Riot
Riots happen when many people meet to be violent.[1] This can happen after sports events, demonstrations or as a protest. Rioters damage cars, buildings and attack other people, among other things.
The police are brought out to stop riots. In the Western world, they use shields and fight with soft weapons, for example with water cannons or rubber bullets, as well as with batons. When riots really get out of control, police also use tools that can hurt people, such as tear gas and pepper spray,[2] and they put the rioters under arrest. Riots are very dangerous and can lead to certain deaths at times.
There have been many riots all over the world, especially in England, Northern Ireland, the United States, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia, France, Hong Kong and mainland China.[1]
Riot Media
Teamsters, armed with pipes, riot in a clash with police in the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 during the Great Depression.
Anti-Sarkozy rioters wearing scarves to conceal their identity and filter tear gas in Paris, France in May 2007
New York police attacking unemployed workers in Tompkins Square Park, 1874.
A Starbucks after anti austerity protests and riots in Barcelona in April 2012
St. Augustine's Church on fire during the Philadelphia Nativist Riots in 1844
Law enforcement teams deployed to control riots often wear body armor and shields, and may use tear gas against anti-Sarkozy demonstrators in Paris
Water cannon during a riot in Germany, 2001
The Brixton race riot in London, 1981
The aftermath of a Washington, D.C. riot in April 1968
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 riot. www.Britannica.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ↑ Tear gas and pepper spray: What protesters need to know. www.cen.acs.org. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
