The last few days have been so shocking in regards to the riots in London. I came back from my long weekend away in Bath (will update with some pictures later on!) and have been watching the news since following the violence and destruction. When I first saw the footage I actually had no idea that it was London - I assumed it was a riot in northern Ireland. It has been going on for three days now and doesn't really show any sign of stopping at the moment. Not sure if you have seen the footage, but buildings have been set alight, shops looted, cars smashed - basically anything that can destroyed is. Currently the cells in London apparently are full, with 400 people being arrested. Some MPs are now calling for a London-wide curfew to reduce the incidence of continuing violence which obviously mainly takes place during the night. Riots have now spread to other cities, including Birmingham and Liverpool.
I believe the viots started after a man was shot dead by police on Saturday, who was part of a protest group. Not sure of any more information than that really, as most of the media attention is focused on the violent crimes committed over the last few nights. Watching the footage is shocking, so hard to believe that this is happening just an hour away from where I am. My heart goes out to the families who have had their homes, businesses or possessions destroyed, how scary it must be to live close to where some of the attacks were and hear the unrest.
Hopefully by tonight the violence will have ceased and people can begin to feel safe in their homes again.
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