To worry that things will kick off in London this week?

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By that I mean civil unrest? I certainly hope not but is it a worry given the simmering tension around things like peaceful protesters being warned they'd be arrested, people being reminded they're living in an incredibly unequal society during a cost of living crisis, the anger surrounding the police shooting of an unarmed man recently etc.

I image police officers are being drafted in from all over the country in near record numbers, but is anyone else worried a few heavy handed arrests over the next few days could actually tip the balance into serious disorder?

imissedabit earlier in the thread you said re possible riots, ‘I certainly won't be crying over it.’
Now you say ‘ I don't condone violence.’

Since riots are by definition violent you are contradicting yourself.

In my head, a riot, is a bit of unruly jumping up and down and headbanging to Metallica or something. I suppose in real terms it means something different. Can you tell that I've never been at a riot?

I've a feeling MI5 are vetting my posts or something as I can't post much. Really weird.

That's a rock night you're thinking of.

HTH.

Don't be so ridiculous.

Completely likely. They're worried you'll incite an outbreak of spontaneous moshing.

At least be aware of the violence you want to see

I'm pretty that they have determined by now that I'm just an idiot.

It has taken me about 5 attempts to post that!

A sight to behold. I didn't have the long hair for it!

It's about as scary as my life gets.

MI5 are almost certainly vetting your posts. I don’t blame you for being worried.

If there is any ‘kicking off’, I suspect it’ll be largely composed of people who will attend any protest at all, and will relish it all the more if it involves rioting and skirmishes with the fuzz.

I have known a few like that - any ‘issue’ would do.

Love this image! Thanks 😂