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Only Black people riot

It’s a belief that is most certainly not true yet often believed and repeated. Mainstream media, social media, talking heads, pundits (indie or otherwise) have been in over drive in the wake of the grand jury’s decision not to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of unarmed teenager Mike Brown. The accompanying protests and riots fill timelines, news feeds, streams, and airwaves. The ugly sides of some people are on full display in 140-characters or less. In the discussions, people may and will disagree yet no matter how much they try to justify their point, the words...

Map Of The London/UK Riot Areas 0

Map Of The London/UK Riot Areas

On it’s third day, the riots in the UK have spread. At it’s inception there was a purpose, outrage of the shooting of man by police but that is no longer the case. View London riots / UK riots: verified areas in a larger map London riots / UK riots: verified areas Affected areas (since Saturday but mostly tonight, Monday), with sources where appropriate. LIVE UPDATED UNTIL 02:00 Tuesday morning. Missing info? Tweet @jamescridland with verifiable source please // http://james.cridland.net/+ Zoom out to see the places outside of London. Jaylon CarterJaylon Carter is a blogger, social media marketing consultant, former...

Hackeny Bystander Yells At Rioters To Get It Together 2

Hackeny Bystander Yells At Rioters To Get It Together

The London riots all started because of a young man getting shot by police. On its third day, the riots have now spread to a third city. Unfortunately it seems what started as a protest for a cause has turned into opportunistic thievery and mayhem. One Hackney person isn’t amused. Truth is, even though it’s a riot the people coming together for a cause is what power is afraid of. If there was a bit of organization and direction to the outrage then things would be able to get done. Instead, this move to action is going to just go...