What on earth is happening?
Kids rioting in the streets of Birmingham, amongst other places, fire-bombing buildings, firing cars, smashing shop windows & looting.
The scenes are horrendous - people have lost their homes & businesses, others forced to leave their homes, in fear.
This is just opportunist crime.
So, what triggers it?
Surely decent people don't behave like this, so what is our society really like?
Peter is staying with us, a quiet few days, with some good weather.
I played tennis yesterday & did loads of washing today, otherwise, lazy.
I have delivered the first lot of tickets for Blyth Hall & done more invitations.
I wish that people who have said they are coming, would reply so we know how many tickets are sold.
G is getting on well with the shed, mining scrap metal in there.
Rain forecast for tonight, so I haven't watered the plants.
I trust that the forecast is right.
Kids rioting in the streets of Birmingham, amongst other places, fire-bombing buildings, firing cars, smashing shop windows & looting.
The scenes are horrendous - people have lost their homes & businesses, others forced to leave their homes, in fear.
This is just opportunist crime.
So, what triggers it?
Surely decent people don't behave like this, so what is our society really like?
Peter is staying with us, a quiet few days, with some good weather.
I played tennis yesterday & did loads of washing today, otherwise, lazy.
I have delivered the first lot of tickets for Blyth Hall & done more invitations.
I wish that people who have said they are coming, would reply so we know how many tickets are sold.
G is getting on well with the shed, mining scrap metal in there.
Rain forecast for tonight, so I haven't watered the plants.
I trust that the forecast is right.
6 comments:
I think York is safe we don't have enough black people to make a riot and only one JD sports. Racist, well look at the pictures.
If poverty and lack of opportunity were the real reason, pensioners would have been rioting for years, clearing the shelves at Asda and Tesco.
Did you hear the one about the looting family who went and filled their car from Lidl, now that is desperation.
Asda be a tall story.
Perhaps the York pensioners are just revolting.
de·cent
1. conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty,
2. respectable; worthy
3. adequate; fair; passable
4.kind; obliging; generous
5. suitable; appropriate
rac·ism
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.
As opposed to dissent, a descent from the decent.
Do we become less tolerant as we age?
Strange really, nearer thy god to thee, one would expect the reverse.
It is good to be angered by such behaviour, then direct the anger to make things better.
m
According to everything I have read, race has not been an issue in these riots, those involved have been black, White and each shade between.
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