Shops are boarded up in the Netherlands as they prepare for anti-lockdown rioting

Shops in the Netherlands have been boarded up and staff were sent home early for their own safety as the country braced for a fourth night of anti-lockdown rioting. Carpenters rushed to cut wooden planks to cover windows and doors as others pulled down parasols ahead of the expected carnage tonight. Cities were hit by a … Read more

A model, an English professor’s daughter and a freelance art director arrested for rioting

The seven ‘comrades’ arrested for rioting after a New Afrikan Black Panther Party in New York City on Friday night live charmed lives and work, among other things, as models and art directors.  The NYPD tweeted the mugshots of the seven over the weekend and have since decried their actions as ‘the height of hypocrisy’.  … Read more

Jacob Blake’s parents condemn rioting in Kenosha following his shooting

The parents of Jacob Blake have spoken out against the ‘violence and destruction’ that has rocked Kenosha, Wisconsin in response to their son’s shooting by police, and said they’re praying for all involved, including police officers.  In an emotional press conference on Tuesday, Julia Jackson and Jacob Blake Sr spoke publicly for the first time … Read more

PIERS MORGAN: Liberals are fighting to get Trump re-elected by rioting and letting off fireworks

Donald Trump should be preparing to pack his bags at the White House. It’s hard to imagine a worse scenario for any incumbent President trying to secure re-election than his terrible handling of a global pandemic resulting in America suffering the world’s worst coronavirus death toll and the US economy crashing to its worst levels … Read more

Sen Tom Cotton blasts NYT as it caves in over op-ed calling for troops to quash George Floyd rioting

Sen. Tom Scott questioned why the New York Times backpedaled on his recent op-ed calling for troops to be sent in to quash rioting seen in recent days connected to the George Floyd protests.   The paper posted a mea culpa yesterday over its decision to publish Cotton’s incendiary commentary calling for the use of military force … Read more

New York Times caves in over op-ed calling for troops to be sent in to quash George Floyd rioting

The New York Times has caved in over an op-ed calling for troops to be sent in to quash rioting seen in recent days connected to the George Floyd protests.   The paper posted a mea culpa yesterday over its decision to publish Senator Tom Cotton’s incendiary op-ed calling for the use of military force against protesters.  … Read more

British photographer covering rioting in New York is held in custody for 12 hours

A British photographer covering the rioting in New York was held in custody for 12 hours after being arrested during the George Floyd protests.  Adam Gray, 33, a New York based photojournalist for agency SWNS, had been taking photographs of the social unrest following the death of the black man in Minneapolis.  He was thrown … Read more

Dr. Dre speaks out following death of George Floyd and rioting nationwide

Dr. Dre, speaking about the death of George Floyd, held nothing back in speaking about his anguish over the intent in which the 46-year-old restaurant security guard died after since-fired police officer Derek Chauvin held him down with a knee to the back of his neck. ‘It felt like that cop had his knee on … Read more

First Hong Kong protester to admit ‘rioting’ is jailed for four years

The first Hong Kong anti-government protester to plead guilty to the charge of rioting during last year’s unrest was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday for a ‘direct attack on the rule of law’. Sin Ka-ho, a 21-year-old lifeguard, was among thousands who surrounded the Legislative Council on June 12 during a pro-democracy … Read more

Rioting and crime is unlikely during the coronavirus pandemic, say UK scientific advisers

Large scale rioting and crime is ‘unlikely’ during the coronavirus pandemic – unless the Government is incompetent or large numbers of police fall sick, the government’s scientific advisers warn. The insights come in newly released papers from the government scientific panel, called SPI-B, the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviour. The scientists said rather than … Read more