The Battle for Brixton
The battle for Brixton
Within 5 or 6 minutes, 10 minutes at the most everything had dies down
Rioters had dogged down the back street to dodge the police
Police lined u, sipping on soup and tea
Coloured people were being beaten up
Early hours fighting had being replaced with parties
Across Broxton, around 30 buildings were burning and cars were burning
Sunday 12th April: broken windows, cars were dead, melted policemen’s helmet on road. Damaged repair cause hundreds of thousand or one million pounds. Nearly 150 buildings were destroyed or broken, seven hundred million pounds to repair. Worst break down in law order in 200 years. 178 police hurt. Brian paddock. 300 police and 45 rioters injured and no one dead. There was guilt and pride from the rioters. John Stapleton.
On Sunday police were not ready to admit and wanting to blame it on political reasons. Police wanted to blame the community for what had happened. The government seemed reluctant to take action. Margret thatcher sent someone to see what had happened. Government about white law. Brixton despised the “white” people. Clear after 10 minutes and got a picture.
Thatcher’s secretary launched a major public inquiry; national debate on race soon began. Paul boating. Nicholas winterton.
25 November 2011; shockwaves through British society, put the police on trial and found them guilty, it happened because the police had lost the consent. Across the country police were being talked to and questions were asked. Police were being compelled to ask the community, nasty job and long time for the smarting for the police to wear the ideas on. Police were urged to put on more coloured and Asian police men/women.
The riot was the beginning of the change.
That the police were mainly to blame for the Brixton riots,
Agreed:
* Blatant racism * Police didn’t prepare for the likely riots * Unnecessary number s of police in the area * Didn’t listen to the community * Didn’t react to the
Within 5 or 6 minutes, 10 minutes at the most everything had dies down
Rioters had dogged down the back street to dodge the police
Police lined u, sipping on soup and tea
Coloured people were being beaten up
Early hours fighting had being replaced with parties
Across Broxton, around 30 buildings were burning and cars were burning
Sunday 12th April: broken windows, cars were dead, melted policemen’s helmet on road. Damaged repair cause hundreds of thousand or one million pounds. Nearly 150 buildings were destroyed or broken, seven hundred million pounds to repair. Worst break down in law order in 200 years. 178 police hurt. Brian paddock. 300 police and 45 rioters injured and no one dead. There was guilt and pride from the rioters. John Stapleton.
On Sunday police were not ready to admit and wanting to blame it on political reasons. Police wanted to blame the community for what had happened. The government seemed reluctant to take action. Margret thatcher sent someone to see what had happened. Government about white law. Brixton despised the “white” people. Clear after 10 minutes and got a picture.
Thatcher’s secretary launched a major public inquiry; national debate on race soon began. Paul boating. Nicholas winterton.
25 November 2011; shockwaves through British society, put the police on trial and found them guilty, it happened because the police had lost the consent. Across the country police were being talked to and questions were asked. Police were being compelled to ask the community, nasty job and long time for the smarting for the police to wear the ideas on. Police were urged to put on more coloured and Asian police men/women.
The riot was the beginning of the change.
That the police were mainly to blame for the Brixton riots,
Agreed:
* Blatant racism * Police didn’t prepare for the likely riots * Unnecessary number s of police in the area * Didn’t listen to the community * Didn’t react to the