Shamu
Just an observation and nothing more.
The British police have handled these rioters with kids gloves, very hesitant to make offensive type moves to stop the rioting and destruction of property.
Very different from how the British have handled mobs in other countries, for example Ireland.
And before anyone accuses me of being an Irish sympathizer let me say I consider the IRA a terrorist organization.
The Irish are only used for example purposes.
Its anarchists among the crowds. You take a crowd of unhappy but peaceful people, sprinkle in a few that entice their feelings of mistrust and a powder keg goes off... A simple mob mentality erupts...