On Tuesday, the 18th of July, we saw what looks like the start of summer trouble.
 |
| Hyde Park, 2016 |
Tuesday's escapades at Hyde Park saw over 4000 youngsters - who had showed up to a pre-planned water fight and what the media are calling "A Bashment Music Festival" - caused mayhem and turned against each other and the police. Five people were stabbed including a police officer -
"a video is circulating on the web showing a young man being chased through traffic by three youths, and then allegedly being stabbed."
This isn't the first time we've seen scenes like this in London - although this time it was a little milder.
In the Summer of 2011, following the police shooting death of
Mark Duggan, after what started as a peaceful protest, turned into complete mayhem, people became opportunist and used this time to make some sort of statement rather than focusing on what the real issue was.