Comments on: A Moment of Reflection: London

By: Andrew Allen

Andrew Allen — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:45:00 +0000

In reply to Dustin Hall. Agreed. The people they're hurting aren't the ones they were hoping to affect, which is the bizarre irony of things like this. It's always bystanders who pay.

By: Dustin Hall

Dustin Hall — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:03:00 +0000

In reply to Mark Ross. Yeah, I've no doubt people have reason to be unhappy, its just terrible that the violence is so unreasoning. They're unhappy with a lack of social services, so they burn mom and pop businesses and invade private homes? Way to completely miss the target and only serve to hurt your contemporaries. Its stuff like that which only weakens the movement and its supposed message.

By: Mark Ross

Mark Ross — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:32:00 +0000

While I never condone violence, I can understand why people in the UK are upset. They’ve had many of their social services taken away by a government that refuses to listen, many of which are targeted at young people just exiting their equivalent of high school. People who would ordinarily be going to university are unable now, so of course you’re left with a mass of unhappy 18-25 year-olds with nothing better to do… When something like that happens, you’re naturally going to see an upswing in unlawful activity and civil unrest. I don’t condone it, but I understand it.
Wait, you said this was the Sony warehouse? Go rioters go! (Just kidding.)