Thursday, August 11, 2011

Riots in London

So the recent headlines in news have been about the current rioting in London. They say the primary cause of the riots was the death of Mark Duggan (a black male). Mr. Duggan was shot and killed by police in Tottenham (an area in London where race riots had erupted in earlier years), you can read more about the incident with Mark Duggan here: http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/what-caused-london-riots

And here are some more recent updates on the riots:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/08/11/uk.riots/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/11/world/europe/11britain.html

Let me know your thoughts and questions on the subject.

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