Where are the water cannons?
Where are the 'rubber bullets'?
Where is the CS gas?

Is Mise
Do you believe in coincidences in this day and age?
I don't.
There was an article on the ABC earlier about lists of targets being relayed to the "Looters" via Texts and IM, one target would be hit, then the rioters would move on to the next.
The "Burning Police Car" is another give away that something is askew, it's been used all over the Western world, the Police park a vehicle in the path of "Rioters" and walk away from it, whereupon it's torched.
Provocateurs, Police/Security services or "other" would have started the original outbursts on Saturday, I'd lay money on it.
Just like in Athens in 2008, as one example, anyone still remember the name Alexandros Grigoropoulos?
Watch the alternative media, particularly the Anarchist sites, they have all sorts of "cop watch" activities going and for the most part they're reliable sources of info.
We'll find out why these "Riots" have occurred when we see what the British government does in the aftermath.

It is interesting, it has reminded me of an article I read about what
the scene would be post peak oil.
The article said that as growth reduced and unemployment increased
disenchanted people would easily turn to street rioting.
They would not understand what was happening in the economy but they
would decide that they are disenchanted with their lot.
As food prices rise the situation can only get worse.

The disconnect of the poorer groups would continue until
conditions changed such as they had to start actively doing positive
things to survive.
If they don't change they will be driven away by their community.
On BBC TV a community leader said that they are angry and that they
have "nuffing" !

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/08/mark-duggan-profile-tottenham-shooting
Just maybe we can talk about this issue.
In this modern world we do not need to live in the middle of it to understand it.
Both London papers I read tell this story in much the same way.
And in any country in the world it could happen.
Would anyone want to live in a world without police?
England once was relatively free of Guns.
Not now.
I come down on the side of the Police.
And wounder how much of this destruction was first fueled by lies then the greed of thieves?

Aren't there any soldiers left in England to go & sort out the moronic criminals ?

There, but for a few years, go us.
Hasbeen,
I think we have sufficient morons with attitude here to prove you right rather sooner than later. Many are in authority.

I notice that the media is good blaming almost all the rioting on thieving opportunists who may steal electrical goods.Where was the media outrage when the Elites of Wall St stole $ trillions in the last crash and are now doing it again with this crash.They looted our super funds and savings.

They are trying to tar all protestors with the same brush.These are poor people with no jobs and little education.What else do they expect when they see the elites taking what little they have left.

These riots will be used by the establishment to come down hard on anyone who protests and our democracy and feedoms will be diminished.