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london riots

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:34 pm
by DragoonKnight
croydon has recntly been hit
http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/9 ... n_Croydon/
20.30pm: Croydon Guardian reporter Peter Truman has filed from the scene:
Looters have raided the Argos store in Church Street.
Thieves broke into the catalogue store by smashing through the back doors in the loading bay.
Evidence of what they have taken litters the area and includes sat navs, portable cd player and camcorders.
The alarm is still ringing as hooded youths try to enter the town centre which police have sealed off.
The Maplin store next to West Croydon station has also been vandalized.
Windows were smashed but the building already had it's shutters down.
oh no they stolen the laminated book of dreams.

Re: london riots

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:35 pm
by DragoonKnight
map of areas hit. peckham and hackney have been hit as well
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14436499

Re: london riots

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:40 pm
by dreamachine
noooooooooooooo not carpetright!

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Re: london riots

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:43 pm
by DragoonKnight
why the fk does that look lke a scen out of that ilm from volcano. also the store got carpetburns.

Re: london riots

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:07 pm
by DHARMA AGENT
What the fk is goin on over there! We have plenty of news on it, but mostly just old British guys blaming kids. What's happening?

Re: london riots

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:15 pm
by DragoonKnight
well on thurs a guy was shot and there was a peacful protest on sat due to it but that turned into a riot. the rest of the riots are peop,e just just going nuts. croydon aint far from me and i heard rumours it going towards my local town centre, sutton.

Re: london riots

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:15 pm
by jased10s
It's getting worse and spreading to Birmingham aswell.

Watch it live.
http://news.sky.com/home/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: london riots

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:17 pm
by DragoonKnight
jased10s wrote:It's getting worse and spreading to Birmingham aswell.

Watch it live.
http://news.sky.com/home/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
lol i think the brummies are jealous. also i laughed at this:
20.57pm: Croydon Guardian reporter Peter Truman has filed from the scene:
Looters have targeted more businesses in Croydon with a furniture store in Old Palace Road being burgled. Lidl on London Road and Rock Bottom guitar store have also been attacked by thieves.
who the hell robs a lidl store?

Re: london riots

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:26 pm
by dreamachine
jased10s wrote:It's getting worse and spreading to Birmingham aswell.

Watch it live.
http://news.sky.com/home/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
id make a joke about it spreading to Newcastle, but tbh you cant go a weekend without summit like this happening

Re: london riots

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:26 pm
by dreamachine
DragoonKnight wrote:who the hell robs a lidl store?
Geordies?