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The best evidence for the reasons I've seen, as gleaned from the rioters themselves, is "fuck the rich" and "fuck the police" respectively.
by seabee 15y ago
The best evidence for the reasons I've seen, as gleaned from the rioters themselves, is "fuck the rich" and "fuck the police" respectively.
- arethuza 15y agoRather ironic that at least one of the looters actually came from a rather wealthy family: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/08/11/london-riots-millionaire-s-daughter-accused-of-looting-could-face-university-action-115875-23337533/ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/08/11/london-r...
- sliverstorm 15y agoThose are pretty common refrains. Honestly it means nothing to me that rioters may have said them. Especially considering as a rioter the police are the guys who want to stop you from rioting & looting, when you want to continue with the rioting & looting.
- teyc 15y agoNo. The asian shops were targetted, just like in the LA riots. These are hardly rich, but the shopkeepers represented "model" citizens and what the ideal migrant looks like. The looters represent the reverse.
- seabee 15y agoWhat do you mean 'no'? The reasons for a bunch of ignorant kids looting doesn't have to reflect their actions. If they could realise who they're hurting they wouldn't be ignorant kids now, would they?
- teyc 15y agoThe rich don't open tiny shops down town. The people who got looted were the hardworking poor.