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Hundreds of people involved in the disorder are appearing at
special court sittings in London, Manchester and the West Midlands.


BBC News website readers from around the world have been sharing their thoughts on the England riots.

Europe

I think it's a sad state of affairs where adults either don't
know or don't care what their kids are doing or what they are up to. Jude Bradley, Dublin, Ireland


What we need really is to help each other. We need to help
those who are involved in crimes and rioting. They are too young to be
in prison. What I see them doing is like a nine-year-old child who
doesn't get what he wants, then starts to scream and cry and yell to the
parents, and maybe even throw some toys. Jami, Helsinki, Finland

US and Canada

I think that the British police and government have acted with
great restraint with these looters. These looters should try the same
thing in the US. Here shopkeepers during riots are armed and post signs
stating "looters will be shot". If water cannons and plastic bullets are
used against demonstrators in Northern Ireland then why do they
hesitate using them in England? Fran Powell, Baltimore, US


As an American, I am reminded of the Los Angeles riots of
1992. However, it seems that the rioters in LA had a deeper reason for
the instigation of their violence - racism - and that it burned much
faster and hotter, coming to a quick end. This rioting seems to have its
origins in just a general discontent over the economic malaise
currently plaguing most countries. It also smacks of the underclasses
getting their revenge on the wealthier people in the country. I am
surprised that a stronger response by the police hasn't occurred, as it
would have here in the states. Melanie Hallbeck, New Mexico, US


My wife and I were born in east London and a north east
suburb of London respectively. We grew up in wartime and post-war
London. Our families had a home and enough to eat, but there was never a
thought of spare money or luxuries. Everyone worked hard for what they
got. Family life was strong as was the code of conduct expected of
everyone in the community. We emigrated to Canada in our early 20s.


The riots have shocked and disgusted us. We have been proud
of our British heritage but disassociate ourselves from current British
society. We feel it was a huge mistake to allow mass immigration to such
a small, overcrowded country. It has changed society and the racial
diversity has just compounded the problems. Cultures don't mix and
probably never will.


We had hoped the government might act more forcefully to put
down these mobs. The police are overwhelmed and the army should have
been brought in.


Why did it take four days for the PM and mayor to show up?
What a total lack of effective leadership. King George VI and Queen
Elizabeth stayed in London during the blitz. Cameron was more concerned
with a few more days in the sun in Italy! Brian, Vancouver, Canada

Latin America

As an expatriate Briton who has to watch and listen to all the
news unfolding through the media and social networking sites, I find it
hard to contain my anger regarding the nanny state the UK has become. A
soft touch with easy access to welfare, a home to ungrateful, hateful
and disaffected youths, then add to the mix home-grown impressionable
simpletons. This is one of the many unfortunate outcomes of giving too
much too easily and then trying to cut back. Where are the parents of
these people to teach true values and responsibilities? Stephen Gray, Lima, Peru

Middle East

Problems will arise in all societies. But look at the British,
they are allowing the press to fully cover and report what is happening
there. That isn't what happens in Iran, China or Syria. Long live the
truly democratic country. Mansooor Hasan, Dubai, UAE


Having lived in Manchester for 22 years, it was very clear to
me that there was a lazy, bored and malevolent class of society simply
supported by the state, happily living a lifestyle of petty crime and
occasional violence. This issue was under the national radar for too
long. Maybe now it has exploded, appropriate action will be taken. No
more soft touch for the chronically lazy drain on society. They may lay
the blame at the feet of the rich, but it's the money of productive
people that reaches their back pockets. Avi Haffner, Jerusalem, Israel

Asia

I used to live in Nottingham and I cannot believe that rioting
is happening in the place where I used to live. When I was living in
Nottingham I had the impression that the UK was a very peaceful country.
I simply cannot believe what I have seen in the papers today about what
is happening in the UK. HX Yong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


Let us not condemn British society or the police
unnecessarily. This sort of mindless violence and looting has occurred
time and again across different cities around the world. Yes, there may
be discontent on certain issues, but what has happened in the UK over
the past four days is nothing but mob mentality and hot-blooded youths
taking advantage of the situation. The TV footage clearly shows that
most of the protesters, rioters and looters are youngsters, not even
middle-aged folks. The government and cops have to send out a very clear
message that this behaviour will not be tolerated and they will pursue
and prosecute these vandals no matter how much time or effort it takes. Donald Uttanwalla, Mumbai, India

Africa

The community and the police have been sitting on a tinderbox
for years and the most recent spark has set the whole thing alight. The
background to this isn't just one shooting, I think this is down to
years of heavy-handed and racist policing coupled with decades of
economic neglect and a plethora of politicians from all parties cocking a
deaf ear to the problems of real people everywhere. Buhari, Banjul, The Gambia


There comes a time when you have to take off the gloves and
this is such a time. I think what I find most surprising is the way the
looters are being treated. They have received taps on the wrists thus
far for all they have done and unfortunately, until they are shown that
real consequences exist for their madness, the riots will continue to
spread and the number of deaths will rise. I do not believe that this
has anything to do with the economy. It's all about a misguided set of
youths with the wrong set of values. The authorities need to come down
on them as hard as it takes to get it into their heads, and that's just
not happening right now. Abiodun Gaffar, Lagos, Nigeria