It's all kicked off in Lewisham, Brixton, Peckham and Croydon this afternoon, it seems the commotion which started in Tottenham and lead to riots, lootings and violence at the weekend have spiralled out of control and hundreds of mindless, selfish young people are running wild across the streets of south London, setting fire to cars and buildings, stealing from shops and endangering innocent people's lives. What is the world coming to when things are so out of control that people can be allowed to get away with destroying local communities and livelihoods? The destruction and chaos caused by these people is monumental and as a result local people have lost their homes, businesses and posessions. It woud be unimaginable to think of something like that happening in Crystal Palace, the damage to the local economy would be massive and it would take years and thousands of pounds to rebuild, not just tangible buildings and possessions, but the intrinsic spirit of the community.
The incidents that have followed indicate a much bigger problem within our communities, that needs to be tackled fast and what's taken place in London since Saturday night, clearly demonstrates an underlying anger at much more than the shooting of North London father of five.
What do you think?