I though this would be obvious but if you’re looting stores right now, don’t post a picture of you and your stash on Twitter. The police will hunt you down and the Mango Body Butter won’t seem as worth it anymore.
Aluminium baseball bats aren’t the only weapon of defence that’s proven popular on Amazon UK — wooden baseball bats are also up by 3600 per cent; military police batons up by 5000 per cent and the zumba DVD workout set is up 342 per cent, which probably isn’t related to the UK riots of the last few days. [Amazon UK via @Guardian via @AdrianChen]
A 16-year-old’s been arrested in Glasgow, Scotland, for attempting to kickstart a riot via Facebook, to match England’s riots. While it’s not yet known if his/her efforts will spark any trouble, Facebook has at least taken the page down. [TheDrum]
