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Just bring out the tanks and wipe them all off the face of the planet.

Frazzled wrote:Maybe the cops should put down the sticks, pick up shotguns and deal with the situation

MrH wrote:Just bring out the tanks and wipe them all off the face of the planet.

Both of these would actually exacerbate the situation, not make it go away.

It always strikes me as funny that the people who advocate "cleansing" type operations have neither lived through, nor been to places that have experienced, "cleansing" operations. Especially when those same people often laud the experience as important to determining the true value of things.

That fire in Peckham is pretty nasty, feel sorry for the folks homes that are under risk of being lost around it.

Hopefully the firecrews will get it out pretty quick.

Talk of disturbances in Stratford, and some fella mentioned he's seen 200 youths gathering in East Ham.

Madness.

dogma wrote:It always strikes me as funny that the people who advocate "cleansing" type operations have neither lived through, nor been to places that have experienced, "cleansing" operations. Especially when those same people often laud the experience as important to determining the true value of things.

It always strikes me as funny when people mistake jokes for serious comments.

That wasn't a very good joke. The best descriptor is "cliche". You may as well have written "first".

dogma wrote:That wasn't a very good joke. The best descriptor is "cliche". You may as well have written "first".

In your opinion, no, wrong again.

Ahtman wrote:

Frazzled wrote:Maybe the cops should put down the sticks, pick up shotguns and deal with the situation

MrH wrote:Just bring out the tanks and wipe them all off the face of the planet.

Both of these would actually exacerbate the situation, not make it go away.

If brute force isn't working, you're just not using enough.

MrH wrote:

dogma wrote:That wasn't a very good joke. The best descriptor is "cliche". You may as well have written "first".

In your opinion, no, wrong again.

Wait, are you seriously claiming that, to paraphrase, stating the authorities should "Roll out the tanks!" is not a cliche? On the internet?

Sir, I suggest you broaden your horizons, because that's one of the single most prevalent memes in existence, even beyond the internet.

Here we go. Proper riot control.

..ah, panic over.

..Bojo has cancelled his holiday and is coming home.

I'm sure, with his legendary tact and diplomacy, this will all be over by morning.

And by it I, of course, mean London itself.

Some reports are now coming in that there is trouble flaring in Birmingham.

It just beggers belief, its obviously looting based now, some pics from London just a little while ago confirm it.

Police are unsure what to do though, as it seems they are concerned a too hardline approach will make it worse.

I think something has to give here, and I'm not sure the 'kids gloves' approach is working. Not sure where this is going to go at the moment.

'Interesting times' indeed.

Frazzled wrote:
If brute force isn't working, you're just not using enough.

If you think brute force is always useful, you aren't thinking enough.

Knock out gas and sort everyone out at the station.

necessity is the mother of invention.

Transport planes filled with cow pee. Transport planes spray cow pee on looters. Rioters + Cow Pee = PROFIT.

Alternatively give the Zetas $1,000,000 to deal with it (probably cheaper). They'll know what to do.


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SilverMK2 wrote:Knock out gas and sort everyone out at the station.

Thats boring. We might as well have some fun with it. Knock out gas + mud pit stadium + hungry weasels just might do the trick.

Alternatively
knock out gas + mud pit stadium+ Justin Wieber fans = two for one?

And now after TBone's successful exit from the wiener dog emergency room. Wiener dogs...on ice!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y_wtGtHFEA

Come on people think outside the box here.

dogma wrote:

MrH wrote:

dogma wrote:That wasn't a very good joke. The best descriptor is "cliche". You may as well have written "first".

In your opinion, no, wrong again.

Wait, are you seriously claiming that, to paraphrase, stating the authorities should "Roll out the tanks!" is not a cliche? On the internet?

Sir, I suggest you broaden your horizons, because that's one of the single most prevalent memes in existence, even beyond the internet.

I shall take your advice and spend more time on the Internet so I can become more familiar with memes.

Holy Hell, what is wrong with people?

Morathi, thank you for the updates, im losing track a little bit (mostly out of shock i suppose)

The police are finding it hard to know how best to respond because they are worried about the looming overtime allowances cap.

