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Last summer’s riots that took place in England were largely fueled by the curiosity and the desire for excitement of the children who participated, rather than the far-right ideology and social media disinformation, according to the children’s commissioner for England. Among other reasons for children’s participation included the deep distrust of the police and the lack of opportunities available to the children. The government believes that resorting to the police and the criminal justice system to punish the offenders, regardless of their age, is a vital step in restoring law and order.
Dame Rachel de Souza, the children’s commissioner, said that her interview with the children charged with the offences provided a more complicated justification for the crime’s involvement. The report noted that at least 147 children had been arrested and 84 charged since the riots, with some as young as 12 sentenced over their participation. Her report suggested that previous negative interactions with the police and a deep-seated mistrust of them fueled the children’s actions, who viewed the riots as an opportunity to retaliate against the force.
In addition to lack of trust, poverty and insufficient opportunities in their neighborhoods also contribute to the underlying reason for their involvement, the report said. Dame Rachel criticized the “unusually severe and swift” charges that followed the riots and that varied between regions, resulting in a “postcode lottery” for those within the youth justice system. However, she acknowledges that the report does not excuse criminality since the harm caused by the children’s actions is undeniable. Many, but not all, of the children acknowledged the need for accountability and consequences for their actions.
Last year’s riots experienced in England following the murders of three children at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class resulted in the mobilization of police and criminal justice to bring the offenders of all ages to justice, thus restoring an order that had been lost for a while. Riots soon spread to many other towns and cities across England and Northern Ireland where mosques and hotels housing migrants were attacked, leading to the Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s branding of the violence at the time as “far-right thuggery,” promising that those involved would “face the full force of the law.
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