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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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These days you just don't go to a 3D screening and they die off, or something 
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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Does n't quite have the same emphasis as rioting over the death of a resident compared to the cinema not showing a 2D version of a film. 
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm Posts: 8767 Location: behind the sofa
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That was going to be my first comment. Seems a bit trivial to bitch about language when someone has died, but it really stuck in my throat - especially given the following sentence!
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Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:17 pm |
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oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:04 am Posts: 11039 Location: London
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I'm surprised you're all cracking jokes. I feel sorry for the people who have lost all their belongings in the fires.
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:21 am |
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HeatherKay
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm Posts: 7262 Location: Here, but not all there.
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While I agree with your sentiment, Caz, it's the British way to cope with such things with dark humour. The tabloids refer to it as the Blitz Spirit, but I think it's just the way we do things in Blighty.
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:24 am |
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timark_uk
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:11 pm Posts: 12144 Location: Belfast
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Really? I'd've thought you've been here long enough now to know what people are like and that nothing much is precious to the people here. No matter how someone feels about something, there'll always be people who feel less so about it. Mark
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:30 am |
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veato
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:17 am Posts: 5550 Location: Nottingham
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So a gun carrying 'gangsta' was stopped by police and proceeded to discharge his firearm at them. They shot back and he's dead. And people are angry about this why?
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:47 am |
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HeatherKay
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It's murky at the moment, but there are reports the 'gangsta' was already in custody and restrained when he was shot, and also that the bullet lodged in the police officer's radio was police issue... I must reinforce that these are reports, and I have no facts to back them up beyond the fact Channel 4 News was tweeting about it last night. *shrug*
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:52 am |
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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Was he carrying a gun? That might not be clear yet. Don't forget that the police go into spin mode when they screw up. They report this or that about the victim to manage perceptions about him. They did it when they murdered the brazilian on the tube. Also they do fire without due cause. There was a case some years ago where they shot Steohen Waldorf, because they thought he was David Martin, who was known to use guns.
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:03 am |
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm Posts: 17040
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The initial report on the shooting was that a policeman had also suffered gunshot wounds. I think it's somewhat unlikely the police shot one of their own, although the reports on the actual incident seem to have been lost in the subsequent public unrest and that could have been a false report. I guess we'll know once the findings of the IPCC are released. The police do make mistakes and mistakes with firearms generally have fairly terrible consequences. However, IMO, the majority of the people rioting on Saturday and Sunday night don't actually give a toss about the guy who was shot, they're using it as a cover for good old fashioned robbery and violence. Jon
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:15 am |
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Amnesia10
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Well there were a number of police with guns so it could have been another police men that shot him. Also there were a number of people in the car so not necessarily the man with the gun was shot.
As for the riots i will accept that the rioters were not part of the protesters. They had been protesting for several hours without incident. It was not until police attacked a 16 year old girl did it kick off.
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:43 am |
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oceanicitl
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:04 am Posts: 11039 Location: London
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Points taken Mark and Heather.
Just heard more is planned for today but this time in Edmonton at 4pm.
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:23 pm |
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bobbdobbs
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:10 pm Posts: 5490 Location: just behind you!
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some reports are saying it was after she had thrown a stone at police officers, so its more true to say the police reacted to being attacked.. how dare they!!! Though there is some confusion still about what actually happened. Though if she was throwing stones why should be treated differently because she was a girl and how on earth are the Police expected to know she was 16. Do they have an age restriction on rioters now days?
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:38 pm |
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm Posts: 17040
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You always get claim and counter-claim with these things. It's one step up from the playground - 'He started it!'
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:00 pm |
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timark_uk
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:11 pm Posts: 12144 Location: Belfast
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I hope not, there were yobs of 10 rioting in Belfast earlier this summer. Mark
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