Tuesday, August 09, 2011

London Riots - Part 2


From The Daily What:

Live Updates: Guardian, BBC, Sky News, Telegraph map of all disturbancesin London and elsewhere.

Above: Cleanup volunteers at Clapham Junction raise their brooms in counter-protest.

Latest Events: Rioting in London spreads to Bromley, Camden, Merton, Wembley, Wimbledon, Beckton, Southwark, Barking, Dagenham, and Greenwich; incidents outside London reported in Leeds, Nottingham, Medway, Oxford and Reading; 2,000 youths reportedly rioting in Manchester; 111 officers injured; 563 arrested, 105 charged; 16,000 police officers deployed in London tonight, up from 6,000; Parliament recalled; UK PM David Cameron: “These are sickening scenes… This is criminality, pure and simple, and it has to be confronted and defeated”; video: London Mayor Boris Johnsoncastigated by residents for inactivity; ballistic test finds no evidence Mark Duggan fired at police before being shot; first fatality: 26-year-old shot in Croydon dies.

Fighting Back: As promised, the Met posts CCTV stills of rioters suspected of criminal activity; help identify the London rioters; Google Group using facial recognition tech to identify rioters; Riot Clean Up: How/where to help; cleanup efforts hampered by health and safety rules; residents of Peckham post positive messages on boarded up store struck by looters; below: cleanup volunteers cheer police in Clapham.

More here.


Peace and Love,

The Rebellion Magazine


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