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One Night in Hackney (pg. 13)
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| Jackson |
| quote: | Originally posted by kr00t0n
Hello Rioters.
Look at your friend, now back to me.
Now at your friend, now back to me.
Sadly, he isn't me, but if he stopped using petrol bombs and started using job centre he could potentially be me.
Look down, back up. Where are we? You're at an interview with the man your friend could work for.
What's in your hand? Back at me. I have it. It's an application form to that job you need. Look again. The form is now money.
Anything is possible when you get a job and stop looting like a ****.
I'm on the tube. |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ RANN
I think the next time someone asks if I'm Australian, I won't bother to correct them. |
We're going to need to work on that accent, and your beer intake.
Other than that, it should be a pretty smooth crossover. |
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| Ian |
| It was always going to kick off sometime from some section of society. We can't be a country where every company is outsourcing work to India, China or whatever and with our own population growth, immigration etc keep people happy forever. |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian
It was always going to kick off sometime from some section of society. We can't be a country where every company is outsourcing work to India, China or whatever and with our own population growth, immigration etc keep people happy forever. |
It's not like most other countries don't do the same thing though.
At least last time you Brits got pissed off, we got punk music out of it. This time, it'll probably just end up being embers breaks :( |
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| Quazar |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
It's not like most other countries don't do the same thing though.
At least last time you Brits got pissed off, we got punk music out of it. This time, it'll probably just end up being embers breaks :( |
aaaaand another sig quote from Mr. Stu! |
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| Acton |
| quote: | Originally posted by kr00t0n
Hello Rioters.
Look at your friend, now back to me.
Now at your friend, now back to me.
Sadly, he isn't me, but if he stopped using petrol bombs and started using job centre he could potentially be me.
Look down, back up. Where are we? You're at an interview with the man your friend could work for.
What's in your hand? Back at me. I have it. It's an application form to that job you need. Look again. The form is now money.
Anything is possible when you get a job and stop looting like a ****.
I'm on the tube. |
:haha: :haha: |
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| FuzzQi |
| quote: | Originally posted by kr00t0n
Hello Rioters.
Look at your friend, now back to me.
Now at your friend, now back to me.
Sadly, he isn't me, but if he stopped using petrol bombs and started using job centre he could potentially be me.
Look down, back up. Where are we? You're at an interview with the man your friend could work for.
What's in your hand? Back at me. I have it. It's an application form to that job you need. Look again. The form is now money.
Anything is possible when you get a job and stop looting like a ****.
I'm on the tube. |
en lol :crazy: |
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| Moongoose |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
I hear you man. . Some pretty sobering words here from a local Londoner, and I think very relevant (even though I'm not living there like you are- this just makes sense to me) Since you live there I'd like your general thoughts on some points from the article I'm speaking of below:
Then he gets into some pretty interesting points that apply the same here in America; a generation or 2 of spoiled, entitlement minded people who face less and less consequence for their action are easily replaced by Eastern Europeans (in our case usually Mexicans) who work harder, and are, more importantly, willing to work harder:
And the 3rd leg seems to be a mix of family breakdown and how the police have shifted to a standard of supporting perpetrators' rights over the rights of actual victims (reminds me of the movie Harry Brown with Michael Caine from last year):
Finally, a sad and probably all-too-true anecdote that is also a very commonly growing problem here in the States: |
Spot on, i agree with 99.75% of what that says. |
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| dj_alfi |
[QUOTE]Originally posted by The17sss
WALL OF TEXT [/QUOTE
Does the article mention what "‘disproportionate’ action" constitutes as, or link to any cases where homeowners have been convicted?
I mean, if I woke up in the middle of the night (highly unlikely:p) by someone breaking in to my house, I would say it was my right to defend my property, and safety, by any means necessary. If the perpetrator didn't want his head bashed in with a bat, he'd stay the out of my house unless he's been invited in. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by raunchy
There's an underlying anger building around the world with ordinary people getting screwed by economic forces beyond their control. They can't afford houses, get jobs and the violence eventually starts to emerge. There's even been riots in Vancouver and a smaller one in LA recently at the EDC premiere of all things. I think we're going to start to see more of them around the world. People are frustrated. Of course that doesn't excuse the looting and greedy behavior. |
You know what destroys your entire argument? The fact that they are coordinating their activities via Blackberry Messenger and social media. Protesting a low quality of life due to economic forces on your Blackberry.... yeah, they're pretty hard done by, eh? |
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| dj_alfi |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
You know what destroys your entire argument? The fact that they are coordinating their activities via Blackberry Messenger and social media. Protesting a low quality of life due to economic forces on your Blackberry.... yeah, they're pretty hard done by, eh? |
You are entirely correct in your statement. Instead of spending their money on food, shelter and other necessities, they spend them on expensive shoes, clothes and other "status items" like phones, tablets and jewellery.
During the brief time I lived in the UK, I sometimes got sent through Western Union. The only place in Warrington that had a Western Union affiliation was a pawn shop, and their displays were filled with cheesy ing marihuana gold necklaces. |
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| Ian |
| 6 shots have been fired in the chelsea area of london. None of them hit the target. Police would like to speak to a Fernando Torres about the incident. |
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