The sight of black youths in a pitched battle with police against a backdrop of burning buildings and vehicles, inevitably will evoke grim memories of the Tottenham riots of 1985. These began when a black woman, Cynthia Jarrett, suffered a fatal heart attack while police searched her home, and culminated in the hacking to death of PC Keith Blakelock on the notorious Broadwater Farm housing estate nearby.
Violent scenes beg many questions
How did a peaceful protest in North London on Saturday evening turn into scenes reminiscent of the Blitz?
The sight of black youths in a pitched battle with police against a backdrop of burning buildings and vehicles, inevitably will evoke grim memories of the Tottenham riots of 1985. These began when a black woman, Cynthia Jarrett, suffered a fatal heart attack while police searched her home, and culminated in the hacking to death of PC Keith Blakelock on the notorious Broadwater Farm housing estate nearby.
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Don't show me this again.