Page 25 | Disorder in Leeds

OrangeFurever · 2024-07-18T20:53:17+00:00

Anyone watching the public disorder in Leeds? Bloody disgusting behaviour. Animals. AIBU to wish police had so many more resources to bring consequences to these absolute excuses for humanity?

AdultChildQuestion · 18/07/2024 23:12

LuluBlakey1 · 18/07/2024 23:08

The pictures the DM has chosen to print are interesting.

Are they trying to prove that it's somehow Labour voters doing the damage?

Runbunny · 18/07/2024 23:12

Chickenuggetsticks · 18/07/2024 23:10

Also the working poor are going to be worried about being fired if they are out there setting fire to shit and getting filmed doing it. These are people who don’t worry about consequences because it won’t change their lives.

We have to stop excusing people because their life is a bit difficult. Loads of people have difficult lives but they are too busy holding their shit together to set fire to anything. What kind of person lets their kid join a bloody riot. Sorry but I don’t feel sorry for them one bit. Many people work hard and do their best and don’t make their communities worse. I’ll reserve my sympathy for them and anyone trying to protect children.

I think that demonstrates you have no idea about the kind of hardship some communities face.

OhHelloMiss · 18/07/2024 23:11

Police/army could use it as a training exercise

RationalityIsHard · 18/07/2024 23:10

MeouwCat · 18/07/2024 23:06

What sort of a cunt sets fire to a bus?

One who, looking at the video, clearly couldn't give a shit that people were filming him and his face was perfectly visible.
This country is becoming a joke.

Chickenuggetsticks · 18/07/2024 23:10

Also the working poor are going to be worried about being fired if they are out there setting fire to shit and getting filmed doing it. These are people who don’t worry about consequences because it won’t change their lives.

We have to stop excusing people because their life is a bit difficult. Loads of people have difficult lives but they are too busy holding their shit together to set fire to anything. What kind of person lets their kid join a bloody riot. Sorry but I don’t feel sorry for them one bit. Many people work hard and do their best and don’t make their communities worse. I’ll reserve my sympathy for them and anyone trying to protect children.

EsmaCannonball · 18/07/2024 23:10

LordPercyPercy · 18/07/2024 22:48

Intersting to see plentiful images of Green Party councillor Mothin Ali joining in the fun.

Ban wood-fired stoves but not Molotov-fired buses?

LuluBlakey1 · 18/07/2024 23:10

I think their message is pretty clear. One way or another they are saying it is about Race or possibly Religion.

LuluBlakey1 · 18/07/2024 23:08

The pictures the DM has chosen to print are interesting.

Lollzi86 · 18/07/2024 23:07

@SomethingHasTo thanks. Fills me with sadness to see this so close to where I live.

Scenicgirl · 18/07/2024 23:07

AccountCreateUsername · 18/07/2024 23:03

Videos I’ve seen on Reddit show a community united! All ethnicities taking part. Never mind, no race wars for you today!

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If that's your idea of a community united, I'm glad I don't live in your area!

StillCreatingAName · 18/07/2024 23:07

Seen through the lens of TikTok and X is really not the whole story. As pp said, her daughter safely walked back from her book club tonight in that area. I feel for emergency services workers who have to deal with these tense community situations, it’s really not helpful having folk stood around filming for ‘viewers’ who really don’t understand the wider situation.

Lollzi86 · 18/07/2024 23:06

@Chickenuggetsticks exactly. I’m from a poor background but guarantee my mum would have gone mickey mental if I ever did such a thing!!!

EsmaCannonball · 18/07/2024 23:06

Nchanged89 · 18/07/2024 22:06

It's really bad, it's not the greatest area of Leeds it's happening in. The story I've seen also on social media is Social Services have intervened and taken some kids and the community has turned on them. I forsee it going on for hours.

Probably the same 'community' who would blame social workers and the police when shit parents neglect and abuse their own children to death. What do these people want? Children to stay in a dangerous household?

I feel sorry for the innocent people in the area. Must be very scary right now.

MeouwCat · 18/07/2024 23:06

What sort of a cunt sets fire to a bus?

SomethingHasTo · 18/07/2024 23:05

Good post @Lollzi86.

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Videos I’ve seen on Reddit show a community united! All ethnicities taking part. Never mind, no race wars for you today!

Scenicgirl · 18/07/2024 23:03

cakeorwine · 18/07/2024 22:58

Having lived and worked in that area, I can assure you that many people in that area were born in England. There are also people who have emigrated there. Harehills is a very diverse area.

I am not sure how you can tell if someone was born in England or if they emigrated over here.

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I too am very familiar with the area, and of course many are English nationals, however, there are neighbouring communities nearby which are just as diverse and it isn't happening there.
Children were likely removed for their own protection, why are you not defending them?

Chickenuggetsticks · 18/07/2024 23:03

Sorry but I think it’s really unfair to make this about poverty. There are plenty of us here who grew up in difficult financial circumstances and would never think to set the street on fire. I saw a picture of a lad bashing a police car with a scooter, I cannot begin to describe what my mum would have done to me if she found me behaving like that

There are people who are struggling right now who wouldn’t start rioting. There is a difference between being skint and being a criminal.

Lollzi86 · 18/07/2024 23:02

I live in Leeds. Certain areas are ‘rougher’ than others but I don’t like to put labels on whole communities I.e I am sure there are people in Harehills who are good and decent people and will just be horrified by what’s happening. And yes there will be people who are encouraging it. Same as anywhere. I’ve seen people who are supposedly from ‘nice’ areas kick off when they have had too much to drink etc. It’s worrying when things like this happen as there are innocents there who have done no wrong who will be stigmatised. I hope the children who have allegedly been removed are safe

OhHelloMiss · 18/07/2024 23:02

Everyone standing filming it making jokes

No disorder

AdultChildQuestion · 18/07/2024 23:02

FinalCeleryScheme · 18/07/2024 22:32

TBH, I think it’s got a lot more to do with it being the summer.

A good cloudburst would send them all home.

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I agree. People don't riot quite as much in the pouring rain.

Callalllaaammma · 18/07/2024 23:02

Pictures of the Green Party MP Mothin Ali spotted among the crowd according to Oli London

https://x.com/OliLondonTV/status/1814021210281230446

x.com

https://x.com/OliLondonTV/status/1814021210281230446

PoliteCritic · 18/07/2024 23:01

OhHelloMiss · 18/07/2024 22:59

There's no rioting

Half of Leeds is out rubbernecking

There's a bud on fire and a police car turned over

Nothing else is going on

Yeah good point. BBC are describing it as disorder.

MyBreezyPombear · 18/07/2024 23:01

Scenicgirl · 18/07/2024 22:50

Sorry if facing up to reality offends you.
My opinion and judging from comments made in the newspapers, I'm not alone.

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Oh well if the Daily Mail say it then it must be true

OhHelloMiss · 18/07/2024 23:01

*bus!!