Posted on 08/09/2011 11:00:03 AM PDT by markomalley
Shops and homes in an upmarket area of south London were protected from rioters by a human barricade as residents and workers across the capital were forced to defend themselves.
Locals in Clapham Junction, Dalston and Whitechapel took to the streets and faced down the mob on Monday night after realising that police were too over-stretched to help.
In south London, officers were nowhere to be seen as shopfronts were smashed in St John’s Road, Clapham Junction.
But the gangs of youths were prevented from carrying on their rampage south into Northcote Road, site of restaurants - specialist food stores and boutiques - by locals who guarded the top of the street from a branch of Nando’s to the Northcote pub.
A core of 20 people gathered at the junction, with up to 50 at some points, from just after 9pm until close to 11pm.
John Comyn, who has lived in the area all his life, said: “Most people I spoke to were local and couldn't believe what was happening. No one wanted to venture down St John's Road but we weren't going to let them ruin our street.
“From then on, when anyone came towards us we told them to go back, there wasn't anything for them down here. It was fairly spontaneous but the group formed a line across the end of the road.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Too bad the Brits don’t allow their law-abiding citizens to bear arms. If that were true, I’d bet that none of these incidents were taking place.
An armed society is a polite society............
Sounds like a version of our Tea Party taking to the streets of London to fight back the insanity.
Time to rethink your post.
When seconds count...the police are just minutes away.
American scenario: heavily armed residents told would be looters, "There's nothing down here worth your life."
Time for you to reread Hound’s post, very carefully.
I think he was referring to the people fighting back, not the rioters...
“Sounds like a version of our Tea Party taking to the streets of London to fight back the insanity.”
I believe the poster was referring to the locals who were defending streets against the “flash mob” as the Tea Partiers and not the rioters themselves
I’d be that post is about the TP protecting lives and property, not destroying same. You owe someone an apology.
Was Los Angeles so different? Not only could it happen today, but it’s even MORE likely, now:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvaNJ0mF_JM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TELeNBory8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3mjTmUJhlE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8WY0dAhpQw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8WY0dAhpQw&feature=related
I am not a fan of standing armies in times of peace, but there’s a time and a place for everything and it looks like it’s time for martial law to get things back under control.
Coming soon to a street near you, courtesy Van Jone, Eric Holder and Barak Ubama.
Unarmed brits? still gave me goosebumps though
I think you need to re-read his post...
7:00 pm in London. In an hour or two we’ll see what might happen during the fourth night of the riots and looting.
I think they brought sticks, gardening tools and cooking utensils.
Its amazing what you can do to an opponent with a cast-iron skillet! And don’t me started on the joys of a good tire-tool.
I think you’ve got your Thinking Cap on backwards, Pal.
Aparently the entitlement zombies even get away with attacking a children’s hospital.
Martial law requires tough measures and that would be tough in a country where they ban pointy sticks. They have been gutting their military for a while, do they have an army left?
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