The police force in the UK is close to collapse amid large-scale riots

Recently, large-scale riots have occurred in many places in the UK. Protesters have had violent clashes with the police. In some places, rioters threw Molotov cocktails, looted stores, and even attacked and burned down police stations. The police forces in many places "have reached the brink of collapse".

The riots were triggered by a knife attack that took place in Southport, Merseyside, in northwest England on July 29th. A 17-year-old male suspect broke into a dance class for primary school students and attacked, killing three children and injuring several others. After this incident, protests broke out in several areas such as London and Manchester in the UK and evolved into violent riots.

From Bristol, Stoke to Liverpool, Manchester, and Belfast, protesters had violent clashes with the police. A police station building in Sunderland in northern England was set on fire, and even near the residence of the British Prime Minister in central London, Molotov cocktails were thrown. In Liverpool, a group of rioters rushed into supermarkets, mobile phone stores, etc. in the city center. Some people shouted loudly, "Take the phones! Take the phones!" The rioters swept the shelves clean. In Manchester, a supermarket in the city center was forced to close after being "hit" by rioters. In Belfast, stores were wantonly smashed and looted and then set on fire by rioters. Many innocent citizens, especially ethnic minorities, were attacked by rioters. In Hull, an Asian man was attacked by rioters when driving near the riot area. The rioters shouted and smashed his car window and beat him up. In Manchester, a black man was besieged by a group of rioters.

Facing the violent riots, the British police are under great pressure. In Sunderland in northern England, the local police are facing "severe and continuous violence". During the riots on the 2nd, the local police station building was ransacked and set on fire, and several police officers were injured and admitted to the hospital. Mark Hall, the director of the Sunderland police force, said angrily, "This is not a protest. This is unforgivable violence and riots."