Fantastic article from the London Daily News.
“Shop owners form local protection units”.
I witnessed this myself. Tottenham may not have had time to prepare but Green Lanes is ready. As the Riots hit North, East South and West last night, lets hope to see more of this kind of stateless order emerge so that trade can continue. I expect this will reassure local residents and shoppers.
“We do not have any trust in the local police, our shops are next on the target list by the thugs who have ransacked Tottenham, we will protect our property”, said a leading member of the Green Lanes “unit”.
Shop owners have been seen by London Daily News reporters carrying crow bars, and other objects in case of attacks.
Groups of Turkish/Kurdish shop owners were meeting on street corners in Green Lanes this morning planning what would be the best course of action if rioters were to target their shops.
Full Article: London Daily News.
UPDATE (Guardian article)
Last night, the Turkish community on Dalston’s Kingsland Road successfully chased away looters, further maintaining order where the Police have been caught off guard. Will we give these guys there due credit? Most of London has no ball hairs, these guys are actually taking the responsibility for community safety into their own hands, and they win!
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