Riots hit my tranquil city of Gloucester – #gloucesterriots
Well, it would seem that the looting, burning and violence has reached as far as my quiet city of Gloucester.
It was a modest affair compared with the large cities, with about 50 rampaging youths, ten of whom were arrested.
For anyone in or around Gloucester who’s on Twitter, you can follow the discussion on the hashtag: #gloucesterriots.
You can view photo’s of the disturbance here.
There’s an interesting eye witness account from a Barton Street resident here.
There seems to be a bit of a theme online today, searching for the cause of these riots, which all major on the fathers of the youth, or more accurately, the lack of fathers.
My thanks go to Gloucestershire Constabulary, who by all accounts did a superb job last night.
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August 10th, 2011 at 8:37 pm
Would someone throwing a soggy chip at my local library count as part of the rioting?