08-14-2011, 02:35 PM
"The London riots left the entire country in a tangled mess, leaving Scotland Yard to unravel how social media and text messaging aided the violence. Authorities say rioters communicate through Research in Motion’s BlackBerry Messenger system because it is encrypted and free from police monitoring.
Consequently, British lawmakers called for the company to suspend the messaging service in London, hoping to prevent further secretive communication among rioters.
RIM did say it would assist U.K. police in tracking down agitators and looters, but did not indicate whether it would hand over customers’ private chat logs to British authorities."
Should they have to turn over the chat logs to police? Rioting isn't the same as peacefully protesting. If they can find people who purposely stirred up the riots (one elderly gentleman was killed, not sure if there are any others or how many were injured), shouldn't those people be charged with any deaths, injuries, or property damage? Make them pay. I would get all the pictures of looters with their loot, too, and charge them full retail and criminally.
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Consequently, British lawmakers called for the company to suspend the messaging service in London, hoping to prevent further secretive communication among rioters.
RIM did say it would assist U.K. police in tracking down agitators and looters, but did not indicate whether it would hand over customers’ private chat logs to British authorities."
Should they have to turn over the chat logs to police? Rioting isn't the same as peacefully protesting. If they can find people who purposely stirred up the riots (one elderly gentleman was killed, not sure if there are any others or how many were injured), shouldn't those people be charged with any deaths, injuries, or property damage? Make them pay. I would get all the pictures of looters with their loot, too, and charge them full retail and criminally.
There are more: Estimated 2,000 people at Summerfield Park vigil for three men who died protecting shops from looters