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I am finally back to Vancouver after pure madness in London. First, there was the circus caused by Amy W.'s early demise, which would not have affected me in the least, except for the fact that I was staying at my friends' house 2 blocks down the street. The display of drunkenness , vulgarity , bad behavior & general lack of respect for the deceased, whoever and whatever she was , was appaling. Whenever I am in London, I am always wondering where the hell are the cops.... After having had my fill of this crap and totally sleep deprived, after a 10-hour flight 2 days earlier, I had the genius idea to call my 20-year old son to ask if he could accommodate his mother who was going bonkers. After endless excuses not to have his old (40) mom stay with him , he accepted to take me in .I am sure his reputation took a serious toll in his social life. i had never seen my son's place before he left the U.S., last September. I had heard the name Brixton before but, over 20 years, i have to admit that I never really paid much attention to my son's gibberish . Now, I was in for a surprise ! Since I lived all my life in America, I am used to live daily among " colored people" and, trust me, that was not the problem. The problem was what happened August 08 & the next few days. I realized when I woke up 08/08 that Brixton Road was cordoned off and looked like a war zone. When I asked a P.O. if I could cross the street to dump my garbage into the trash can, he replied importantly :" No, Love, this would be illegal. This is a crime scene !". I could not refrain my hilarity and laughed so loud that I am sure the French heard me . I expected blood, gore, feces, brain matter, and more. Boy, I have seen more on a school playground this side of the pond! ! ! Anyway, I usually dont rant when I go to London and quite love your extraordinary city but I have something to say & I am gonna say it, like it or not: yes, yodes, thugs, drunkards & junkies are to be blamed for the Summer 2011 riots not to mention the degradation of our moral & societal values. But, let's be honest here: a large part of this mayhem is also due to the inane & notoriously idiotic British reglementations regarding the use of firearms by the police. As I said it before, I am Canadian / American & am strongly in favor of gun control , especially in the redneck states, but when bats are not enough to bring a bunch of lawless jackasses to their knees, well then, DONT HESITATE & BRING THE HEAVY ARTILLERY. I have seen it more than once & can tell u that a well-aimed bullet is way more efficient that the use of a "baton". London, I love u & i will see u at Xmas !! Until then, practice Peace & Love... Carson from Vancouver , BC, Canada