As usual Belfast City was in chaos on the 11th night with riots, fires and...wait. What? It was quiet? On the 11th of July night in Belfast after the bonfires? Shit.
BELFAST PEACEFUL ON 11th NIGHT
"We had no idea what to do with the 200 extra PSNI staff just sitting around eating crisps" say police chiefs.
Belfast enjoyed a quiet night on the 11th of July this year. In an unexpected turn of events, Belfast showed that it had finally grown up. Although there were some issues with the actual bonfires as previously mention in the Norn Iron News, the usual rioting and wrecking of the city didn't happen with people showing levels of maturity that we haven't seen in this country for quite some time.
The 12th of July parades went well and were relatively without incident and the 12th night was fine except for 200 people rioting and throwing petrol bombs at police near Lanark Way. Aaah, there it is.
On Sunday night, petrol bombs were also thrown at Willowfield Police Station in East Belfast.
While it is sad to say that only 200 rioters and a few petrol bombs is a massive step in the right direction for this country, it is most definitely the case.
Of course, we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves, there is still the entire summer to go and lots of time for rioting yet. In the mean time however sit back, relax and, especially if you live in East Belfast, enjoy a good nights sleep without the constant sounds of sirens and helicopters.
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