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Aug. 10th, 2011 06:01 pm-
Many in the UK are reeling after days of images of brazen thefts and wanton damage during the riots, but just where is the tipping point when people think they can start looting?
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"As looters and rioters smashed up shops, looted and fought with police in Camden Town, Philippa Morgan-Walker, 25 and her husband, Jonny Walker, 31, made tea for the police who were protecting their street. Some of the officers had been on duty for more than 30 hours."
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Numerous independent record labels fear they have lost a catastrophic amount of stock in a fire at a distribution warehouse in north London during the riots in the capital on Monday night.
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There would be political and practical difficulties in deploying the army on the streets of London to tackle the riots, say academics. Calling in the army to help quell the looting and disorder in Britain would be a last resort.
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