St Pauls riot
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The St Pauls riot started in a in St Pauls, Bristol, England.
On the April 2, 1980 the police carried out a raid on the Black and White café located on Grosvernor Road in the heart of St Pauls. It is unclear why the riot started either due to the police ripping a customer's trousers and refusing to pay [1] or they were simply attacked as they removed alcohol from the café. The riot continued for many hours and caused large amounts of damage including a Lloyds Bank and post office. Several fire engines and twelve police cars were damaged along with the shops. One-hundred-and-thirty people were arrested. The next day the Daily Telegraph headlined with, "19 Police Hurt in Black Riot" and blamed lack of parental care [2]. It is now thought to be more likely poverty and the Sus laws was a larger cause of the riots instead of race. The café had a notorious reputation as a drug den and was raided more times by the police than any other premises in the country[3]. The council used its powers of compulsory purchase and the building has now been demolished.
[edit] References
- ^ Site has Pop-up ads. St. Paul's Riot: 1980. Bristol Riots. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
- ^ 25 years since the St Pauls riots. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
- ^ Britain's most dangerous hard drug den. The Observer. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
[edit] External links
- Portcities with images of the riots
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