Geographics (2011)
Between the 6th and the 10th of
August 2011 the UK riots had come into an action in London. Several of people
had rioted in cities, towns and London boroughs. The riots started in the 6th of
august followed by the death of Mark Duggan. He is a 29 years old man who was
killed by a police officer during a traffic stop. During the London riots
illegal things happened that caused harm to other people, for example, breaking
down shops and burning them. Meanwhile, what I saw in these two videos was very
violence. People are breaking down shops and stealing some stuff from the
shops. They are making violence and burning stuff that causes air pollution. I
think that the government should take action to stop what is happening and
punish the police officer of killing Mark. According to The Vigilant Citizen
(2011) they reported that “Facebook and Twitter to oppose calls for social
media blocks during riots.” So that means that the government must deal with
the media so that they do not spread more information about the riots.
Bibliography –
The Vigilant Citizen (2011) London Riots Aftermath: UK Government Calls
for Social Media Bans and Shutdowns Available at: http://vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/london-riots-aftermath-uk-government-calls-for-social-media-bans-and-shutdowns/
(Accessed: 30 June 2013).
Geographics (2011) London Riots - The Unemployment Link [Online] Available at: http://geographics.blogs.casa.ucl.ac.uk/2011/08/22/the-london-riots-the-unemployment-link/
(Accessed: 30 June 2013).