London Riots 2011

Report: Police Response Fueled London Riots

AP | CASSANDRA VINOGRAD | Posted 01.28.2012

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LONDON — A weak police response allowed rioting to spread across Britain last summer, an independent panel concluded Monday. The Riots Communit...

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Official Figures Show Few UK Rioters Were Gang Members

AP | Posted 12.24.2011

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LONDON — After riots swept through Britain in August, some officials blamed the looting and violence on gangs. But official data released Monday...

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Hip Hop and Global Unrest

Sujatha Fernandes | Posted 11.07.2011

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Sujatha Fernandes

Four decades after its birth in the Bronx, rap music has become the soundtrack to the social unrest sweeping the globe from Tunisia to Libya and London.

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Majority Of London Rioters Had Criminal Records

AP | Posted 11.06.2011

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LONDON — Three-quarters of those arrested in Britain's riots last month had criminal records, London's mayor said Tuesday, blaming the U.K.'s cr...

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Fashion's Response to the London Riots

Ben Arogundade | Posted 10.30.2011

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Ben Arogundade

As a resident of the area, I am always struck by the way the boarded up fashion stores take on the appearance of failed businesses. Notting Hill looks like the opposite of what it is -- a post-apocalyptic village in terminal decline.

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Blair: UK Riots Caused By 'Disaffected' Youth

AP | By JILL LAWLESS | Posted 10.21.2011

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LONDON -- Former Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday rejected the British government's claim that this month's riots were caused by the country's mora...

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The Full Picture Of Sentences Handed Down To Rioters

The Guardian | Alan Travis, Simon Rogers | Posted 10.19.2011

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The courts are handing down prison sentences to convicted rioters that are on average 25% longer than normal, according to an exclusive Guardian analy...

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Water Cannons

Carolita Johnson | Posted 10.17.2011

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Iran Media Using Archived Images To Portray UK Riots

The Guardian | Saeed Kamali Dehghan | Posted 10.16.2011

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Iranian media affiliated to the Islamic regime have been accused of using library images from different times and locations in Britain and other parts...

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Teenager Charged For Murdering Retiree During Riots

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 10.16.2011

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LONDON (Associated Press)-- British police revealed Tuesday that they sent officers to protect major shopping centers and the 2012 Olympics sites afte...

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Public Unrest, Social Institutions and Trust

Iyiola Solanke | Posted 10.15.2011

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Iyiola Solanke

The outbreaks of violence, looting and arson in England's towns and cities might become slightly less perplexing if set within the context of the immoral behavior and wrong-doing that seems common in public life.

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London Calling

Christopher Holshek | Posted 10.14.2011

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Christopher Holshek

When you look at the world and see hundreds of millions of idle, unemployed, and estranged youth who feel -- as the punks of a previous generation chanted -- they have "no future, no future," some pretty big things are going to happen.

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.13.2011

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Arianna Huffington

This week, the continuing riots in London once again demonstrated the power of social media, for good and for bad: rioters used BlackBerry Messenger to organize their mayhem, but @riotcleanup on Twitter has drawn throngs of people to efforts to restore ravaged neighborhoods. In Wisconsin, voters gave walking papers to two Walker-aligned GOP state senators, but Democrats fell short of recalling the three Republicans needed to take control. In Iowa, all the GOP candidates indicated they would reject a hypothetical deficit reduction deal with a spending cut vs. revenue increase ratio of 10 to 1 -- even following a week in which jittery investors on Wall Street sent a clear message that they are more worried about a weak economy than reducing the deficit. And, in Washington, the announcement of the members of the Congressional debt-reduction "super committee" proved that truth in labeling laws don't apply to politics.

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London Police: Nearly 700 Charged Over Riots

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 10.12.2011

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LONDON — Thousands of extra police officers were stationed on Britain's streets, as the country faced its first weekend since riots raged throug...

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In Wake Of Riots, Some Criticize Britain's Juvenile Justice System

AP | PAISLEY DODDS and JILL LAWLESS | Posted 10.12.2011

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LONDON — It wasn't long ago that David Cameron launched what became known as his "Hug a Hoodie" campaign – an initiative born of a public ...

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Nearly 700 Charged Over Riots (Update)

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 10.12.2011

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LONDON -- Police in London said Friday they have charged almost 600 people with violence, disorder and looting over deadly riots in Britain's capital,...

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Prime Minister: UK Will Seek Anti-Gang Ideas From US

AP | DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS | Posted 10.11.2011

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LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that Britain would look to the United States for solutions to gang violence after nights of ...

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Police Use Technology Considered For Olympic Games To Identify Rioters

AP | PAISLEY DODDS and RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 10.11.2011

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LONDON — Facial recognition technology being considered for London's 2012 Games is getting a workout in the wake of Britain's riots, a senior po...

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London Riots Hit Local Record Labels

Chicago Reader | Chicago Reader | Posted 10.10.2011

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Round-the-clock news coverage notwithstanding, to Americans the rioting in England over the past few days can seem pretty remote. Unless you've got fr...

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British P.M. Promises Vigorous Measures

AP/The Huffington Post | DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS | Posted 10.11.2011

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LONDON -- Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday promised vigorous and wide-ranging measures to restore order and prevent riots erupting again on Br...

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Police Raid Rioters' Homes

AP/The Huffington Post | DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS | Posted 10.11.2011

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LONDON -- British Prime Minister David Cameron vowed Thursday there would be no "culture of fear" on Britain's streets, as police raided houses to rou...

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Who Are The Rioters?

The Guardian | Paul Lewis And Kames Harkin | Posted 10.10.2011

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The crowd gathered outside Chalk Farm tube station at 1am on Tuesday morning was representative of those who had been at the frontline of other riots ...

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Police Use Flickr To ID London Riot Suspects

TheNextWeb | Posted 10.10.2011

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London has been the scene of utter chaos over the past few days, and last night it hit a new peak when it seemed many parts of the UK capital were und...

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Violence Never Has and Never Will Be The Answer

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 10.10.2011

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Rev. Al Sharpton

Let us remember that even in the face of fire hoses, hate groups and imminent death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. never faltered in his dedication to peaceful opposition.

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Iranian President Finds UN Silence On London Riots Hypocritical

AP | By NASSER KARIMI | Posted 10.10.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday urged the U.N. Security Council to take action over the rioting in Britain, arguing ...

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