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littlemissdorkette: lienatik: London riots: Timeline and map of violence 4 August - Mark Duggan, 29, is shot dead by police at Ferry Lane, Tottenham. (profile) 6 August - Duggan’s family formaly identify his body. Around 300 people gather outside Tottenham police station wanting “justice”. Bottles are being thrown and it begins.(it’s unclear who started. There are various reports online that give the blame to either the police or the protesters)Pictures: Tottenham before & afterArticle: Tottenham Riots - a peaceful protest, then suddenly all hell broke loose 7 August - Investigation starts after all the fires are under control. 26 police officers where injured, 55 arrests where made. Local MP David Lammy tells that community has “had the heart ripped out of it”. Later that day reports come of of windows being smashed and looting has started in various areas of London (Brixton, and more)Pictures: Further outbreaks of violence and looting in LondonArticle: Second night of violence in London - and this time it was organised 8 August - Various police officers are injured. Scotland Yard talks about “copycat criminal activity across London in small and mobile groups.” Police talks about gangs of youth. Current reports in twitter talk of more riots in London, also possible in Birmingham (x) & Leeds. Interesting reads (all from The Guardian): Brixton: could it happen again? 30 years after the riots Looting ‘fuelled by social exclusion’ There is a context to London’s riots that can’t be ignored Keep up to date: Guardian Liveblog #LondonRiots Also (unconfirmed), apparently during the two days of riots in London, more has been destroyed than during the demonstrations in Egypt & Tunisia. Sources: 1, 2, 3 Not cool.

littlemissdorkette:

lienatik:

London riots: Timeline and map of violence

  • 4 August - Mark Duggan, 29, is shot dead by police at Ferry Lane, Tottenham. (profile)
  • 6 August - Duggan’s family formaly identify his body. Around 300 people gather outside Tottenham police station wanting “justice”. Bottles are being thrown and it begins.
    (it’s unclear who started. There are various reports online that give the blame to either the police or the protesters)
    Pictures: Tottenham before & after
    Article: Tottenham Riots - a peaceful protest, then suddenly all hell broke loose
  • 7 August - Investigation starts after all the fires are under control. 26 police officers where injured, 55 arrests where made. Local MP David Lammy tells that community has “had the heart ripped out of it”. Later that day reports come of of windows being smashed and looting has started in various areas of London (Brixton, and more)
    Pictures: Further outbreaks of violence and looting in London
    Article: Second night of violence in London - and this time it was organised
  • 8 August - Various police officers are injured. Scotland Yard talks about “copycat criminal activity across London in small and mobile groups.” Police talks about gangs of youth. Current reports in twitter talk of more riots in London, also possible in Birmingham (x) & Leeds.

Interesting reads (all from The Guardian):

Keep up to date:

Also (unconfirmed), apparently during the two days of riots in London, more has been destroyed than during the demonstrations in Egypt & Tunisia.

Sources: 1, 2, 3

Not cool.

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