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- Thursday 4 August. Image source, Duggan family. Mark Duggan, 29, had four children. It's about 18:15 when the minicab in which Mr Duggan is travelling is forced by police to pull over.
- Friday 5 August. Members of Mr Duggan's family formally identify his body. The news of his death filters through to those who knew him. The Metropolitan Police did not adequately inform Mr Duggan's family of his death, nor did it provide appropriate support or keep them up to date with the case, the IPCC went on to find in 2012.
- Saturday 6 August. Image source, Alan Stanton. Friends and family of Mark Duggan went to Tottenham police station to "get answers" The people who have gathered outside Tottenham police station have been waiting for nearly five hours when they learn that no officers are available to address their concerns.
- Sunday 7 August. Image source, Getty Images. Rioters have described the disorder as having "a party atmosphere" "As we got closer, we could make out the silhouettes of rioters.
Aug 4, 2021 · Ten years ago this week, riots spread across London and other major English cities, sparked by the death of 29-year-old Mark Duggan, who was shot dead by police in Tottenham on 4 August 2011....
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Aug 3, 2021 · The 2011 England riots, or London riots, took over the capital following a protest over the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Mark Duggan. Mr Duggan was shot by police in Tottenham on Thursday, August 4, 2011 after undercover officers forced the minicab he was travelling in to pull over.
- What Happened in 2011
- The Response at The Time
- Policing Protest
The 2011 riots emerged out of a peaceful march to demand information about the death of Mark Duggan, a black man from Tottenham, north London, who had been shot deadby the police on August 4. There are varying accountsof what precisely triggered the outbreak of violence. What is known is that protestors were forced to wait outside the station for s...
The penal response to the rioters was enormous and unprecedented. In a bid to ramp up “the shock and awe of the criminal justice system” (as the then-chief crown prosecutor for the north-west of England actually put it), every stage of the process has been shown to have been made more punitive and more authoritarian. The Crown Prosecution Service –...
It is worth setting this response in context. In 2009, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary published a report calling for minimal use of force in policing protest. In 2010, the coalition government, building on a Liberal Democrat manifesto commitment, pledged to restore rightsto non-violent protest. Clearly, riots are not the same as non-vio...
Aug 5, 2021 · The 2011 England riots, or London riots, took over the capital following a protest over the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Mark Duggan. Mr Duggan was shot by police in Tottenham on...
Aug 6, 2021 · 6:44. Sky News revisits some of the stories behind the riots. Why you can trust Sky News. What began as a peaceful protest in London, over the killing of Mark Duggan, quickly turned into chaos. Rioting spread through cities across England. Cars and buildings were torched and roads barricaded.
Aug 10, 2021 · News UK Home News. London riots, ten years on: ‘There was looting but it was a protest and we need to remember that’. ‘The conditions that gave rise to unrest ten years ago are still prevalent...
