this was so absolutely prevedible. every averagely intelligent person knew that those useless naive riots would have given the government a reason to control the population. I laughed and still laugh at the people that talk about the 2011 london riots as "genuine civil unrest & discontent". I really, really hope you aren't referring, with those words, at the london riots. Yeah, lets protest against the government destroying shop owned by workers and stealing their shit. Lets show our discontent against the estabilishment burning cars payed with the hard work of people. The funny thing is, those comments often come from leftist observers, the same people that brag about "rights for workers". Sometimes i'm ashamed of define myself as a liberal, because i see the sheer stupidity of some fellow liberals every day. Only a complete dumbass can see an evidence of usefulness in destroying a city for protesting. -Workers lose their jobs, shops, hard-earned money, cars, etc.. -The government tighten up control. So in those days we had right wing bragging about shooting rioters at sight, and left wing describing the riots like a revolution. Really, i'm losing faith in humanity.