The Rules of Engagement: A review of riots. Data journalism reading the riots: what we know. And what we don't. It took the world by surprise.
For five days in August 2011, following the shooting of a young man in London, riots spread from Tottenham, across the capital, as far as the north of England, Manchester and Liverpool. They were an echo of the disturbances of two decades earlier in 1981 in Brixton, London, Moss Side in Manchester and Toxteth in Liverpool. But they took place in an age without instant communications – and without access to the data which allowed us to tell a new story about the riots in 2011. In 1981, an official board of inquiry was set up into the causes of the disturbances under Lord Scarman, who produced a report that influenced social policy for a decade.
Map of rioters mouvements. The England 'riot commute' mapped: an animation. Squelching SM after riots a danger. Mixed messages from Twitter, Facebook RIM. Police Chief Says Social Media Helps Officer. FB Removes 'Credible Threats of Violen. Greater Manchester Police Names & Shames Rio. List of magistrate cases and convictions so. British PM Misses Point of Social Media, Threatens Ban. British Prime Minister David Cameron joins the long line of powerful men who totally miss the point of social media.
In the wake of the London riots, he has threatened to ban people convicted of rioting from social networks. Oh, David. Banning those convicted of crimes from accessing social networks (the idea being that they used such access to organize criminal activities) is no different than banning the same criminals from accessing goose quills and ink pots! It will have zero effect on crime, aside from criminalizing social media itself. Additionally, Cameron told Parliament he is going to hold meetings with representatives from Facebook, Twitter and Blackberry's parent company Research in Motion, "to discuss their responsibilities in this area. " What makes it worse, however, is the way Cameron has proposed the move to the British parliament. What Cameron appears to be proposing is the creation of a thought crime.
Met police quadruples its cybercrime unit. Riots are no reason to surrender our rights. Direct Gov advice for the public. Shuting the web. Blocking potential criminals from SM. UK PM Proposes Banning Suspected. Tech's role in the thick of it. Daughter filmed 'looting' trainers. 9 Papers Around the World. Iran urges UK to restrain police. Facial Recognition As A Crime-Fighting Tool? Oxford law graduate cleared of role in London riot. An Oxford law graduate accused of throwing bricks at police during last summer's riots walked free from court on Friday after a jury took just half an hour to find him not guilty. Fahim Alam, 26, was arrested on the second day of the riots, and accused of being part of a 50-strong crowd on Mare Street in Hackney, attacking police with bricks, bottles and fireworks. At one stage, a pitbull-type dog was released from the group and ran at police. London riots: Glasgow teenager detained over Facebook message.
The 16-year-old was detained at 12.40pm today following an operation by Strathclyde Police in the south side of Glasgow.
The message, allegedly inciting others to commit acts of disorder, was posted on the social networking site, and is understood to have been reported to the police by concerned members of the public. Police said there was no intelligence to suggest there is any trouble planned in the area, and officers will continue to monitor the situation. Assistant Chief Constable Fiona Taylor, Strathclyde Police Operational Support, said: "This detention shows that we are monitoring the situation closely and we will take decisive action to prevent anyone inciting violence of any kind in Glasgow or anywhere else in the force area.
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London Riots. Social media’s role in the London riots. Violence erupts for third day. How Twitter is being twisted for criminal ga. London riots: Theresa May meets police as Hackney violence erupts. 9 August 2011Last updated at 10:57 Amateur footage appears to show a gang of youths charging at police in south-east London Rioting has spread across London on a third night of violence, with unrest flaring in other English cities.
An extra 1,700 police officers were deployed in London, where shops were looted and buildings were set alight. Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol also saw violence. The prime minister has returned early from his holiday to discuss the unrest, which first flared on Saturday after a peaceful protest in Tottenham over the fatal shooting of a man by police. At least 400 people have been arrested following a wave of "copycat criminal activity" across London over the past three days, the Met Police said. Three people are being questioned on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer was injured by a car in Wembley, north-west London, while trying to stop suspected looters. Identifying Rioters.
Riots fuelled by FB or Twitter? BlackBerry London Riots. Were the London riots really fuelled by Facebook and Twitter? In October 1985, on the Broadwater Farm estate in Tottenham where the death of Cynthia Jarrett sparked riots that culminated in the brutal murder of PC Keith Blakelock, a community leader stood on his chair at a packed open-air meeting.
The man bellowed into a megaphone to the 150 residents in front of him: "You tell them that it's a life for a life from now on. This is war. " Over whoops and cheers from the residents, he turned to a huddle of police officers standing 50 yards away and warned: "I hope you're listening. There is no way I am going to condemn the actions of the youth on Sunday night. " Twenty six years later, police officers are still listening – but the megaphones and open-air meetings have been largely replaced.
RIM is 'engaging with police' over London riots - TNW UK. As the riots that plagued London over the weekend continue onto Monday, spreading from Tottenham in the north down to Brixton in the south, the technology used by the rioters to coordinate their efforts is being called to account.
Earlier today we wrote about the role Twitter played in the London riots, but it transpires that BlackBerrys may also have been instrumental in organizing the riots. It seems that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is the perfect instant messaging tool for rioters, given that it’s free to use (unlike text messages), and you can instantly see when someone has read a message. Also, whilst Twitter is very much a public platform, BBM can be used to communicate between groups in private. It’s probably wrong to blame the tools and technology for the actions of people, but with trouble still flaring across the UK capital into Monday, that is exactly what’s happening.
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