Certainly the government, or perhaps more directly the world banks and their inability to self-regulate adequate protection into the system that caused all this (has been going on for decades), must carry some of the blame.
However for me there's a difference between riots that cause damage but remain based upon a principal/cause and people who are literally just going out to use the chaos as a cover so that they can loot stores and ruin peoples' lives.
I support protests, in some cases it's even necessary to go a bit further, but extremely violent riots and criminality on the scale we're seeing is utterly unforgivable. Also attacking people in their homes.. that's not any kind of protest, it's just boderline terrorism. If there is a reason for all this then I've forgotten what it was because of the violence.
Personally i think those rioting are just as guilty (atleast technically) of the same crimes as those that run the country
AND BOTH ARE DISGUSTING
The government and media with their statements its all young people are also utterly clueless and pushing that line for nothing more than to gain public favour (it seems to have worked for a few sheep of society who now continually spout and label youths as scum, which is really gonna help the situation eh???).
It is NOT just the young that are rioting, its all age groups from pre-teen all the way up to 30s-40s or even older. Of course the mainstream media doesnt show anyone in those older age groups though but would rather push the clips of a few youngsters in hoodies.
Frankly i think the whole situation is pathetic. I cant defend those that are rioting or those in charge of this country. Both are a bunch of criminals that dont want to pay for their gadgets and want to cost the innocent money.
Anyone thats heavily on the side of the Police and government should maybe take a step back and remember it wasnt that long ago a few that run the country were claiming tax payer cash for things like free Sky TV. The only differnce with the rioting is they have taken a more violent approach to get the same gadgets those in power wanted for free. I guess the only difference there is the youth (according to the press and government) are not trying to cover up what they are up to.
On the other hand you cant support violent scum either that are leaving innocent people without even a roof over their head.
Both "parties" involved in these incidents deserve not a single amount of respect. Both sides IMO appear to be a bunch of hypocrites that cant see further than the end of their noses to realise they are both nothing more than criminals technically.
As to what was "supposed" to have started it all and the person that was shot by the Police, it remains to be seen if they were right or wrong to open fire at them, although if they were wrong (as they have been in numerous incidents previously) then the Police IMO have no right to open their mouths about violence or crime........ You can not get much more violent or criminal than shooting a person wrongly. Nobody made them judge, jury and executioner.
On the other hand if they were right to open fire upon someone that was an imminent threat (and by that i mean along the lines of firing or waving his gun around not just carrying it). Then you have to congratulate the Police on protecting the public. Although the chances of that based on prior shootings by the Met. Police seem to be slim.
Bottom line either way you look at things is the country is an utter mess, with criminal (in a technical sense) thieves and murderers all the way from top to bottom.
Oh and im sorry but Camerons latest brain wave of stopping yobs from accessing twitter etc as per news item on this site just demonstrates the utter brainlessness we have running the country, no wonder why the "youth" who he and others are quick to blame act in a similar braindead manner. Led by example
Utterly sickening and makes me so mad at both parties involved in the mess.