Why exactly are people rioting in Totenham?

A criminal shot at Police and got killed. The family marched to the police station wanting a statement did't get one so people started setting fire to cars and it turned to looting and setting fires.

because jd sports got closed down....,

Really it was that simple? If he shot at the police first then surely hardly anyone would join in protesting to begin with? Something smells fishy here and its not just my tuna sandwhich. Hmm unless maybe ill informed people and friends/family started civil unrest and others just joined in for looting

It's a poor area and many of the people feel victimised by Police. They see this as a man being murdered.

A police office shot a person called Mark Duggan, who they tried to arrest, he fired I believe a gun at the officer and the officer shot him. People of Tottenham did not agree with the Police Officer shooting Mark Duggan and hence were out on the streets protesting by burning buildings, buses and causing fear and discomfort to the people who were living in the flats above the shops. I've heard people trying to pin the violence on the coalition government. Now I would like to accuse the government of doing/causing many things but this is not one of them...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2023254/Tottenham-riots-North-London-flames-Mark-Duggan-shooting.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

It was reported that a man was shot by the police but very little details were give and the ipcc are investigating. Some people are saying that they shot him when he dropped his gun but this may just be rumours. No one really knows what happens but people are making up their own stories about what happedned (some that he was a gangster and was shooting at the police, and some that the police shot him when he had put his gun down). We know nothing so should wait for the report. He was apparently very popular someone told me that he was a nice guy and used to look out for everyone (who knows) but people are angry that the police have killed someone and the has been no/little explanation. It started with a peaceful march in front of the police station then turned violent. Its just a shame it turned that way and that business got burnt down. I think that alot of opportunists (who care nothing for the cause) also joined when they saw that there was a riot.

hmm i dont know, sounds truthful but i have to disregard your daily mail link because im very biased about it

Well you never get this sort of problem in South London

thats terrible, even more unemployed people

i guess we just have to wait for all the details to come out but im sure we will never know the complete truth, some people will cover up certain truths, others will just make up lies, it was funny i was watching the news this morning and one of the coppers was on the phone saying there was hardly any violance, no one has been hospitalised and then breaking news came in about 8 people being hospitalised and ambulances rushing in

hmm i dont know, sounds truthful but i have to disregard your daily mail link because im very biased about it