Whinging over Instagram has been taken to new heights in Sweden, where hundreds of teenagers gathered at a local school to attack the alleged founder of a photo sharing account. Read More >>
Scotland Yard's been publicly shaming London's criminal base on Flickr and the internet for some time, but now it's turned the art of grassing up a thug into a fun interactive experience for iOS users. Read More >>
A new report out of the government's new Riots Communities and Victims Panel has concluded that modern communication technology like social networks, and even rolling 24-hour news, made the riots worse. That’s like saying the rotary telephone was to blame for civil unrest in the 1900s because it allowed people to talk and organise meetings remotely and instantly. Read More >>
Featured comment by markcgrant:
"Again I say read the original comment I posted. I am not saying the the Tomlinson case caused any rioting, I am stating it is the reason the police st..." More »
London's police force will be managing its Olympic policing using the same ancient software systems that contributed to the poor management of and response to the riots of 2011, and were first brought into service back in the 1980s. Read More >>
Featured comment by Calldean:
"I think in this case, it can be put down to age; the system wasn't designed to work in conjunction with new software and systems, hasn't been updated ..." More »
Fancy moving to the hottest new eco-development in London? Thanks to the government's dwindling solar power feed-in budget, residents of the battle-scarred Pembury Estate are now luxuriating in cheap, renewable energy. Read More >>
Featured comment by WiseUmos:
"I was actually part of the design team that put the proposed scheme together for the entire Peabody project. The scope of the project is fantastic. We..." More »
Whether the Mayans were right or not, the world is quickly going to hell in a hand basket — rioting across the globe, from the middle East to the middle of London. Be prepared to defend you and yours with the "In Case of Riot" coffee table. Read More >>
Paranoid about future unrest after this summer's riots in the UK, the British went and developed a laser rifle which can project a wall of light and temporarily blind a pack of rioters. Read More >>
Featured comment by Udimion:
"Thanks, but I'm not big into frigging. :)
Quick point of clarification though, I did not at any point state that you give up 'all human rights', me..." More »
While the behaviour of riot police may not have become any more sophisticated since they were cracking skulls during the '60s, their equipment has. Read More >>
It's Polish Independence Day, and like in any other country, the youngins love celebrating their country's liberty by destroying parts of it. "Youths" butted heads with (and threw things at) riot cops in Warsaw. Check out the view from above. Read More >>
Lord Judge, the lord chief justice, has rejected the appeals from the two men convicted of attempting to organise riots on Facebook. The two men in their early 20s will spend the next four years at her Majesty's pleasure. [Judicery.gov.uk (PDF) via BBC] Read More >>
Featured comment by Frypot:
"So the people that are inciting the sort of thing that can and has caused thousands in damage, deaths and injuries shouldn't have to pay for they stup..." More »
Brave young David Knott took to the London streets to steal himself a new TV back during London's summer of discontent, despite being in a wheelchair with a broken leg. That's some impressive dedication to social unrest. Read More >>
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