I have been watching the riots in London and other towns with some horror. I am ill informed of the original shooting so I wouldn't like to comment on whether the protests are justified or not . In fact part of the problem is the lack of information which forces people to interpret things as they will.I am however quite sure that the arson and the looting are opportunist . I have been at the end of rioting in the 1960s when a group of protesters in a town full of barracks found that they could make the best protest by attacking the local hospital and stoned the casualty where I was charge nurse . It was frightening ,more the hate than the stones .
One person was heard to say on the radio that he was going to go on looting until he was caught , and wasn't worried about being caught , and also intimated that he had no idea of the protest aspect. He obviously thought that the law would go easy on him . I would suggest that those who are so keen on violence , be forcibly recruited into the forces and sent to Afghanistan where they would be on the receiving end . Possibly in the role carried out by the old pioneer corps punishment battalions IE building things whilst under fire .
On a lighter note I have seen the snakes again several times . There are two of them and they bask in roughly the same place I have got one photo but its not very good my dog goes with me on my walks and has a habit of finding a duck to chase or a bramble bush to pull me into just as the shutter goes down .
