Reading the London Riots: 'I have no doubt the riots will happen again'

Police officers give vivid first-hand accounts of what it was like coming face-to-face with unprecedented levels of violence and vandalism during the August 2011 riots. Paul Lewis presents the findings of a Guardian and London School of Economics study into the disturbances
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[@clownfag8793]

somebody wants to keep people fighting while the others run to the banks and escape with our money

[@ironwarrior77]

They don't say anything about the 16 year old girl getting beaten by 5+ police which lead to the outburst of anarchy and arson attacks do they?

[@KillerDiaguR]

I wrote the rest of the video off when I heard these words, (in my finest Bane voice) "For almost a year, we've been working with a team of academics at the London School of Economics" ...

[@ehmonja]

that black police officer at the begining looks like ryan giggs

[@MarieHannahWilson]

i see you did A LEVEL SOCIOLOGY too

[@xZiPL0cKx]

nothing compared to northern ireland!

[@enthusiasticamatuer]

I used to live on Marmont road where the Chemist is. This is the first footage I've seen regarding what happened 200yrds from where I dwelled. I managed to get back moments before It kicked off in Hackney, I was Lucky last year. Born and bred here, I don't think in all that time I had ever felt so tense in London, there was an atmosphere like no other as I cycled through the city... Consistant, connectivity and useful education in learning environments government please is whats needed...

[@monk3yboy69]

I hear where you are coming from, but I will play devil's advocate here and say that there are precious few jobs left for most of these working class lads and girls thanks to globalisation and large companies outsourcing work to foreign countries. Couple that with mass immigration from Europe (East Bloc) of workers keen to work for wages that locals could not live on and you end up where we are.

[@cafcjames]

If you're thinking about rioting, also think about your personal position and what you're actually doing to make it better there are courses, jobs to look for (tho, on cases it can be bloody difficult, I dug in myself and now work in a nice job patience if a virtue) and if that fails get as much advice as possible if you REALLY want anything in life, you have to work for it that's life, looting will only get you material goods till u get prison or at best a couple years, what I'm talking is life

[@gannning1987]

It's still just so shocking...

[@greatergreen]

No hope and no future. Why not?

[@projectuniform]

"Don't want to see it again"?
Don't shoot the innocent.

[@ZackEvansYT]

0:14 souded like adam deacon!

[@uhMuzoki]

You can't increase inevitability lol :P

[@NerdRoomProductions]

"F the police but whos stoppin you from killin me?"

[@shark471]

And you are a hell of a lot more likely to be killed by your fellow citizen down the road than the police. You bring it upon yourself with the way you walk, talk, dress, and approach society. And your attitude to the world around you is a big contributor to your being "singled out".

[@michael_177]

Evidence?

[@FionaAllan1]

shot dead i thought the us police had guns

[@BBMASTER1999]

YOLO !

[@shark471]

FACT made up my MrJackWaters