In the news

Radio 5 says couple hundred youths gathered at Woolwich Arsenal. Described as 'volatile'.

Sounds like it'll kick off tonight for sure.

Its the same youths that are always there.

Anyone in woolwich know if it is kicking off yet?

No

bnp edl etc must be loving this.

Its the same youths that are always there.

Gotta wonder how much media hype can stir things up for the listeners then. They just highlighted that there's a balaclava wearing girl with a Pit Bull there, which is a strange thing to focus the report upon between commentators.

I hope it doesn't kick off, will find out over breakfast.

Maybe he's coming back because he's the head of the Government and there's just been a terrible incident on the streets of the capital that's threatening to kick-off a nasty chain reaction. Maybe it's because that's what we pay him for. Just a thought?

He's coming back because COBR has been convened. It's not a stunt, it's standard procedure.

Lots of sirens...
Despite road still being closed. Gutted this happened in my community. please let's not make it worse.

Gotta wonder how much media hype can stir things up for the listeners then. They just highlighted that there's a balaclava wearing girl with a Pit Bull there, which is a strange thing to focus the report upon between commentators.

I hope it doesn't kick off, will find out over breakfast.

PM me your number I send you pics. There are loads of people with cameras and loads of police. Its like the riots.

Lots of sirens...
Despite road still being closed. Gutted this happened in my community. please let's not make it worse.

Oi get out of my area

itv news is dead

just saying what i saw on the news as i was eating my tea. the level of speculation with 24 hr news is ridiculous. Was talking to my mum about this she hates rolling news, as she says they know nothing and just create more chaos.

this episode has highlighted to me what she meant.

Lots of sirens...
Despite road still being closed. Gutted this happened in my community. please let's not make it worse.

I hope the Tesco is ok.

Wish we could strike a deal with the Russians to allow us to send certain crims to a Siberian work camp

Chelsea have a full squad already

Police in Woolwich have dispersed the EDL by threatening to make them recite the alphabet apparently.

Police in Woolwich have dispersed the EDL by threatening to make them recite the alphabet apparently.

yeah - I heard that 2

Just passed the scene, saw media photographer laying down flowers so he could take a picture of them. Slight news manipulation, smacks of Damien Day's 'child's teddy bear'.

Always baffled me that soldiers just walk around there openly. Really easy targets. A hand grenade and a moped when 20 of them are out running and there'd be a big body count. They've probably brought in a 'no uniforms outside of barracks' rule already.

Always baffled me that soldiers just walk around there openly. Really easy targets.

Soldiers as targets because they are wearing uniforms... Nuns and priests targets since they are wearing their habits.. Jews targets since they are wearing kipot or hats. Women target since their skirts are too short.. Men targets since they look...
Should they all wear kaftans and hijabs?

Glad you said it EdwardZ

sad day if soldiers can't walk around their own country in uniform without being considered easy targets

How long is it before we have some kind of rioting again? Things seem to be on tender hooks than they were in 2011.

Ah ha ha ha ha.

Soldiers as targets because they are wearing uniforms... Nuns and priests targets since they are wearing their habits.. Jews targets since they are wearing kipot or hats. Women target since their skirts are too short.. Men targets since they look...
Should they all wear kaftans and hijabs?

Put it this way, my brother's a riot cop in Belfast - every day he leaves the house at a different time, checks his car for bombs, uses a different route to work, never puts his uniform on until he gets to work. Even then, he had to leave his home permanently with an hour's notice because he had been discovered and was at risk. All because he's a high value target to some murderous loons, like any British soldier in NI, Afghanistan or Woolwich is. I move to Woolwich and it looks like a candy shop for terrorists.

Don't make it easy for them. It's common fucking sense.

This is a bit like confusing paediatricians with paedophiles.

Are you joking? There's a bit of difference between Belfast and London.

So what about a policeman on duty? Just because he's on duty it doesn't mean he's armed and easily able to defend himself?

What would have happened if that had been a policeman yesterday ran down and murdered?

Put it this way, my brother's a riot cop in Belfast - every day he leaves the house at a different time, checks his car for bombs, uses a different route to work, never puts his uniform on until he gets to work. Even then, he had to leave his home permanently with an hour's notice because he had been discovered and was at risk. All because he's a high value target to some murderous loons, like any British soldier in NI, Afghanistan or Woolwich is. I move to Woolwich and it looks like a candy shop for terrorists.

Don't make it easy for them. It's common fucking sense.

if your changing your life to accomdate them, they've won though, right?

isn't that 'terror'?

^^ edf energy should finish their post with 'by the way, we're French'