“Normally, in a democratic society, people rely on the police to be able to respond in a way which makes it unnecessary for the individual to have to act to defend his property. The responsibility for the maintenance of law and order rests primarily with the state authorities: principally, with the police.”
Legal Week, 10th August 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Our prisons are already bursting at the seams. More constructive would be restorative justice, writes Erwin James.”
The Guardian, 10th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A schoolworker, a hairdresser and an Exeter university student were among the first alleged rioters to be unmasked.”
The Independent, 11th August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Scotland Yard has told the public that suspected rioters and looters can be hit with weapons if they are honestly thought to pose a danger.”
The Guardian, 10th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Curfews, bans on travel, assembly and ‘other specified activities’, confiscation of property with or without compensation, and, most drastically, the deployment of the armed forces on the streets to quell disorder are among options open to ministers under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“There have been many examples of bravery by journalists in reporting the riots in London and elsewhere over the past few nights.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Mark Duggan, whose shooting by police sparked London’s riots, did not fire a shot at police officers before they killed him, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Although better left to the police, Rupert Myers explains the law when performing a citizen’s arrest.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The manufacturers of a messaging system used by London rioters to organise public disorder can legitimately hand over details of the communications to police, according to a legal expert.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“The damage caused by the events in London and elsewhere is extensive and the costs involved will be massive. Who pays?”
Legal Week, 9th August 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The Home Secretary today warned rioters they would face the consequences of their actions.”
Home Office, 9th August 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Parliament is being recalled on Thursday in response to rioting in England, the Prime Minister has said.”
BBC News, 9th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The home secretary, Theresa May, is coming under increasing pressure to use water cannon on the streets of mainland Britain for the first time after a third night of rioting in London left emergency services stretched.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“David Cameron is chairing a meeting of ministers on Tuesday morning, with the government under pressure to bring in emergency measures to help contain the rioting that has engulfed London and spread to other cities around Britain.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Charlie Gilmour, son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, has been jailed for 16 months for a rampage at a student fees protest in central London.”
BBC News, 15th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A student has been sentenced to 12 months in a young offender institution after throwing placard sticks at police during anti-cuts demonstrations in March.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Student Alfie Meadows had to have emergency brain surgery from head injuries he received during a tuition fees protest in December. Today the 21-year-old goes to court on charges of violent disorder at the same demonstration, and faces up to five years in prison.”
The Independent, 9th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Police officers were justified in pulling a protester from his wheelchair and ‘inadvertently’ hitting him with a baton at the student fees demonstrations, an inquiry has found.”
The Independent, 27th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A student who admitted throwing a fire extinguisher from the roof of Millbank Tower during November’s tuition fees protests was sentenced to 32 months in jail today by a judge who warned those who abuse the right of peaceful protest to expect lengthy custodial sentences.”
The Guardian, 11th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A 19-year-old Bradford man has been banned from entering football grounds in England and Wales for five years.”
BBC News, 19th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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