Several arrests made over rioting in Leeds – as police issue details after ‘great deal of speculation’

    https://news.sky.com/story/leeds-rioting-branded-shocking-and-disgraceful-by-sir-keir-starmer-13180957

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    1. But this sub said that nobody would be arrested because officers weren’t running directly at rioters holding bricks.

    2. All these thugs need to be charged. Especially the NEDs who were trying (and failing) to smash up the cop car.

    3. Let’s hope that all the Redditors telling us it’s just the local lads getting a bit uppity because of the warm summer nights will be open minded enough to admit they were wrong when the obvious identities of the culprits are finally named.

      (There are thousands of photos and videos available from your favored internet media outlet which make the identities of these groups very clear in case you’re in any doubt).

      We should all want to work together to uncover the objective truth behind these events so justice may be meted out accordingly.

    4. I wonder if all those people still think filming and broadcasting their crime spree was a great idea now theres tons of footage for the old bill to go though and ID them.

    5. bakedtatoandcheese on

      If the Bridewell riots are anything to go by, expect significant sentences handed out. The 4K footage filmed by those involved will be very helpful.

    6. Agent---4--7 on

      For context. A Romanian child/baby was thrown out of a window of their family home. Police and social services came down to take the kids away for their own safety, and the Romanian community has kicked off about it. The media used the situation and blamed the South asian communities instead.

    7. Anyone who was rioting and is on any kind of visa in the UK needs to be deported IMMEDIATELY and if possible indefinite leave to remain needs to be stripped.

    8. chickennricenow on

      The police ran off , left an estate to run riot . Meanwhile elderly British citizens trapped in their homes waiting for the windows to go through or house set on fire with them in it .. it’s a shit show and something needs to be done ..enough pandering .

    9. SuckMyCookReddit on

      Crack down on them hard, encouraging their kids to attack a police car just shows the criminals who instigated this riot need some serious reeducation 

    10. Lost_Article_339 on

      A riot broke out because social services and police removed children from an abusive environment.

      These rioters are unhinged and clearly don’t respect the law. If my neighbour had their kids taken away by social services, I wouldn’t immediately think about flipping over a car and burning buses.

      Some communities are so entrenched in their little areas that they see themselves as separate from the rest of the country and believe the customs and laws of the country don’t apply to them.

    11. ConfusedQuarks on

      West Yorkshire police. Why is it always their name linked to problematic police response?

      – The issue where an autistic kid got death threats for damaging a religious book and the mother had to beg for forgiveness in front of some religious extremists while the police were watching

      – The lesbian nana incident

      – Now this

    12. Legendofvader on

      Rather than just arresting the individuals involved their assets should be seized to pay for damages incurred and if their on benefits then their benefits deducted. Would be a far greater deterrent.