Kilkrazy wrote:The police are finding it hard to know how best to respond because they are worried about the looming overtime allowances cap.

A bonus for every scalp, er... arrest?

Alternatively, London could summon Gozor the Traveller to deal with the looters. That might not end well. The ghost of John Wayne might be better.

Seriously, protect your own hoods boys, and keep your heads down otherwise. The police will sort it out.

No worries Reiko, I'm at work and have BBC iplayer running the feed. I'm pretty much sitting here with a 'what the feth' face myself as this carries on.

Also it seems the rioters have control of an estate in Hackney, have blocked off the streets with barricades.

Frazzled wrote:Alternatively, London could summon Gozor the Traveller to deal with the looters. That might not end well.

He's been in charge of London transport policy for several years now. If you trace the ring roads they form arcance glyphs and sigils.

.. somewhat bemused by the gentleman being interviewed by the BBC who claimed that the police couldn't chase after looters and rioters as " they're wearing trainers whereas the Police are wearing heavy boots."

..dashed unsporting.

Bet the CCTV guys wil be very busy in the next few days, and I figure the phone companies will be handing over a lot of records too.

Morons.

Kilkrazy wrote:The police are finding it hard to know how best to respond because they are worried about the looming overtime allowances cap.

Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:No worries Reiko, I'm at work and have BBC iplayer running the feed. I'm pretty much sitting here with a 'what the feth' face myself as this carries on.

Lucky, apparently the NHS doesnt like the BBC because i wasnt allowed to watch it

Thats also the face i had since i got the warning about Barnet being closed. It hasnt left my face yet...

Also it seems the rioters have control of an estate in Hackney, have blocked off the streets with barricades.

This can only end well...

Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:Also it seems the rioters have control of an estate in Hackney, have blocked off the streets with barricades.

By an estate you mean they took a large house and are blocking people out of it?

MrH wrote:Just bring out the tanks and wipe them all off the face of the planet.

Nope. Bring out the population. Get them marching, right at the rioting scum. Show them a community united, a community uncowed by their antisocial behaviour. Not only would this be a slap in the face to the rioters, but you might also see an overall reduction in gang culture, as they discover that a community united, and just wanting a peaceful existence is one of the most powerful forces on this earth.

One of my friends lives in London now and she is hating every moment of this...

Before riots:

During Riots:

After Riots:

she described it as thus: "Single scariest moment of my life. Getting caught in Hackney riots. It's happening all over the city. Excuse my language, but London is going to gak. I want out of this city for the next few weeks"

kronk wrote:

Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:Also it seems the rioters have control of an estate in Hackney, have blocked off the streets with barricades.

By an estate you mean they took a large house and are blocking people out of it?

Not quite, an estate over here is more like (i think) a city block over in the US.




(unless you are being comical, in which case i apologise)

WARORK93 wrote:
Before riots:

During Riots:

After Riots:

Why burn down a carpet shop? Why are people actually rioting in London for they are only going to make it worse for the rest of the country.

Mr Mystery wrote:Nope. Bring out the population. Get them marching, right at the rioting scum. Show them a community united, a community uncowed by their antisocial behaviour. Not only would this be a slap in the face to the rioters, but you might also see an overall reduction in gang culture, as they discover that a community united, and just wanting a peaceful existence is one of the most powerful forces on this earth.

Just a shame the majority of "I just want to get on with my life" people are not united in this way.

Mr Mystery wrote:

MrH wrote:Just bring out the tanks and wipe them all off the face of the planet.

Nope. Bring out the population. Get them marching, right at the rioting scum. Show them a community united, a community uncowed by their antisocial behaviour. Not only would this be a slap in the face to the rioters, but you might also see an overall reduction in gang culture, as they discover that a community united, and just wanting a peaceful existence is one of the most powerful forces on this earth.

Give them whippy sticks. I know if 1) I were in Britain; 2) the Queen offered me two of the new forgeworld preheresy dreadnoughts and five squads of preheresy marines to stop this, that this looting would end in 24 hours. Once more unto the breech, dear friends!