Repeat of 2011 Riots looming?

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Awful news from Southport, my heart goes out to all involved and the communities. Shocking.

Can’t help but think after watching BBC News this evening that with Downing Street Riots, Manchester and now Hartlepool, that we’re now heading towards a repeat of the 2011 riots?

@Mumandcarer80 I really don't think we need water canon on the streets of the UK. This isn't China or Russia.

The police are more than capable of dealing with a few thugs and trouble makers. They are forewarned, and should be working with councils now, to manage events that will disperse trouble over the August bank holiday weekend.

I don't think the OP needs to worry too much.

Hmm you think so. It's bank holiday weekend so there will obviously be alcohol involved. You can't solve violence with more violence. 6 people died in the London riots. Which was triggered by the death of one lad.

I assumed it was the opening lines of a novel, although perhaps the quality of writing needed some work.

They need to get the army in get the water cannons on them. That's what they did in the London riots.

No - you're misremembering. Boris Johnson as London mayor bought some in 2014, they hadn't been licensed for use in the U.K. so weren't used, Theresa May banned them in 2015

news.sky.com/story/boris-johnsons-unused-320k-water-cannon-sold-for-11-000-11558022

Hmm you think so. It's bank holiday weekend so there will obviously be alcohol involved. You can't solve violence with more violence.

Not in England, are you predicting violence in Scotland? It's not forecast to be particularly hot there this weekend.

It wasn't 'just' flick knives, there were knuckledusters and cut throat razors, too. Not to forget that if somebody pissed off the guys at the local meat markets, there was all manner of other weaponry coming out - nobody needed to have a machete when they could bring along breakers, boners and skinners.

oh stop getting so excited 🙄

its been predicted on here every year since 2011

honestly some on MN would absolutely love the drama

what is happening the stepped up aggression and open racism from some in our society that the media are fuelling this that is what we need to be concerned about not a relatively small bunch of racist idiots creating issues that the police can handle

Who and which posts are you responding to?

Where’s the excited posts

I think the water cannon poster was the excitable one!

Yay! Boris's water cannons which would be illegal to use!

Woot.

Takes me back.

Oh right yeh missed that one

I don’t recall water cannons in 2011 I think that’s wrong

What an absolute bellend and embarrassment to the human race that man is.

the there is going to be repeats of 2011 and yesterday it was civil unrest across the country

maybe you have not been on MN long to know the of drama on here

the real concern is the increased everyday racism and the impact but that isn't for many as interesting or as exciting as possibly watching a riot with possible looting

I don’t recall water cannons in 2011 I think that’s wrong

See my post upthread - that Bloody Stupid Johnson debacle wasn't till 2014

I’ve teen here for ages and whilst there have often been posts predicting unrest which haven’t happened I do think it’s a tinder box situation atm

Thanks @ErrolTheDragon thought as much

The bank holiday weekend in England is end of August. There might be torrential rain by then and people only riot when it's hot.

100% correct

bashing innocent bystanders over the head with batons last night in Downing Street

Hmm

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13694661/Protesters-three-girls-stabbed-death-Southport-Whitehall-riots.html

Sadly lots of unrest in Bristol tonight

So why was I watching a live yesterday of rioters in the pouring rain?

An Asian man was dragged out of his car and it was set on fire. Still think their getting it under control?

I’m not watching anything but listening to the radio, it sounds like the gov could lose control

And Kier Starmer is going on holiday, hmm not the best timing.

He’ll have to cancel the holiday - going away now would be a terrible look. This may carry on for a number of nights yet.

If Starmer goes on holiday it will be a much worse dereliction of duty than Rishi Sunak leaving the D Day event early. He will be seen as so weak!

An Asian man was dragged out of his car and it was set on fire.

What the hell? Where was this?