.

    9 August, 2011 at 12:42 pm #475651

    Irish_Lucy

    Just watched that video Craig, so in Birmingham it was the police that caused the Riots?

    Scary stuff indeed, is it cleaned up now – or starting to??

    9 August, 2011 at 1:10 pm #475652

    Cherriepie

    I do not feel that I have the right to ignorantly comment as I don’t know the great details of what prompted this explosion of Anarchism, apart from what dad had been rambling on about :P
    I don’t usually watch mainstream news or media but…. I have seen the footage that has been handpicked and it does look terrifying.
    I have this as a sticky on my desktop from an Essay I read online and upon watching the footage, it reminded me of it…

    “Compared with the wholesale violence of capital and government, political acts of violence are but a drop in the ocean. That so few resist is the strongest proof how terrible must be the conflict between their souls and unbearable social iniquities.

    High strung, like a violin string, they weep and moan for life, so relentless, so cruel, so terribly inhuman. In a desperate moment the string breaks. Untuned ears hear nothing but discord. But those who feel the agonized cry understand its harmony; they hear in it the fulfillment of the most compelling moment of human nature”

    “They Lie, we die”

    9 August, 2011 at 1:23 pm #475653

    MasterPlan

    @irish_lucy wrote:

    Just watched that video Craig, so in Birmingham it was the police that caused the Riots?

    Scary stuff indeed, is it cleaned up now – or starting to??

    Well judging by that video it seems so I guess.

    I was up town not long before it all started. I saw a gang of about 20-odd people gathering. I wasn’t sure what it was all about. Then later some guy asked me for 4p (lol), and then asked if there a lot of police in town, and then if there was a lot of people. I didn’t know why he asked me at the time, but I guess we know now.

    As for the state now. Well apparently there’s still stuff going on. I’ve liked a Live Updates page on Facebook, and there’s rioting taking place in places like Sutton, Handsworth, Solihull etc according to fans of the page.

    There was this status from the page 15 minutes ago:

    Birmingham Riots 2011 – Live Updates
    Very proud of how birmingham is working together to clean up after last night. This is a great city and a few idiots won’t change that.

    So I’m guessing there’s some improvement. I wonder what next though to be honest..

    EDIT: There’s also this.. http://www.itv.com/central-east/midlands-riots-latest82116/

    9 August, 2011 at 1:45 pm #475654

    Irish_Lucy

    There is hope.

    Again from Dara OBrien twitter

    9 August, 2011 at 1:50 pm #475655

    MasterPlan

    Where abouts is that Dubbs?

    9 August, 2011 at 1:52 pm #475656

    Irish_Lucy

    London

    9 August, 2011 at 1:53 pm #475657

    MasterPlan

    @irish_lucy wrote:

    London

    Ah okay. Well it’s promising signs anyway.

    9 August, 2011 at 2:22 pm #475658

    Irish_Lucy

    Im getting the hang of twitter – YAY me!!.

    daraobriain Dara O Briain
    Hey parents! Does your 14 year old suddenly have a plasma screen telly and 8 mobile phones? Where did they come from?

    9 August, 2011 at 3:00 pm #475659

    Irish_Lucy

    08/08/11 The day Grand theft auto has finally became reality in UK

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