Serious disturbance in Enfield right now

[IndependentWSU]

Blimey , I thought you said Henfield

Thats great, made me laugh

 

[1066familyman]

Shame they didn't get the real villain who nicked the subway from Penge High street. Looked up and down for it on Friday and it's gone, GONE I tells ya ! It was there this time last year

 

[somerset]

I saw it in the 80's in Peckham,... the mob was escalating by confronting the police, you could see further back groups standing outside the record and electrical stores.... when it got messy at the front line, the looters just piled in, nicked everything then legged it,... nothing to do with any political or social issue.

 

[Stoo82]

Interesting how the media always call it "looting".

It's STEALING, ffs. In fact, assuming the premises are closed at the time, it actually constitutes burglary, which could warrant a prison sentence.

I don't care what someone's gripe with society is, half of the stuff this weekend is nothing more than greedy, cowardly, thieving toerags masking their faces and looking for things to steal. It's shameful, and it's not even as though they're going after just the giant chainstores. They're robbing small, local shops too, for crying out loud. Run by local people from the Tottenham area who've probably worked their butts off half their lives for little reward, only for gangs of utter pondlife to smash their way in and help themselves to the contents of the shelves.

This.

 

[Northstander]

Police officer taking details: "Leon, where'dyer live?"

 

[mistahclarke]

Jeez, that's just down the road for me. Was just about to go to my local Tesco's - perhaps it's being looted...

Might get a free telly with your shopping?

 

[fork me]

Interesting how the media always call it "looting".

It's STEALING, ffs. In fact, assuming the premises are closed at the time, it actually constitutes burglary, which could warrant a prison sentence.

I think looting is actually a separate offence, if I recall correctly, it can lead to longer sentences than normal burglary.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Sadly, people have been predicting a summer of discontent for some time, whether to do with the economic situation, unemployment levels, students or whatever, and it's inevitable that large numbers of people will use something that they have absolutely no connection with as an excuse to smash things up, steal and lob whatever they can lay their hands on at police officers.

 

[The Bun Elephant]

Police officer taking details: "Leon, where'dyer live?"

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Interesting how the media always call it "looting".

It's STEALING, ffs. In fact, assuming the premises are closed at the time, it actually constitutes burglary, which could warrant a prison sentence.

I don't care what someone's gripe with society is, half of the stuff this weekend is nothing more than greedy, cowardly, thieving toerags masking their faces and looking for things to steal. It's shameful, and it's not even as though they're going after just the giant chainstores. They're robbing small, local shops too, for crying out loud. Run by local people from the Tottenham area who've probably worked their butts off half their lives for little reward, only for gangs of utter pondlife to smash their way in and help themselves to the contents of the shelves.

So it would be okay if they just went for Sir Philip Green's stores?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I think looting is actually a separate offence, if I recall correctly, it can lead to longer sentences than normal burglary.

Never heard of it myself.

Burglary- to enter a building or part of a building as a trespasser with intent to steal (amongst other things) or, having entered a building or part of a building as a trespasser, steals.

Which pretty much covers it, I'd say.

 

[Samej]

Shoot the lawless little bastards !!

Great Avatar, would look good at the moment changed to Buckley

 

[Dr Q]

Someone give the Syrians a shout, they'd know how to deal with a crowd like that!

 

[southern_sid]

lets hope some rozzers get hurt, and the rude boys get there heads cracked.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

So it would be okay if they just went for Sir Philip Green's stores?

Not at all, I think it's all despicable, but I know some people tend to think it's a victimless crime if it's "only" large companies that get robbed, so I was trying to make the point that local shopkeepers (who almost certainly can't afford for their livelihoods to be wrecked) are impacted by all this as much as HMV or Sainsbury's or Aldi.

 

[Buzzer]

So it would be okay if they just went for Sir Philip Green's stores?

Apparently JB Sports has been cleared out completely but a local bookshop has been left untouched. That's a metaphor for the times we live in, that is.

 

[Samej]

Shame they didn't get the real villain who nicked the subway from Penge High street. Looked up and down for it on Friday and it's gone, GONE I tells ya ! It was there this time last year

Typical of the police keeping away from the trouble areas and nicking little kids

 

[Gangsta]

Send in the Parras, shoot on sight

 

[brightonian finest]

lets hope some rozzers get hurt, and the rude boys get there heads cracked.

hope it kicks off down here, first stop profile the robbing bastards

 

[SeagullAA]

Police horse lorries in Tesco



Just read Enfield is very tense, but calm. Hundreds of teenagers and curious onlookers. Roads closed.