[kj] Broken Britain

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RE: Jamie....      Aye, just the one is enough, but, multiples??

On Fri Aug 12th, 2011 6:25 AM PDT Phillipps Marc wrote:


>A: Well said Paula, like Bob I am glad I got out of London . . it seems

>Ponders End (where I used to live) had its share of trouble 

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>B: I suggest Mr Potanga gets some cream for that . . . 

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>From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]

>On Behalf Of fatpotanga

>Sent: 12 August 2011 11:54

>To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>Subject: Re: [kj] Broken Britain

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>On 12 Aug 2011, at 11:25, Paula Cook wrote:

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>I live in Ealing. The nearest the riots got to my home was about 200

>yards. I couldn't sleep Monday night with all the noise, sirens and

>helicopters. The next day, most of the town centre was cordoned off. I

>just couldn't believe the destruction. My hairdresser, beauty salon,

>corner shop, and all my other local shops had been attacked. A family

>member of the beauty salon's owner had been attacked trying to protect

>his business, his face a mass of cuts and bruises. Some people had been

>attacked in their homes and had to flee, their homes burnt out. Others

>had their cars burnt. Local people, including myself, were in a complete

>state of shock. 

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>I couldn't sleep Tuesday or Wednesday night because I was so frightened.

>I'm in my mid-40s, live alone, am 5'1" tall and under 9 stone - and I

>only have kitchen knives to protect myself against a mob invading my

>home. 

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>Gatherers, no disrespect to any one of you, but I don't want to hear any

>more excuses and justifications for this behaviour. There are none.

>London is a city of opportunity. There is NO poverty in this country,

>the welfare state ensures that. Poverty exists in parts of Asia, Africa

>and Latin America; I've seen the shanties of Guatemala City, Managua and

>Panama City with my own eyes, they are shocking, nothing like that here.

>We have it very good indeed in this country compared with most other

>countries.

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>I want the full force of the law to come down on those responsible. I

>want the law, for which I pay through my taxes, to protect me and make

>me feel safe again in my own home. 3,000 police for 9 million Londoners

>is a joke, we need the 16,000 we've had in the past few days to become

>permanent. I would like to see a highly visible police presence in

>London from now on, police have been conspicuous by their absence for a

>long time now. We need the authorities to come down like a ton of bricks

>on all this "gangsta" culture, hoodies and suchlike. I don't want to

>live my life in fear.

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>Stay safe Gatherers

>Paula aka Nuclear Girl

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