Due to 1886 Law, UK Police to Foot Bill for Riot Damage

As the dust settles from days of rioting in London and other English cities, it turns out that police finances may have suffered the heaviest damage of all. An 1886 law specifies that police authorities are required to compensate victims when damage is caused by people “riotously and tumultuously assembled”…

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Due to 1886 Law, UK Police to Foot Bill for Riot Damage

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