1980 St Pauls riot
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The St Pauls riot occurred in St Pauls, Bristol, England.
On April 2 1980 the police carried out a raid on the Black and White Café located on Grosvenor Road in the heart of St Pauls. It is unclear why the riot started either due to the police ripping a customer's trousers and refusing to pay [1] or they were simply attacked as they removed alcohol from the café. The riot continued for many hours and caused large amounts of damage including a Lloyds Bank and post office. Several fire engines and twelve police cars were damaged along with the shops. One-hundred-and-thirty people were arrested and ninety were charged. The next day the Daily Telegraph headlined with, "19 Police Hurt in Black Riot" and blamed lack of parental care. [2] Nineteen policemen and six other people were taken to hospital, including a cameraman and the photographer from the Western Daily Press; nobody died due to the riots. It is now thought that poverty and the Sus laws were more important causes of the riots than race.[3] The Black & White Café had a notorious reputation as a drug den and was raided more times by the police than any other premises in the country. [4] The council used its powers of compulsory purchase and the building has now been demolished and replaced by new homes. [5] [6]
References
- ^ "St. Paul's Riot: 1980". Bristol Riots. Retrieved 2006-06-01. Beware: (Site has Pop-up ads)
- ^ "25 years since the St Pauls riots". Retrieved 2006-06-01.
- ^ John Rex. "St. Paul's, Bristol 1980 and the LA Riots". Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ "Britain's most dangerous hard drug den". The Observer. 9 February 2003. Retrieved 2006-06-01.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Riot cafe to be demolished". BBC News. 13 August 2003. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Homes replace former 'drugs' cafe". BBC News. 16 January 2006. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
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See also
External links
- Portcities with images of the riots
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