Court proceedings have suggested that very few of the young people involved shared openly racist views. Judges were told youths saw the unrest as a social eventWhat the data tells us about the 2024 UK riotersThe footage played in court lasted only seconds. A 16-year-old boy, dressed all in black with his face covered, hurled a rock towards riot police from the steps of Bolton’s cenotaph. Around him people chanted: “Allah! Allah! Who the fuck is Allah?”Little over two weeks later the teenager stood, bewildered, in the glass dock of Manchester youth court, with a conviction for violent disorder. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/26/simply-wanting-to-belong-to-something-why-did-children-take-part-in-the-english-riots
Author : Josh Halliday North of England editor
Publish date : 2024-09-26 14:36:15
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