National Post

Creating a smash-and-grab society
As the smoke clears, it appears the London riots were less the product of mass rage at his death than calculated thuggery. Duggan’s family had organized a peaceful demonstration, which was then hijacked by anarchists and criminals for their own purposes: Smash, grab, loot, burn. Regrettably, it didn’t take much for normally law-abiding citizens to partake in the Lord of the Flies spirit that ensued

It doesn’t matter if you’re overthrowing the government, installing a bigger government or just lining your own own pockets. The result is the same: a chaotic society where we’re all entitled to “free” electronics or a cradle-to-grave safety net, even if we have to burn down the neighbourhood to get them. Not a place where I would choose to live — and where, I suspect, the silent majority of Britons don’t want to dwell either. (Photo: Dylan Martinez/Reuters)