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A grieving father who calls for calm. A collection for an 89-year-old barber whose shop was ransacked. The spontaneous "neighborhood watch" groups springing up all over the country to protect their property and loved ones in the absence of the police.

These are the inspiring images of the last 24 hours after four consecutive nights of rioting across the U.K. They were in contrast to the pictures of burning buildings where youths trashed their own communities. The sight of a wounded young Malaysian student, who was robbed after youths pretended to comfort him, prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to denounce Britain’s “sick” society.

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