[muawiyah]

Sometimes it’s not about having enough police, or even having guns ~ sometimes it’s about not having a strong people’s militia ready, willing and able to leap to assist the forces of public order when they are most needed. UK could certainly use a uniformed reserve force. Try this little recruiting video from the Indianapolis Police Reserve ~ http://www.impdreserves.com/

[ZX12R]

Sometimes it’s not about having enough police, or even having guns ~ sometimes it’s about not having a strong people’s militia ready, willing and able to leap to assist the forces of public order when they are most needed. UK could certainly use a uniformed reserve force.

Good point. I was wondering this morning, "Where are the rest of the people?" It seems to me, that these shop and business owners, and their friends, and their friends, could all don the same color shirts and arm themselves with bats, clubs and knives and drive off, or have them driven off by ambulance, or hearses. Tell the police you're going to do it, and explain to them you're not asking permission. The authorities obviously are not going to stop this, just seemingly wait it out till it stops.

[longtermmemmory]

cue the pictures of the LA riot’s korean shop keepers defending their shops.

cue the pictures of the post huricane andrew armed citizens.

This minister should have to PERSONALLY go and stop a rioter with no backup to herself.