Riotshoppers - a new word for the English langauge ?

HellsAngel

Watching Sky news discussing the riots in England they mentioned that a French newspaper editorial called the mob " Riotshoppers". Do you think it's an adequate name or should it be deprived, disillusioned inner city youth ?

UrbanSea

Opportunistic is the word I'd use

chin_grin

The English language has become bastardised by the media and internet (suppose mobile phones too!) over the last few years (ok I'll admit even before the internet). We're utilizing a minute percentage of the language already, no point adding more bullsh!t terms.

Caraville

Why is there a new word? Does "scumbags" not cover it?

Guill

HellsAngel wrote: »

Watching Sky news discussing the riots in England they mentioned that a French newspaper editorial called the mob " Riotshoppers". Do you think it's an adequate name or should it be deprived, disillusioned inner city youth ?

Nothatisjustbull****.

MitchKoobski

Riotshoppers.

As in stealing stuff from shops while rioting.

Looting stuff from shops.

Looters.

partyatmygaff

Why invent new ridiculous sounding words when there are already perfectly suited words that have been in use for centuries?

Liam Byrne

Since "shoppers" are people who buy stuff, the made-up "word" is bull****.

The word is looters or robbers.

HellsAngel

I think it's an adequate word to be honest. It's sickening the ' community leaders ':rolleyes:, sociologists, Marxists etc trying to portray the riots as some sort of legit public anger.

Dardania

riotthieves

HellsAngel

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Since "shoppers" are people who buy stuff, the made-up "word" is bull****.

The word is looters or robbers.

Yes but that's their idea of the word, it's showing the hypocisy and mentallity of those invovled and those who make excuses for them.

Rubecula

Nastysh**es is a far better word

TiGeR KiNgS

'Riot shoppers' are regular shoppers who can identify the rioters while shopping, done by putting big posters with the rioters faces uncovered.

OP has misunderstood the term

tricky D

Ehhh, I thought these were riotshoppers: http://photoshoplooter.tumblr.com/

Castle in the Sky

Why mess with the classics? They're Looters and that's what they should be called.

mikemac

"recreational rioting" was the new term I learned from all this

The media loved using it