London Riots

Between the 6th and 10th August rioting took place in London. The resulting chaos generated looting, arson, and mass deployment of police. 

BBC: 

The BBC has listed reasons of what might have caused the London Riots, using other sources from other sources. The article is a summary of peoples views. The BBC aren't stating the article what caused it, just compiling what they know. The BBC are a reliable source in comparison to other places such as Sky News, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror etc. Instead of giving one view point (their viewpoint) they gave several viewpoints. 

Historian:

David Starkey (Historian) says that part of the reason for the London Riots is black culture. He states that white people are trying to black people, and making further outrageous offensive comments about new cultures, such as how young people speak and rap music. He blames gang culture and race. 

Prime mister:

PM David Cameron made a statement about the riots. Cameron describes them as 'sickening scenes' and 'This is criminality, pure and simple, and it has to be confronted and defeated'. 

He later goes on stating, 'There have already been 450 people arrested. We will make sure that court procedures and processes are speeded up and people should expect to see more, many more arrests in the days to come.' As a top authority figure he is their to reassure the adults and be the symbol representing authority. 

Young Person (21 years old):
Sean Illing gave his personal view of the London Riots in an article online. 

Sean stated, 'It was reported that over half of those who took part were under 18, and there has clearly been an emphasis on the young people that took part.' 
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Sean says it isn't fully the youth's fault, and part of the reason is the governments decision to make cuts disadvantaging the youth. 'Most of the rioters came from the poorest boroughs in London. This is clearly not a coincidence. The main problem stems from disadvantaged young people faced with the prospect of more disadvantages to come. Cuts to policing will not help, as Croydon cannot rely on the Welsh police in the long-term. The government needs to take a more sensible view of cuts, and how they will affect people at level.' 

He later states that, 'Politicians can do a lot more to enfranchise young people, rather than merely releasing soundbites for party political purposes'  and '...the sentencing backlash has created more problems than it has rectified. Prison sentences are expensive and ineffective. Rehabilitation is key.'  As a young person reviewing the events, his point of view and his argument is well argued with relative points, which are understandable. 

THE AFTERMATH with BORIS JOHNSON:

Major of London Boris Johnson recently stated in August 2013, that they were still hunting for the 325 people involved in the london riots. Boris Johnson refers to the rioters as 'mugs' and that they will be caught and they shouldn't be so confident about getting away with it.  

Summary:

In the media they focus mainly in the authority figures when addressing the situation. The views of those involved or of a similar age aren't as well heard and given a fair argument for their actions. Those in power tend to be of the same class and ethnicity, who have prejudice  views. The media of various websites create this surge of moral panic to be more dramatic and get people scared.