by kris » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:37 pm
It's all very sad how little regard for eachother humanity has.
Up here in the NE we've not had any problems.
Although we keep joking it's because there is nothing worth looting, we really are VERY lucky.
There was one incident at a small police station at 3am wednesday, but nothing further.
I went to uni in the NW, and a lot of my friends have been caught up in it.
Lots of them have been sent home from work and stuck in the lockdown areas so I've seen their live footage.
Do the rioters not realise that they are simply creating more problems with unemployment?
If you destroy shops/pubs/offices etc. there will be more people out of work.
Not to mention that it's going to hike up the taxes for the rest of us to repair everything.
And then there are all the police budget cuts...
Rioting to get back at the government does nothing but create more problems for the 'everyman'.
I hope you guys stay safe. You're all in my prayers.
Kristine x.
"People who claim they're evil are usually no worse than the rest of us. It's people who claim that they're good, or any way better than the rest of us, that you have to be wary of. " — Gregory Maguire.