[Benjamin]

Awwww what a shame, some of the looters got punished too severely. Tough. They shouldn't have jumped on the bandwagon, broken the law, stole, caused criminal damage, wasted police time and caused an expensive clean-up operation; most of who did it without even the knowledge to how or why it all started, they just wanted to 'be involved'.

Also, parents love means protecting them, but they also have a duty to educate their children; if they have broken the law then they have a duty to teach their kids that and that breaking the law results in punishment.

I suggest you educate yourself further before making rather daft opinions.