David Cameron: Police can use 'whatever tactics' necessary to stop riots

Wednesday, 10 August 2011 12:00 AM

David Cameron, prime minister, promises to allow the police to use "whatever tactics" they feel that they need and criticises societal problems behind riots:

"This continued violence is simply not acceptable and it will be stopped. We will not put up with this in our country. We will not allow a culture of fear to exist on our streets.

"Whatever resources the police need they will get. Whatever tactics the police feel they need to employ, they will have legal backing to do so. We will do whatever is necessary to restore law and order on our streets.

"It is all too clear we have a big problem with gangs in our country. There has been a lack of focus on the complete lack of respect shown by these thugs.

"There are pockets of our society that are frankly not just broken but also sick.

"People are allowed to feel the world owes them something, that their rights outweigh their responsibilities and that their actions do not have consequences. Well, they do have consequences."
 

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