London

I'm having a hard time grasping the extent of the London riots. It's London, after all. Certainly the city has deep-rooted social issues, but I still find the images of fires, looting, and violence to be completely surreal.

Imagine this scene around UNLV. It just seems so unlikely.

There's a connection to our class, too, in the stern rhetoric being used by British officials to discuss the situation. Even as they condemn the rioters, something about their rhetoric feels less inflammatory than what we might see on this side of the ocean. Maybe it's the quote about "fancying a new pair of trainers."