I've just come from the station on the Perry vale side and all quiet but there was a slight smell of burning in the air. I hope everyone is safe.

My tuppence, yes this is mindless criminal violence in the immediate sense. But a whole strata of society does not suddenly become criminally minded. As a society we have abandoned a significant minority to a life of c**p without hope - it's about jobs, expectations, social welfare, feeling part of the greater whole. The fact is these people do not and that is a direct consequence of the neglect of society as a whole. Lots of money for bankers and war but none for community and youth groups, jobs, education and training.

Let's get to the root causes, not focus on the catalyst.