Ok, so both of these groups didn't get so much as a slap on the wrist. Oooooh, a warning! I'm shaking!
This sort of thing has become so commonplace in Great Britain that it's become a very hot political issue. Our British Friends are (finally) DEMANDING that social order be returned, and many politicians are talking tough. How much will actually be done remains to be seen of course.
Great Britain Blair war on yob gangs (Sweeping new legislation proposed)
Great Britain Time to make yobs fear the police again, says Howard