| Topic: | Re:Re:New Olympic events rumoured . . . | |
| Posted by: | Sarah Harris | |
| Date/Time: | 10/08/11 12:11:00 |
| I don't think anybody is saying that community relations between police and local residents isn't better than it was previously and I also wouldn't argue about the cause of the riots in the 80s. What is the cause this time? When kids as young as 11 are smashing up shops I think there has to be a hard police reaction which is difficult if as a policeman you're held personally accountable for what happens in the heat of trying to maintain public order. The rioters aren't accountable - the police are. Rioters can cover their faces and disguise themselves, the police can't (and I agree, shouldn't). Until the balance of power is shifted back to authority figures (police, teachers, parents) we will continue to have this sort of trouble. |