2011-08-11, 03:59 PM
-sigh- At least its starting to cool off for now. Though I wish Scotland Yard would have taken strong-arm measures early on instead of waiting a bit too late to initiate it.
I did remember that during the '92 LA race riots the National Guard was activated one day after the riots started after the LAPD realized they might get royally fuc'ked. The USMC and the U.S. Army did come to LA to help near the end - fully locked and loaded - to pretty much shut down the rioters completely. If strong-arm tactics must be initiated early (and of course, without going overboard in the case of Britain) to shut down looters and stop the rioting, do it early. The "should law enforcement responded rapidly and with the appropriate amount of force when rioting got out of control?" question is going to cause some political casualties in the U.K. in the coming weeks.
I did remember that during the '92 LA race riots the National Guard was activated one day after the riots started after the LAPD realized they might get royally fuc'ked. The USMC and the U.S. Army did come to LA to help near the end - fully locked and loaded - to pretty much shut down the rioters completely. If strong-arm tactics must be initiated early (and of course, without going overboard in the case of Britain) to shut down looters and stop the rioting, do it early. The "should law enforcement responded rapidly and with the appropriate amount of force when rioting got out of control?" question is going to cause some political casualties in the U.K. in the coming weeks.
