Meanwhile, across the pond, rioting

and freelance socialism broke out after/during a protest about a shooting by police.

Did I mention the arson?

Either the didn't have enough cops or just weren't willing to do the necessary things to deal with this, so
But its tactics meant gangs of youths were free to break into stores at nearby Tottenham Hale retail park and in Wood Green, with looters forming an orderly queue in broad daylight to steal from a sports shop.

Riot police did not intervene to stop the looting in some areas until 7.30am the following morning, almost 12 hours after the riots began, and last night there were fresh disturbances in Enfield.
And, of course, some of the disaffected youths and others attacked the firefighters trying to keep the place from turning into a replay of the Blitz:
Brian Coleman, the Leader of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, said: “It is simply unacceptable that fire crews were threatened when they were trying to help protect local people. This mindless violence against firefighters has to stop.”
Got news for you, guy: it wasn't mindless. I'll bet you a months pay that some people planned on or set up the attacks.

I did a little digging and found out part of what's behind all the noise:
Meanwhile, the police version of events at the shooting of Duggan was challenged. They said he was shot after firing at a cop, who was saved by the bullet hitting his radio.

But tests on a bullet lodged in the radio are said to show it was police issue, not from the handgun Duggan was carrying.
Which latter part would seem unpossible, as handguns are banned from the peasants over there. Anyway, from the sound of this, whatever caused the first shot, the officer was a bit careless where he was aiming from the sound of it.

And that's the other day in Brady Paradise