Excuse me, why did Britain cause riots?

The British people believe that the tension between the police and the people and the economic prospects are the main reasons for the riots. The fuse of the incident: the bullets of the attacked police did not come from Heidagan, but from the insiders of the police station.

According to foreign media reports, on August 7, local time, a large number of British youths attacked some shops in north London and smashed a police car. At the same time, the police are stepping up patrols and vowed to severely punish those who take the opportunity to make trouble. According to the latest information, the bullet stuck in the police walkie-talkie is likely to come from a police insider, not the 29-year-old "gangster" Mark Duggan who was killed.

The police issued a tough statement.

Following a serious riot in Tottenham, north London on the evening of the 6th, a small-scale riot broke out in nearby enfield on the evening of the 7th. Some young thugs threw bottles at the police, vandalized police cars, robbed banks, shops and government offices, smashed windows in some shops, and left televisions and other items on the roadside, leaving blood on the ground.

The London police issued a statement saying that a number of troublemakers had been arrested, and in order to prevent the spread of riots, the police also sent more people throughout London. "Anyone who attempts to commit a crime under the pretext of the incident on the evening of the 6th will be severely hit by us."

Deepak, a local pharmacist? Shah said in an interview that about 15 youths broke the window of his shop that night and tried to break in. "The situation at that time was very dangerous. If they do come in, some of us may be killed or disabled. "

Who made the bullet fly?

The Independent Police Monitoring Committee (IPCC), which is responsible for investigating the incident, once said that when he was stopped by the police on the 4th of last month, he shot first. In the ensuing firefight, Duggan was killed, and the bullet he fired was intercepted by a policeman's walkie-talkie. The policeman was also injured, otherwise his life might be in danger.

However, the preliminary test shows that the bullet stuck in the walkie-talkie is a special kind of bullet, which is usually used by the London police when chasing the suspect. The purpose is to injure and subdue the suspect without causing the death of the suspect. At present, the analysis of bullets is still going on, but the latest findings make the police's statement questioned.

On the 7th, the police also denied a widely circulated "rumor" on the Internet that Duggan had put down his gun before he was killed. Duggan's relatives and friends said they didn't believe Duggan would shoot, and called the police's explanation "nonsense".

Duggan's 26-year-old brother Sean? Hall said, "My brother is not that kind of person. He's not stupid enough to shoot a policeman. That's ridiculous! " "

Hall also said that he could not forgive the violence. "I know people are disappointed with the police. People are taking to the streets to vent their anger, but I want to ask people to try their best to control their emotions and not to involve my brother in this riot. He is a good man. "

Hall accused that after so many days, the police still didn't give them any explanation, and his mother still couldn't believe the fact that Duggan could never go home.

Duggan's fiancee Seymour. Wilson also said that she did not expect the incident to cause riots. "I'm sorry about what happened. All we wanted was a response, but the police didn't give us anything ... Our family didn't want to get into such a big trouble at all, and many innocent people were injured. " Duggan had four children with his ex-wife, and he was preparing to reopen a marriage on the eve of the incident.

The criticism was directed at the police.

In Tottenham area, staff began to clean up the shops smashed by looters on the 7 th, and the police blocked a main street to investigate the damage. The unemployment rate in this area has always been high, and many ethnic minorities live here all the year round.

Police and officials accused the riot of criminals, and local people believed that the tense relationship between the police and the people and the difficult economic prospects were the main reasons. A 23-year-old Turkish community worker said that he had lived in Tottenham for more than 20 years, and he thought that the police had been "wearing colored glasses" to treat foreign Turkish immigrants and African immigrants.

In addition, the police were criticized for failing to stop the riots in advance. It is reported that despite repeated warnings, the head of Tottenham police station went out on vacation by plane a few hours before the riot. After the riots, Boris, the mayor of London who is on vacation? Johnson said that he was shocked by the occurrence and extent of the riots, but he refused to accept the call to end the holiday early.

Some commentators also believe that the performance of the London police in handling this accident is very poor. 20 12 In the event of a larger-scale riot during the London Olympic Games, the police may be "unable to cope".