After reeding this thread and watching various news I have this to say, I believe there was only one riot and the rest was consumer looting.
For the people who complain about the European bill of human rights this question sticks in my mind about Europe, why is it only Britain, well England in this case that has been the only country to do this? Surely this points to thing(s) wrong in our country. The only other Western country I know that this happens (Consumer looting) is America and the cops there are not afraid to shoot.
I am not sticking up for the rioters (or Consumer looters) I hope the get punished for there actions and not a slap on the wrist, people died last week, lost their homes and possessions, businesses were damaged, peoples local town centres destroyed, the list goes on. I just feel by using violence on this situation you are burying the problems, last thing we want is looters on the street with guns, after all a gun was part of the catalyst that started this.
Just my thoughts.