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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Chris_ on August 12, 2011, 07:32:21 PM
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London Rioters Are Leaving Bookstores Untouched
While the rioters in England this week have looted shops selling shoes, clothes, computers, and plasma televisions, they've curiously bypassed one particular piece of merchandise: books. The Economist observes that while rioters have a centuries-old history of book burning, "books are losing out to high-end jeans and Apple-made gadgets" in London, with the Waterstone's bookstore chain emerging unscathed and the WH Smith chain reporting only one incident (some stores closed as a precaution). In explaining that the store would probably stay open during the unrest, one Waterstone's employee even felt comfortable enough to issue a dare to the rioters: "If they steal some books, they might actually learn something." The exception to the rule is the gay bookstore Gay's the Word, which had its front window smashed and its shopfront splattered with eggs (notably, no goods were stolen). "Our impression is that there are certain people who have an issue with a visible gay business and are using the excuse of chaos to cause anti-gay damage," an assistant manager told PinkPaper.
The Atlantic (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/08/its-pattern-london-rioters-are-leaving-bookstores-untouched/41142/)
Maybe they're illiterate. Most of the crowds I saw on the BBC did not look "English" at all.
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hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, What do we look like???
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Don't get your panties in a knot.
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Saw some rioters being interviewed today. They made sure to mention their 'new' flat screens. I doubt the can even read the TV Guide.