Why don't we fight back?

[Tyrone Biggums]

Absolutely! Totally agree! But they are black. They aren't white. Or Asian. They are predominantly (but not exclusively) black.

It is not racist to say that. It is true.

Listen to the guy on Sky News now justifying it - he is essentially saying it is okay because they are black.

I guess the colour is only relevant to say a police officer who is reporting the suspect. Helps them describe the suspect better.

To a reporter on the news they can simply say a group of local youths, thus colour is then irrelevant.

To casual observers like us we can say "coor, look at those nasty dickheads causing all that grief, lock em up!".

That's how i'd view it anyway.

 

[bhaexpress]

I guess the colour is only relevant to say a police officer who is reporting the suspect. Helps them describe the suspect better.

To a reporter on the news they can simply say a group of local youths, thus colour is then irrelevant.

To casual observers like us we can say "coor, look at those nasty dickheads causing all that grief, lock em up!".

That's how i'd view it anyway.

Apparently abuse from black individuals to black Police Officers is a way of life.

 

[DIRK STEELE]

It is black youths who are causing the bulk of the problems. Yes. It is a fact. It is not racist. It is fact. Watch the footage.

People who disagree with this should be banned for being racially insensitive.

I have watched much of the footage. And many of the photos now being published of the looters. There are plenty of whites involved. So what you are saying is clearly not a fact. And you clearly are a racist. All you are doing is looking for black faces. You obviously suffer seriously from confirmation bias. I suggest you look at yourself and try understand why you have arrived at this erroneous view.

 

[bhaexpress]

I have watched much of the footage. And many of the photos now being published of the looters. There are plenty of whites involved. So what you are saying is clearly not a fact. And you clearly are a racist. All you are doing is looking for black faces. You obviously suffer seriously from confirmation bias. I suggest you look at yourself and try understand why you have arrived at this erroneous view.

To be fair to him there has been quite a lot of reporting that implies that it's mainly black youths but let's face it, the media don't often let the truth get in the way of a good story do they ? There's a lot of confusion which is understandable under the circumstances but hard and fat facts are at a premium right now.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Apparently abuse from black individuals to black Police Officers is a way of life.

That happens a lot in the US as well.

But it's a good example of if you study and work hard you can get a decent job no matter what your background.

 

[Giant Seagull]

BBC News - London rioters: