What an utter tosser. What does the persecution of black youths (which I’ve never seen any evidence for anyway) have to do with this in the slightest?
Arseholes like this bloke are the reason nothing’s been done about these riots; he’s trying to suggest that there’s a legitimate reason behind this wilful abandon of law and morality, when really it’s just a bunch of overexcited chavs who like the idea of a free plasma-screen.
(Source: BBC)
Sir Hugh Orde (Head of the Association of Chief Police Officers):
I do not think it would be sensible in any way shape or form to deploy water canon or baton rounds in London. Baton rounds are very serious bits of equipment. I would only deploy them in life threatening situations where my officers were under live fire, bombs or massive petrol bombs.
What is happening in London is not an insurgency that is going to topple the country. There are 8 million people in London and it is a tiny proportion doing this. They are gangs of looters and criminals and although it is concerning it has to be kept in proportion.
Yeah, that sounds fine. After all, there have only been 111 injured police officers, numerous civilian casualties, one civilian fatality, £100M worth of damages, and a complete destruction of any international reputation that England had previously managed to retain. Nothing to get worried about, people. No need to actually do anything about it.
(Source: telegraph.co.uk)
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast urged the British government to order the police to stop their violent confrontation with the people.
Mehmanparast asked the British government to start dialogue with the protesters and to listen to their demands in order to calm the situation down.
And obviously Iran, with its long-standing record of supporting civil liberties and denouncing police brutality, is in an ideal position to be making these suggestions.
Wait… what?
