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[avevale_intelligencer]

"Rioting is Nature's way of telling a government that it's not doing its job properly." --H. Sacristan

Of course that is taking the whole thing far too lightly, and I do not want anyone to think I am not desperately unhappy and worried about my friends and about all innocent bystanders who will suffer from this. Please, everyone, be careful, especially when travelling.

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[pbristow.livejournal.com]

British Police do not carry guns *as a matter of course*. "Armed response units" are only deployed if specifically needed, i.e. because there is an expectation of encountering armed criminals on the operation in question.

More info (probably mostly correct): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_use_of_firearms_in_the_United_Kingdom