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Originally Posted by Filthy Ritch
just watched the news footage of the riots in edinburgh today,this is the start of the bad feeling i have about the whole thing.makes me sick,why resort to violence,seriously wheres the need? bunch of fucken idiots
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the news footage on Newsnight was actually quite good in it showed how it kicked off and showed the police tactics.
The police blocked the road of a march then launched in with batons, then people fought back (there may have been stuff before but that was what was shown as the start)
Then they used the seal off and keep enclosed for hours technique which leads to lots of frustrated people who generally also need the toilet, amazingly this is kind of provocative.
I couldnt understand the throwing of flowers at the police, considering some of the groups involved do stunts where they dig up concrete to plant flowers etc.
As for that guy on newsnight if he'd said that he wouldnt speak because the national media will spin th ewhole situation against them and not present their view as a counter balance to police/state then fair does but he was being a RAGE AGAINST THE SYSTEM twat.
The news also showed some local residents supporting them so that makes a change.