Last year, the city of London experienced one of the worst riots in its recent history. From the sixth to the tenth of August 2011, different gangs in London set about destroying property and looting stores and houses. There where deaths reported and the destruction caused would surely live long in the memory.
The reasons for these riots are yet to be fully determined though. According to James(2011), the violence started of as a peaceful protest against the police shooting of Mark Duggan. This protest soon turned violent when a group of young people started throwing stones at the police. Another theory is that different gangs joined forces to put their views forward on community issues. With that, they also took advantage of the situation to loot stores and houses that where in the area.
Browning et al(2012)'As it happened:England riots day five',BBC News[Vidcast] Available at:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14449675
Huges and Whitehead(2011)'London riot:police lose battle as lawlessness erupts',The Telegraph, 8 August [Online] Available at:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8690199/London-riots-police-lose-battle-as-lawlessness-erupts.html (Accessed:10 March 2012).
O'Brien(2011) 'London riots:Looting and violence continues',BBC News,8 August[Online].Available at:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14439970(Accessed:13 March 2012)
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