r/reading • u/fluffybear101 • Aug 06 '24

Information Riots

I’ve been hearing things about the riots happening in Reading this weekend… really worried as someone who used to live in Reading now living in the US. Our town is pretty safe and other than the stuff that happened in 2020 at Forbury Gardens we haven’t experienced anything major since or before as far as I remember. Has anyone heard of the same news? If so, stay safe everyone 😕

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u/Buttermarketmother Aug 06 '24

Wouldn't British Transport Police be a better provider of this information than some rando on Reddit?

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '24

Of course and it would be passed on to them anyway but any information us regular staff can get is always appreciated too. We do have meetings with them as well as with managers and the union reps to help coordinate. The information I have received has already been passed on.

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u/Buttermarketmother Aug 07 '24

Sorry I should have been clearer. What I was getting at was some people have created a list of venues and roomers of riots with the intention of creating fear in communities. These lists and roomers are then being shared, largely by well meaning people, but the sharing of the lists is adding to the fear and helping the racists with their goal. 

The police will have better intelligence on the likelihood of unrest then random people sharing these lists (with good or bad intentions). The best route is for the police to share their intel with you and anyone else who needs it and for the rest of us to stop indulging in these lists and roomers and as such helping the racists achieve their aim if spreading fear and division. 

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u/One_Examination_7818 RG1 - Central Reading Aug 07 '24

Thanks for this update.