tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post1298075045949706354..comments2024-03-23T15:28:15.198+00:00Comments on Icy's Blunt Pencil: LondonIcy Sedgwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-31513464390622284032011-08-09T22:23:05.346+01:002011-08-09T22:23:05.346+01:00Stay safe.Stay safe.Morgan Drake Ecksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258538066497554895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-62192006451274767012011-08-09T22:14:06.051+01:002011-08-09T22:14:06.051+01:00Tony - It's appalling how it seems to be sprou...Tony - It's appalling how it seems to be sprouting up elsewhere. Perhaps the media should stop fanning the flames.<br /><br />Kathryn - Today they set fire to a social housing office...and yet some people still point to them as being victims of society's ills. That may be so, but don't bite the hand that feeds.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-37639496121536370122011-08-09T20:47:49.934+01:002011-08-09T20:47:49.934+01:00Was thinking of you when I saw the scenes on TV. Y...Was thinking of you when I saw the scenes on TV. You're absolutely right, Icy, it's mindless violence. Looting neighborhood merchants and terrorizing citizens are NOT ways to protest economic policies (or whatever your so-called agenda happens to be).<br /><br />Take care.kathrynjankowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708011523767228663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-60497119735746026202011-08-09T12:53:45.368+01:002011-08-09T12:53:45.368+01:00Be well, Icy. I've been out of touch for a whi...Be well, Icy. I've been out of touch for a while, so am just now getting the scope of this ongoing violence. Appalling.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-69975926976489865302011-08-09T12:37:34.950+01:002011-08-09T12:37:34.950+01:00I'm appalled at the scenes being shown on the ...I'm appalled at the scenes being shown on the BBC's live feed...these are people organising themselves with the intention of causing criminal damage and looting. I've spent all morning trying to get people to help with the clean up, or donate to those made homeless, but then I've been denounced as patronising for referring to what's going on as "mindless violence". Yes there are social causes and yes they will need to be addressed but now is not the time. I can't help thinking that putting a stop to it, and helping the victims, is currently a higher priority.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-90254748130537772372011-08-09T12:20:13.137+01:002011-08-09T12:20:13.137+01:00Icy, thanks for the account. I hope you stay safe,...Icy, thanks for the account. I hope you stay safe, can't believe it's happening to London. Get the heck out of it soon. xxxx CarrieCarrie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093923008179106837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-47240338244306815422011-08-09T11:37:51.403+01:002011-08-09T11:37:51.403+01:00How terribly sad that people hide behind pretensio...How terribly sad that people hide behind pretensions of righteousness to commit crimes, to steal and to hurt. And blaming it on the economy? How ridiculous indeed. I'm sorry things look so ugly in your London, yesterday I was reading that in my Dominican Republic some delinquents are using fast acting acid to spray on other people's necks (on jewelry) so they can break it off easy and run for it. I love my country and my people, and to read about this kind of things really hurts.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-56901845597108804862011-08-09T11:11:39.074+01:002011-08-09T11:11:39.074+01:00Nice blog - totally agree with you, tired of heari...Nice blog - totally agree with you, tired of hearing left wing whingers talking about the rioters as if they are working class heroes. I find that comment rather ironic as these people dont work and last i checked burning and looting does not a hero make.<br /><br />This whole episode is sadly not about anything, i for one might have had considerably more inclination to support a protest if it were aimed at the institutions of government, big business and finance for the shit mess they have created that now we the tax payers have to pay for. But sadly that is not the case here, just a bunch of chavs looking to steal stuff and destroy the livelihood of hard working peopleJdigitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389221177644022809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-39700593310348951692011-08-09T10:39:31.037+01:002011-08-09T10:39:31.037+01:00Here's hoping you don't end up with a trip...Here's hoping you don't end up with a triple post from me...here's my third try at posting a comment:<br /><br />I'm a Londoner, though not by birth. London is in my soul and there is no other place for me. To see what's going on is heartbreaking, but London will survive this. It has survived so much worse than this, and it still stands, century after century, a bunch of yobs will not kill its spirit or that of its people.<br />AlannahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-9224500980125525842011-08-09T10:28:02.707+01:002011-08-09T10:28:02.707+01:00It's one thing I will say about Londoners - th...It's one thing I will say about Londoners - they don't take this shit lying down. I was here on 7/7 as well and the way everyone bounced back was amazing to see. London's survived being burned to the ground by Boadicea, it's survived the Great Plague AND the Great Fire, not to mention the Blitz. The spirit lives on.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-1168015399266063292011-08-09T10:26:55.581+01:002011-08-09T10:26:55.581+01:00Good to see common sense and compassion being cham...Good to see common sense and compassion being championed. The community is stronger for people campaigning a grassroots revolution to restore their town, for pride and for solidarity.<br />Adam B @revhappinessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com