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The riots in London shocked many people, not only because they exploded into a vicious cycle of violence, looting and arson, but also because the police lost control of the streets and were unable to restore law and order. The lawlessness destroyed everything in sight as well as deforming the geological landscape of the entire region, Ruined London a year before it is due to host the 2012 Olympic Games, raised questions about the nature of English society, focused on the police’s ability to deal with large-scale riots and resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of innocent people. A review of all government policies declared that “social problems that have been festering for decades have exploded in our face”. A growth of irresponsibility and selfishness in society that led to “children without fathers, schools without discipline, rights without responsibilities and communities without control”. Why the police initially failed to control the riots is being looked into. The fact that social media was used to mobilize so many people at such short notice is obviously a factor that has to be taken into consideration. Everybody would like to know the underlying cause of the unrest which began after the police shooting of Mark Duggan in Tottenham. His death might have been what started the trouble, but the speed with which the riots spread to other parts of London and the country, as well as the level of violence, looting and arson that took place suggest that this was a case of organized criminality. Social deprivation might have played a small part in the unrest, but on the whole these riots were certainly not about social justice or race. Rather they were a reflection of the problematic nature of certain elements of English society. ‘They weren’t rioting for food, but for luxury goods’. It is likely that a wide range of factors contributed to England’s riots including the very low educational standards of some school-leavers, the decline of religion in the country, poor parental control, family breakdowns, the lack of discipline in some state schools, a feeling of hopelessness among certain youths and a society which has the wrong type of role models. In the aftermath of these riots, Britain certainly needs some rebuilding, Britain now needs to try to find a way to bring Sir Winston Churchill back to life so he can pick up the broken pieces of this city and put them back together.
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Oh yeah! Thats awesome! I was hoping you had included the pictures of the buildings as well!!! Nice Work!!!
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The google docs is up... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Av-a5nm80TrDdHctQ09HejIxRU1nTVdBd0t3SGxaVkE&hl=en_US
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Kingston Developments LTD (Under Construction)
lloyd cousins commented on kellydale2003's file in Industrial
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Here is a picture of the burned out and irradiated husk of a city what London used to be.
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Everything Bro!!! It was so crasy!!! You should have been there!!!
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Ah Yes The Beauty of Mixed Mediterranean Forest
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Peep my epic new city journal entry!! http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/journals/2932/entry-13433-the-aftermath-of-england’s-riots/
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In search of Cool and Awesome Region Maps
lloyd cousins replied to lloydyboy232's topic in Mapping Community Room
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The devil on my shoulder...
lloyd cousins replied to Docsubster's topic in SimCity 4 General Discussion
hey, i dont think there is any need to try and justify your cheating to either yourself or anyone else, it's only a game, you need not feel insecure about your cheating. -
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