No, but some people seem to be suggesting water cannon

and I'm pointing out that would change our policing model. And I don't think the looters are important enough to achieve that.

Fwiw, I think a lot of this is about the communities standing up to the looters. Which I think is going to start to happen now.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on August 9th 2011 at 12:07:00

Message Thread

More bleedin' heart liberal excuses..... (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Aug 9, 11:12:52
- Any cunt that votes votes tory (General Chat) - Huge 5mal1, Aug 9, 11:19:29
  - Hugh, Come ON!! (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Aug 9, 11:26:49
    - ^^^ good post. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Aug 9, 12:33:09
    - Agree. The actions are criminal - the reasons are complex. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 9, 11:54:47
      - Agreed. IS this similar to some of last fridays mumblings? (General Chat) - megson, Aug 9, 12:34:21
        
        Indeed it is. We nailed it and should be brought in as advisors. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 9, 12:36:44
        
        Only after a few bears though.... (General Chat) - megson, Aug 9, 12:45:18
      - ^ Not a football post. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 9, 12:10:16
      - ^^^ yes, this (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 9, 12:09:52
      - Those are good excuses for protest, not burning cars/homes/businesses and looting (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 9, 12:06:48
        
        There are no excuses Steve; the reasons, I believe, are longstanding and go back decades. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 9, 12:14:07
        
        he's not talking about 'excuses'. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 9, 12:08:01
        
        ^^^ and this (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 9, 12:10:16
        
        A lot of people are fucked off/. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 9, 12:07:53
        
        No, but many of these people are not very bright (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 9, 12:07:37
      - This. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 9, 12:02:23
      - Spot On (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Aug 9, 11:59:52
      - No mary option? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Aug 9, 11:56:11
        
        Yes - Mary Whitehouse. She wouldn't have stood for all this nonsense. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 9, 11:57:04
  - What a stupid, ignorant, idiotic comment - this isn't political, its criminal! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 9, 11:21:55
    - A lack of police resource would be political (n/m) (General Chat) - curva nord, Aug 9, 11:27:16
    - what about those youth centers they've shut down, matey? (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge 5mal1, Aug 9, 11:26:22
      - You really think this is caused by closing youth centres - get a grip! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 9, 11:27:39
        
        Where do you live? (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge 5mal1, Aug 9, 11:39:05
        
        Scotland? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 9, 11:44:02
        
        Aberdeen? (General Chat) - Huge 5mal1, Aug 9, 11:48:57
        
        So because I live in Scotland my point of view is irrelevant? (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 9, 11:56:45
        
        no no (General Chat) - Huge 5mal1, Aug 9, 12:12:09
        
        the UK policing model - unarmed, community policing - goes back centuries (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 9, 12:01:02
        
        Unarmed is a myth these days (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 9, 12:07:24
        
        eh? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 9, 12:09:03
        
        The Syrians use live rounds and I don't anyone has sugested that here? (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 9, 12:04:13
        
        No, but some people seem to be suggesting water cannon (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 9, 12:07:00
        
        Yes, agree with that, like those Turks did last night (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 9, 12:08:04
        
        was just down the road from me. that. Well done them. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 9, 12:10:10
        
        and Belgiums (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 9, 12:03:06
        
        It's a shame that they're sacking thousands of coppers (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 9, 11:57:57
        
        The land of free prescriptions, no tuition fees etc (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 9, 11:44:42
        
        Is that not what devolved government is all about? (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 9, 11:59:00
        
        The only rteason I don't want an independent Scotland (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 9, 12:03:53
        
        Idon't want an independent Scotland either - the SNP are wankers.... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 9, 12:10:44
        
        You don't see any connection between a lack of safe places to go (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 9, 11:30:00
        
        There is NO excuse for this behaviour, none whatsoever, its just copycat violence! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 9, 12:02:39
        
        It's all so simple in your world isn't it? (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 9, 12:04:57
        
        The more people try to excuse it, the more it will happen and the worse it will get! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 9, 13:19:19
        
        Kids needs a safe place to get their drugs from. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Aug 9, 11:35:37
        
        I don't get it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 9, 11:37:07
    - The actions are criminal, the causes could be seen as political (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 9, 11:24:37
  - Yes ta (General Chat) - King, Aug 9, 11:21:18

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