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Post by skintagain on Apr 9, 2011 8:48:27 GMT 1
need anymore convincing that the whole world is run by f*****g idots, our country must be in the top ten for been run by a bunch of mad hatters, who in their right mind would celebrate a riot, cash strapped but lets have celebration for something that should not be celebrated, yes the people who run things are absolutely bonkers, i often wondered what happened to the patients when mental hospitals were closed down, now i know, they became politicians. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1375073/Brixton-riots-celebration-funded-cash-strapped-council.html |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2011 12:19:12 GMT 1
Three points from my view on this............... First of all it's being reported in the Dail Snail..............IMO the worst rag on the planet barring Scum of The World. Secondly it's a story about loony Lambeth council that paragon of a local authority brains trust................... Thirdly the really disturbing thing is not the fact this is actually being celebrated as intended, be it 30 years after a moment in history or not. It's that I reckon it will be hijacked and just used as an excuse to have another riot! CWL  |
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Post by Banshee on Apr 9, 2011 16:29:07 GMT 1
The Brixton riots were a catalyst in raising awareness of the times. They had a knock on affect across the nation, and influenced the Toxteth and Birmingham riots. Also prisons experienced riots. It was a time that made people stand up and say what was wrong. It was a time for people to stand up and say "f**k this!" it made people listen, whether they agreed or not. it was instigated by young people in london getting fed up with being victimised by police. It doesnt matter if you beleive rioting is wrong or right, it at least got people talking and resulted in many public enquireries. Changes were made as a result. Members of our community were feeling victimised and oppressed. They were not getting anywhere trying to talk about it. The erruptin was accidental, and unplanned, but gathered momentum, and it raised awareness. We should look back and understand not condem.
Lessons were learned and that should be celebrated if nothing else.
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Post by Shadow on Apr 9, 2011 17:01:23 GMT 1
Mr Shads was living in Brixton during the 1981 riots-I'll ask him about his impressions of it when he gets in tonight I was there-in Hackney-during the trouble in 1985.Still remember vividly the tense atmosphere on the streets around that time-but in all honesty things had to change.Stop and search tactics were getting out of hand and I knew many black people-as a student and then as co-workers who were sick to death of being stopped everywhere they went on perfectly legitimate business-and I mean on an almost daily basis.The Scarman report confirmed that disproportionate stop and search was used on Black people and it was this coupled with high umemployment and a reccession that led to both black and white youths rioting  Recommendations were not followed and Thatcher refused to invest anything there-and so the same thing happened in 1985. And lets not forget that Brixton wasnt the only place experiencing riots-Handsworth and Toxteth amongst others. Would I call it an uprising?No I wouldnt actually-it was a riot-at least when I was there and it was really frightening to be around-because innocent people were caught up in it all. |
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Post by skintagain on Apr 9, 2011 19:33:57 GMT 1
lessons may have been learned but it was a riot it should not be celebrated otherwise next we will be celebrating murders, holocausts, plane crashes etc lots of lessons learned from those sort of things but no one would celebrate them, plus the council that is having these celebrations has been laying people off because they are cash strapped, think how those who have just lost their jobs feel when they hear they going to spend a small fortune celebrating the riots.
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