tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24012602.post2995205814321711566..comments2023-08-03T06:33:29.844-07:00Comments on scribbles, scratches and scrawls: Love Letter to LondonShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24012602.post-34956650371592871422011-08-11T23:29:13.965-07:002011-08-11T23:29:13.965-07:00I guess we weren't the only ones who were upse...I guess we weren't the only ones who were upset about the elderly barber... <br /><br />http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/barber-whose-shop-was-looted-is-cut-a-break-with-donations-2336316.htmlShannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24012602.post-57949950451509575002011-08-10T10:44:47.700-07:002011-08-10T10:44:47.700-07:00That is pretty heartbreaking. Even today it's ...That is pretty heartbreaking. Even today it's still going...what a disaster. I saw some coverage on the news this morning of a poor guy getting beat up and then "helped" up to his feet to only be robbed by the people that helped him. They rummaged through his backpack when he was disoriented... it's such a shame.Heddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182736607893775352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24012602.post-11767906034732755422011-08-09T14:15:33.020-07:002011-08-09T14:15:33.020-07:00That's him. Eighty-nine?!? Wow. *sigh* Heartbr...That's him. Eighty-nine?!? Wow. *sigh* Heartbreaking.AndreaClairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855129375326716186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24012602.post-67825908454500925332011-08-09T13:03:33.780-07:002011-08-09T13:03:33.780-07:00I totally agree...I feel like this was similar to ...I totally agree...I feel like this was similar to the Vancouver Riot in the way it started - people doing something innocent but a few rowdies caused it turn into mayhem. I saw that picture of the man in the barber shop - <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/08/london_riots.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> (guessing it's the same one) - the caption says he's 89...that picture totally made me cry...I have had to stop looking at the coverage because it's making me so sad/mad that I can't see straight....Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24012602.post-39298276658752019232011-08-09T12:20:09.727-07:002011-08-09T12:20:09.727-07:00I can understand being justifiably upset about the...I can understand being justifiably upset about the original shooting but there are ways to express that anger that don't involve destroying the property of innocent people. I saw a picture of a man who was easily in his 70's checking out the damage to his barber shop and I just teared up. He had probably worked hard his whole life and this was his reward: a bunch of angry twats destroy his livelihood.AndreaClairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855129375326716186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24012602.post-20417298805379951162011-08-09T10:36:12.607-07:002011-08-09T10:36:12.607-07:00It made me so sad this morning when I got up and s...It made me so sad this morning when I got up and saw the pictures on the news from last night. London looks like a war zone (I haven't seen any photos yet of Birmingham, Leeds etc)...some of the images today remind me of photos of the bombing in World War II...ugh...I hope it stops. Soon. Like now.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826967903350376548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24012602.post-56978890945306544242011-08-09T03:47:18.076-07:002011-08-09T03:47:18.076-07:00Its really starting to piss me off how little the ...Its really starting to piss me off how little the government have done so far!! They need to send in the army don't you think? or perhaps shout on loud hailers to all the scumbags that their benefits will be stopped!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24012602.post-77537150468937549112011-08-09T03:47:16.649-07:002011-08-09T03:47:16.649-07:00Its really starting to piss me off how little the ...Its really starting to piss me off how little the government have done so far!! They need to send in the army don't you think? or perhaps shout on loud hailers to all the scumbags that their benefits will be stopped!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com