Those London police trucks are Jankels (and thoughts from a Londoner)

You may have seen photos of these RHD Ford F450s on the news.  They are armored vehicles prepared by Jankel Armouring Limited.  Here are some stock photos from the company's website:

Here is a Jeep J8 Jankels prepped.  The ballistics and bomb tests are pretty awesome.

My friend, who is a Bay Area native and long time London resident, had this to share:

• Compared to the Rodney King riots-- This is much more widespread, but thankfully, the prevalence of guns has not been added to the mix.
• The fearlessness and audacity of the hoodies have been shocking.
• The authorities have been inept for days.
• The riots started in notoriously blighted neighborhoods akin to East Palo Alto and East Oakland, but the looters spread out to posher neighborhoods.
• Victims have been reluctant to fight back at first in part because a man was jailed for shooting a robber a few years ago.