Why police were so soft on London looters: They 'were ordered to stand and observe' as capital burne [View All]

Source: dailymail

Why police were so soft on London looters: They 'were ordered to stand and observe' as capital burned (but in Manchester they were hunting looters within hours)

# Yard insiders: Officers were 'told just to try and contain violence'
# Complaints by public that looting mobs were being allowed to continue
# Tactics finally changed on Monday as armoured vehicles moved in
# Met Police took three days to issue pictures of offenders

Police were ordered to 'stand and observe' rioters as they laid waste to London's streets instead of confronting them, it was claimed today.

Scotland Yard insiders have revealed teams were frustrated at their inability to wade in and arrest troublemakers while they looted and burnt out shops.

They had apparently been told to try and contain any violence but not to haul away offenders who would instead be identified through video footage later, according to The Times.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2024412/London-riots-Police-soft-looters-ordered-stand-observe.html