Sangat TV on Sky channel was outstanding last night, by far the best coverage - better than the main Sky News.
It's basically an access channel run by sihks in Birmingham and they had a reporter, well more like an urban DJ guy in a car cruising around talking to whoever - even gave a cop a lift at one point.
The key things that emerged was the riots are not in any way down to Muslims, Sikhs or Hindus as they were all very organised in doing their best to protect the're temples and businesses. And not just their own, sihks were standing guard with the hindus in places.
Whoever was to blame its not these guys, and its incredibly sad that it now appear three asian guys have been run down and killed in Birmingham over night.
HOWEVER, it's also rather sad that in parts of south London some white communities have done the same - stood together to physically protect their neighbourhoods in exactly the same way and the general media reaction has been the usually snidey rascist stuff. Why so? Isn't it all just the same? People doing the right thing.
The kids doing all the shit will have certain things in common.
Long term clients of the state - care homes, benefits
Long records for other crime, all of it excused and barely punished
Broken homes.
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