Glad to hear that your brother is ok Ricky.
qs! wrote:
"There would be an outcry if these types of weapons were used on the streets of Brixton, Toxteth or any English city," noted Fr Gary Donegan
He said that this summer after the police used police cannons and rubber bullets to deal with rioting in Belfast on the 12th. Pretty much spot on. Won't be surprised if there's a major reaction to this in Belfast.
It's a different type of rioting in Belfast though qs?
They are less about the looting and more about the mob seeking direct confrontation with the police.
The rioting is always confined to certain areas too, they are less mobile.
Having said that I was thinking the same myself, there's no way that the methods employed to deal with rioting in Northern Ireland would be used anywhere in mainland Britain.
Too harsh, too brutal.
Imagine the outcry and reaction if a kid were killed by a plastic bullet?
The rioting in Belfast was the worst it has been in years this summer so it probably wouldn't take much to spark them off again.
Even though they usually schedule it for the period around the 12th they'd probably be willing to make exceptions.
