https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/09/06/you-dont-say-three-quarters-of-people-charged-over-uk-riots-have-criminal-records/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:37:48 -0400<![CDATA[You may remember how, following last month&#8217;s riots in London and elsewhere, liberal politicians and commentators dismissed claims that the violence and looting were acts of wanton criminality as simplistic right-wing rhetoric. They insisted that the riots were, in fact, an understandable if regrettable protest by the poor and disenfranchised against the Conservative government&#8217;s austerity measures; another popular liberal theme was that the rioters were impressionable individuals who&#8217;d been driven to break the law by the bad example set by greedy bankers.]]>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:29:13 -0400<![CDATA[Mike McNally]]>https://pjmedia.com/mike-mcnally/2011/09/06/you-dont-say-three-quarters-of-people-charged-over-uk-riots-have-criminal-records-n152439