Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 924711)

We could have some new TV shows:

"Britains Got Looters"

"Homes Under the Arsonist"

"Fire in the Attic"

Originally Posted by Boeing Guy (Post 924818)

So we arrest these thugs, then what, thanks to Himan rights laws, European laws, lack of prisons being built, we have to give them community service or a small fine. It's a joke.
Maybe we should hire Sheriff Joe, the man who makes inmates were pink clothes as they work on the chain gang.
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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 924822)

Since there are so few prison places,

Utter testicles!

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 924742)

His bottom, Steve.
It is one of those yank words.

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Originally Posted by Less (Post 924828)

There is plenty of space, just knock down the gutted buildings, throw a chain link fence around it and put them there.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 924833)

Or perhaps ship 'em, and drop 'em off at South Georgia, with a few sheets of canvas to build shelters, to protect themselves from the south Atlantic winter.

Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 924837)

I recall back in Northern Ireland, back in the '80's people used to collect rubber bullets (actually, they're hard plastic) and stick 'em on the mantle piece (just under the plaster ducks). The more you had, the higher your esteem.

Rubber bullets ain't the answer; 7.62 calibre with total yaw and full metal jacket is.

5.56 is mickey mouse stuff, so lets forget about that. Shoot to kill, not to wound.

Originally Posted by cherokee (Post 924718)

This act of mindless violence does not surprise me at all with many youth of today. With this country's softly softly approach to how we should bring up our kids, something like this was bound to happen sooner or later.
They have given no thought to the poor folk that lived in those flats above the shops let alone the shop keepers who have lost their livelihoods. No one yet knows if anyone has been burned alive in this carnage.
What do we do? Well I personally think that the police be given all their powers back to be able to do their job properly. They are damned if they do and damned if they don't. I would hate to be in their shoes at the moment.
The best way IMO would be to impose a curfew for everyone until this has been brought under control in order to sieve out the culprits. Many parents will then be in a position to see if their kids are involved, the police will be better placed to restore normality and the government should throw the hardest punishment possible at all involved.
There is talks of bringing the army in, yes this would frighten the damn life out of these thugs and maybe that's what's needed, but what should be happening is what someone has already mentioned, and that is increase our police force nor reduce it.

My heart goes out to all those who have been affected by this and I hope we dont see a forth night of it.