Not sure how far this has gone outside of the UK media but this is completely insane.

What started as an isolated string of violent acts has now turned into a full-blown insurrection. The police, nor the government, have any kind of grip on this situation. It looks like this won't end until the rioters/looters get bored, the army gets called in, or there is nothing left to burn/steal. Unfortunately it looks like the last option is the most likely. Furthermore, now splinter riots are starting up in the other large cities, Birmingham and Leeds.

We go into the third night with absolutely no sign of it stopping. Luckily I don't need to travel near the affected areas but some of my friends and family do.

This is completely nuts, not in my lifetime would I imagine this would happen.