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I live in Brixton, where the 'riots' spread to last night. Didn't sleep very well, though the magnitude surprised me when I awoke (I'm now immune to sirens at a
by JacobAldridge 15y ago
I live in Brixton, where the 'riots' spread to last night. Didn't sleep very well, though the magnitude surprised me when I awoke (I'm now immune to sirens at all hours - the 'Brixton whistle' doesn't disturb me).
Definitely a degree of organisation and cohesion. When I went for milk this morning, people had smashed into Tesco and Lidl (big supermarket chains) but left all the independent grocers alone.
Overhearing the word on the street, there's not much more to be done in my area, but bigger targets (Oxford Circus in particular) will cop it tonight. Of course, the real BBM message may be different...
- ig1 15y agoTesco (and to a lesser extent Lidl) stock higher value goods than most independent grocers...
- mseebach 15y agoTesco is big and corporate and therefore evil. In riots in Copenhagen similar rationales has been offered quite explicitly.
- ig1 15y agoTesco stores frequently sell high-value electronics, dvds, etc. They also sell high-cost consumables like razor blades and condoms which are frequent targets for shoplifters. It's much more likely greed was the cause of the decision of what to loot rather than ethics.