London Riots - The True Fails

Between working in London, living just outside London and having friends in the police force I have heard and seen some truly fabulous examples of ineptitude throughout the rioting in London, and I thought it only fair to share...

1. Tottenham Court Road - Looters left a shopping centre untouched and yet smashed around £500 worth of glass windows to gain access to a coffee shop and steal £30 of biscuits. Apparently rioting gives you the munchies...
2. Not sure whereabouts - Looters decided to rob a Ladbrokes by throwing chairs at the windows to smash them. Due to shatter proof glass said chairs bounced off and hit them in the head. Knock some sense into them? Please?!
3. Not sure whereabouts - Guy poses with a big bag of stolen Tesco Value basmati rice. The tesco value one, I mean seriously if you're going to be so pathetic as to steal rice, wouldn't you at least steal NICE rice?! As someone posted at the time, maybe he misunderstood when his mates said they were off to raid currys...
4. Tottenham - Rioters burnt down the post office. Where they issue their benefits. Which they pretty much definitely all claim. Fail...
5. Clapham Junction - One woman with a tv asked why she was stealing stuff and she replied "I'm getting back my taxes". Now not only am I pretty sure that she has never paid taxes in her life but since when do people pay taxes to Currys?!
6. Ealing - Looters raiding the party shop and then setting fire to it. They all wore masks from the shop before setting the fire, because that makes it's harder to spot them?, and then they set fire to an enclosed area with helium canisters, are you stupid?!
7. Not sure whereabouts - People looting Primark. We've already covered this people, if you're going to steal stuff don't steal the cheap stuff!!!
8. Multiple locations - Breaking into Nandos, Burger King, KFC, all you're going to find is raw stuff you morons!!!!