Am I alone in thinking we need to stop assuming all the rioters come from a particular class/background?
At Highbury Magistrates, the first person tried for looting was a classroom assistant. Another was a man with a prison record, yet another was unemployed. Elsewhere I believe a graphic designer has been charged with looting/affray.
Shall we wait and see who the culprits are before rushing in with solutions?
I have posted in the same vein before, but I feel nothing but frustration that all the pundits, politicians and police are not waiting to see actually Who Has Done This before pointing the finger at Where The Blame Lies.
I know we can assume that vicars, pensioners and babies were not involved in the looting, but this assumption all the perps have been badly parented and are socially excluded is just supposition, unless we all enter into a lovely circular argument that you must be socially excluded to riot and rioting proves you must be socially excluded.
I await with interest a socio-economic breakdown of the perps.