Monday, August 8, 2011

The anglophile in me worries

Post by Isabella-

There's a riot going on in London right now and I'm sitting here in my dorm watching ignorant people discuss the issue on Omegle.

Here are the facts as they stand now:
  • A drug dealer was shot by police officers
  • After that, people led a peaceful protest
  • The protest turned violent
  • Police have been injured, some hospitalized
  • Rioting and looting has been going on for three nights
  • A mass clean up is underway. For more information on clean up efforts, visit http://www.riotcleanup.co.uk/
  • Riots have taken place in London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Leeds, Nottingham.
  • Parliment to be recalled on Thursday to discuss the riots.
  • The Met police plan to deploy 13,000 officers in London over the next 24 hours.
  • A 26-year-old man was shot in a car in Croydon last night.
For the latest information on the U.K. riots, visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/.

I will add my opinion about these riots later today when I have more time to sit down and write.

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