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Policing the mobs 平息暴乱 AFTER five days of spreading Saturnalian anarchy on the streets of English cities, the disgustand anger felt for the rioters was accompanied by growing dismay at the failure of the police toget on top of the violent thuggery in some places. In violated towns and cities, there wasangry incomprehension at the apparent willingness of armoured police to stand back whileshops were pillaged and torched by marauding youths. 混乱狂欢般在英国数座城市蔓延了五天之后，人们对混乱制造者感到憎恶和气愤之余，也开始对个别地区警方无力控制暴乱局势感到失望。某些骚乱城镇，暴乱的年轻人对店铺疯狂地砸抢烧，而开着装甲车的警察分明就是束手旁观，这让人们感到气愤与无法理解。 A poll conducted by YouGov for the Sun newspaper reflected the widespread belief that thepolice had got their tactics wrong. Of those questioned, 90% favoured the use of watercannon; 78% tear gas; 72% Tasers ; 65% plastic bullets; 33% evenwanted the police to use live ammunition against the looters. And 77% wanted the army to bedeployed. 《太阳报》发布了调查机构优戈夫进行的一项民意调查，调查结果显示，人们普遍认为警方处理暴乱时策略失当。被调查者中，90%认为应使用高压水枪，78%赞成使用催泪弹，72%赞成泰瑟枪，65%赞成塑料子弹，33%甚至认为警方应该荷枪实弹制止暴乱。另外，有77%希望调用军队。 | 
