So, developments in the social sciences over the last few years provide a fairly solid theoretical frame work for understanding the causes of the London riots.Individuals and groups of individuals stealing high value goods for personal use, or resale. These individuals largely coming from the poorest segments of society. It fits the model of engaging in criminality to release pressure of stress caused by social evaluative threat. It was an activity undertaken largely by those most likely to be effected by social evaluative threat related stress, at a time of record income inequality between the richest and poorest in society.
But, according to David Cameron biological/economic drivers are not to blame. Rather he sees it as an issue of a break down in morals.
"The greed and thuggery we saw during the riots did not come out of nowhere, there are deep problems in our society that have been growing for a long time: a decline in responsibility, a rise in selfishness, a growing sense that individual rights come before anything else."David Cameron is describing himself.
He and his friends enjoyed trashing small businesses as a hobby whilst at university.
Of course, because they were rich they could throw Daddy's money at the blowback so that it went away.
Poor people with the same reckless, selfish attitude to other people's property and livelihoods will, on the other hand, feel the full force of the law.
How dare you imply that the Bullingdon Club is anything other than a dining club! Fergusson would never put a plant pot through a window. Tally hoe, I see a fair maiden in need of the protection of a the knight on boris bike.