I ANBU am worried about my uncle who lives in Tottenham

[TheLadyEvenstar]

just 5 minutes from where the riots are right now

DBF, ignore thats what I tend to do.

I have no idea who the idiot is who Sky are interviewing but he is trying to blame it all on the recession and the government.... ffs.

The whole sodding country is in a recession, but decent people dont go out rioting and looting. This is meant to be England, not a third world country.

This is all about guns, gangs, drugs and violence. Its horrendous, and I feel so sorry for innocent people who are caught up in this.

The reporter is saying children of 8 and 9 are running about in these crowds, where the fuck are their parents?.

Squeaky I guess the parents are there as well

He is a news reporter

Well as long as he is at least 5 minutes away, and doesn't go out of his house, I'm sure he (as well as many other residents) will be fine.

Don;t jump on a drama for the sake of another thread, TLE.

It's pathetic.

fireworks being thrown at the police and horses now :(

Old? In his '60s?

Prosch, so being worried about my elderly uncle is jumping on a drama ok

Is there no decent film on TV porsch? Bored, are we?

69yrs old

sorry that was to Pande, he is 69yrs old and yes he is an old man who lives alone just minutes from where this is happening.

Am I being naive to be shocked at such young children being reported to be actively involved in a riot?

Prosch.. Seriously? No need

TLE - I hope he will be ok, i am sure he will be. No doubt he has locked his doors and is enjoying an early night

You gotta feel for the shop keeper "Jimmy" who is in his shop worried about whether he is going to be attacked.

A bit naive ZigZag, I am sad to see it, but not shocked anymore.

sadly children that age are too often caught up in gans. many are used as the gun, drug runners etc. poor kids have no chance being caught up in this stuff at such a young age.

I'm sure he will be fine. Unless he plans to go out rioting, that is. But then my mother lived in Northern Ireland throughout the troubles and we always took a rather fatalistic approach to things. If I'd got the conniptions every time they reported a spot of bother in Co. Fermanagh I'd have worried myself into an early grave.

ZigZag, I am shocked as well so I must be just as naive.

Spoon, I am sure he will be fine but I can't help but worry. Early night him? he is like me sleeps little anyway.

I was living in Tottenham during the Broadwater Farm riots - it actually looked far worse on TV than it really was. I wouldn't worry unduly.

TheLady, he'll be ok - the latest I've heard is that it is relatively contained

Pande sorry you just made me chuckle. I can't imagine him rioting but the image did make me chuckle.

I'd rather you chuckled than worried, TLE!

It is looking a lot calmer in the last fifteen minutes or so. Lets hope it carries on calming down.

TFS, I visited Tottenham during the Broadwater farm Riots to visit my grandparents I remember them well. And yes the TV made it look worse.

Val, I just heard that. But I am going to kick his ass into having a housephone after this.

looks like most of the crowds are now bystandards most of the trouble is contained, looks well under control now.

Pande, it was just the image of him 69yrs old in a hoody