I'm not trying to justify the riots at all, just trying to point out the frustrations and feelings that would lead people to start behaving like this. Its attention seeking and of course the people who are setting fire to residential buildings are doing the cause no favours whatsoever. There are better methods of raising awareness of how people and their community feel, I havent said otherwise.
But I dont think we should just dismiss the entire situation as just being mindless thuggery, when there were legitimate reasons that led us to this point in time. People do want the opportunities to give themselves a better life, rather than be stuck in the situations they find themselves in, but due to the recession and all of the governments cuts thos opportunities are now severely lacking, and again I'm saying there is an element of fear for the future behind the origins of these riots.
Sadly I think most of the people who care about those reasons arent going to be listened to now because the rioters have basically proved the stereotypes right, that inner city youth in London are all just braindead thugs who are looking to start trouble at every turn.
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