Indeed he does, Richard. I put it past few governments not to conflate dissent and rioting.

I would expect that martial law will be declared in the next few days. I hope the search for looters doesn't stop when the rioting does.

I am wary of any government that would allow this type of crap to carry on as long as it has. Do elected officials hand in their cajones when they take seats in parliament? Just wondering.

The English used to have real stones. Now, they seem to have marshmallows. WTF happened?