My mind is boggling right now. Woke up this morning to hear that the rioting has hit Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds... Why ??? The rioting was supposedly a protest against the alleged gang member killed by police in Tottenham... So how does that affect anyone else in any of these other cities ???
Perhaps I'm getting the totally wrong idea but it seems to me that the rioters are just looking for an excuse to do something they consider fun. They're mostly teen agers, these people that are looting shops and burning private homes, burgling private homes, robbing people on the street... There is no reason for their behaviour, though when asked one of them said it was to 'get his taxes back'. Does he even know what he's talking about ??? I'm sure he isn't making enough to have any serious money withheld from him...
I agree that the Tory government has been seriously mistaken in how they've taken the decision to cut public services so far and so fast and so deep... Then the universities have raised their tuition fees, the employment situation is dire and students are not even paid minimum wage... But that doesn't give them the license to loot shops like Debenhams and JB Sports, etc... Stealing clothes, alcohol, cigarettes, electrical equipment... Even worse is breaking into innocent people's houses to steal from them, jumping and robbing people on the street, burning buildings that have nothing to do the government, ripping out the hearts of their communities....
It saddens me to no end that the young people think it's fun to carry on this way: destroying things that belong to everybody, hurting innocent bystanders... The rage and fury and grief are building up inside me and I pray for everyone affected by the callous and heartless actions of others... I also pray for the future of the children in this country, that they will find help and hope....
Hopefully, this blog will soon be filled with positivity and joy...
Perhaps I'm getting the totally wrong idea but it seems to me that the rioters are just looking for an excuse to do something they consider fun. They're mostly teen agers, these people that are looting shops and burning private homes, burgling private homes, robbing people on the street... There is no reason for their behaviour, though when asked one of them said it was to 'get his taxes back'. Does he even know what he's talking about ??? I'm sure he isn't making enough to have any serious money withheld from him...
I agree that the Tory government has been seriously mistaken in how they've taken the decision to cut public services so far and so fast and so deep... Then the universities have raised their tuition fees, the employment situation is dire and students are not even paid minimum wage... But that doesn't give them the license to loot shops like Debenhams and JB Sports, etc... Stealing clothes, alcohol, cigarettes, electrical equipment... Even worse is breaking into innocent people's houses to steal from them, jumping and robbing people on the street, burning buildings that have nothing to do the government, ripping out the hearts of their communities....
It saddens me to no end that the young people think it's fun to carry on this way: destroying things that belong to everybody, hurting innocent bystanders... The rage and fury and grief are building up inside me and I pray for everyone affected by the callous and heartless actions of others... I also pray for the future of the children in this country, that they will find help and hope....
Hopefully, this blog will soon be filled with positivity and joy...
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