he also said, by the way, he will ask america for help, that britain can benefit from america s experience fighting gangs. 1200 people have been arrested so far, half of them under 18. security camera pictures are being circulated with the public being asked to identify hooligans. that s old school technology these days. they are also going to be using facial recognition technology that was developed for the olympics next year. it feeds suspects faces through an updated face-matching program. the prime minister also criticized the police. he said when the rioting broke out, there were too few police on the streets and the tactics were wrong. he said now they re facing a new unique challenge so they ll get new powers. for instance, they will be able to take masks off masked men who are trying to hide their identity and it could be a clamp-down on social media and the use of blackberrys because many movements were coordinated that way. in a moving moment today, the father of a boy kille
being asked to identify hooligans. that s pretty much old school technology these days, though. they re also using new facial recognition technology that s being developed for the olympics next year. it feeds suspects faces to an updated face matching program. the prime minister had harsh words for the police. he said when the rioting broke out, there were too few police on the streets and the tactics were wrong. he said they re facing a new and unique challenge so now police may get new powers. they could be able to take masks off masked men who are trying to hide their identity and there could be a clamp-down on social media and the use of blackberrys. many of the movements of the rioters were coordinated by blackberry messenger. in a moving moment today, the father of a boy killed yesterday by a hit and run driver again appealed for calm. he called on parents, saying if you value your children, keep them at home. andrea? martin fletcher, thanks. michele bachmann has been electr