Cassandra

Blimey, well how was I to know that writing a blog about most people being good, and how we get too much focus on negatives in the media would lead to looting, riots, and demonstrations of the worse side of people?

I feel angry at the wanton destruction & lack of care for others that quite a few of the looters have shown.  But I know that to resist the temptation when everyone around you is grabbing stuff that seems to be going free would take a lot of willpower. 

It concerns me that the reactions to the behaviours have focused on retribution.  Haven't we learnt that locking up doesn't solve someone's lack of prospects.  And that our conspicuous consumerism, inequalities and general sleaze of many in authority are also not going to lead to a healthy balanced future.

Anyway, there have been some good articles & blogs I've read, which give me hope.


http://pme200.blogspot.com/2011/08/scum.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/09/uk-riots-psychology-of-looting 

Camila from Kids Company in Indie