A Report On The Riots

Though sparked by the Rodney King verdict, there were many other causes of the riots that erupted on the streets of Los Angeles on April 29, 1992. The Los Angeles riots in 1992 were devastating. The obvious issue portrayed through the media was black versus white. If you did not live in Los Angeles or California chances are you did not hear full coverage of the story, you heard a simple cut and dry portrayal of the events in South Central. If you heard one thing about the riots, it was that there was a man named Rodney King and he was a black male beaten with excessive force by four white Los Angeles police officers on Los Angeles concrete. The media portrayed the riots as black rage on the streets due to the

Australia claims to be an egalitarian land of equal opportunity; however, the documentary Cronulla Riots suggests that it is not applicable to all of its citizens. Especially for those Muslim Australians who lived 26km away from South of Sydney CBD during 11th Dec. 2005 – 15th Dec. 2005. They were ill disposed to their fellow White Australians living down the street from them. For them, tensions grew day by day.

1. After the 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese, John Darley and Bibb Latane were in shock as the rest of the city/world that a 28 year old lady could be stabbed in a neighborhood with about 38 by standers or more and say or do nothing. Why didn’t anyone try and help her? How could people stand by and watch this go on? People speculated that the failure of people to get involved might be due more to the influence (socially) that bystanders have on each other. To test this theory, Darley and Latane, two psychologists, decided to conduct a study. “Diffusion of Responsibility” Everyone hopes that someone else will be the first to step up

In the real world, those who want to protest and make a difference in society form groups so that their point will be more publicized, and therefore, taken seriously. When King states that “groups tend to be more immoral than individuals,” it relates to violent riots that have currently come to issue in today’s society. Speaking out against society can be immoral. Riots are known to consist of destruction of property, violence, and other profanity. However, it is rare to see an individual take part in these behaviors, without a group supporting them. For example, violent-anti Trump riots have broken out across the U.S. The question is, how many of these rioters would act

One way that people can become deindividuated is when they are part of a large group or a crowd. Deindividuation has been used to explain why people who are usually well-behaved can become violent during group interactions, for example, riots. The deindivduation theory complements the social learning theory as agrees that people change depending on role models.

A 'riot' is commonly defined as a disorderly behaviour, which often involve violence and the destruction of property (Andrews, 2014, p. 292). Riots can be viewed from a Conservative point of view and from a Radical point of view. Conservatism and Radicalism are both political ideologies. Although ideologies are 'explanatory frameworks that help to make sense of society' (Andrews, 2014, p. 306), conservatism and radicalism contrast in many ways. Conservatism is associated with wisdom, limited politics, and natural hierarchy, legitimising the existing order. Radicalism is linked to progress, universal rights and popular sovereignty, suggesting alternative to the existing order (The Open University, 2016b).

The next thing I found to be extremely interesting was diffusion of responsibility. I really took a keen interest in this part of the article because it is something that I feel like goes on often and can easily be stopped. They went into details on how once there are more people in a group, each person feels less responsible, and comparing that to when you are the only witness you are fully responsible for what happens. They performed an experiment on a group of 6 people and had a prerecorded voice on the intercom saying that they were having a seizer and called out for help. The people who believed were the only ones to hear the cries for help had 85% of them help, and the ones who thought they were one of the six only 31% of

Every crime has a correlation with a theory in criminology. These theories explain why crime happens and some even go to the extent to come up with a solution to prevent or stop crime. This paper will explore how certain theories of criminology connect with the riots that happened in Ferguson, Missouri. Facts from different articles will be used to back up the theory. The theories will explain why rioters committed the crimes did. The paper will take the actions of the protestors and explain why they did what they did.

Radical group protests have a negative impact on society. Protestors are filled with many emotions and being a part of a group with strong opinions allowed to chant and protest in public can brings out the worst in people. People begin fight for the different things they believe in and allow hate to take over. Instead of bringing the country together, it can tear the nation apart.

With each protest they'd end up getting crazy because of the different views people had. It connects to the thesis because any little act of resistance to the law ends up affecting a whole community. There is never such thing as a positive law impact to a free society. Peaceful resistance to laws can negatively impact a free society. Throughout the last election there were a lot of protests that would take place. Some of them were peaceful and others weren't. With each protest they'd end up getting crazy because of the different views people had. It connects to the thesis because any little act of resistance to the law ends up affecting a whole community. There is never such thing as a positive law impact to a free society. Peaceful resistance to laws can negatively impact a free society. Throughout the last election there were a lot of protests that would take place. Some of them were peaceful and others weren't. With each protest they'd end up getting crazy because of the different views people had. It connects to the thesis because any little act of resistance to the law ends up affecting a whole community. There is never such thing as a positive law impact to a free

The riots that marked this Taisho¯ political crisis go a long way toward explaining why Hara accepted a compromise that betrayed the hopes of hardline advocates of “constitutional government.” On one hand Hara insisted that landlords and business leaders deserved a political voice through their representatives such as his Seiyu¯kai party. But no less than his rivals in the bureaucracy or military such as Katsura or Yamagata, he was terrified by the specter of aroused and politically focused masses. He did not want to encourage them or their leaders. Such fear was not paranoia. The first twenty years of the twentieth century not only saw the Diet and its representatives win seats at the table of elite politics but were also a time of chronic

The book outlines ways in which to reduce riots in correctional institutions. Inmates want fair and consistent enforcement of rules and treatment by the staff, as well as, a sufficient ratio of staff and security for each inmate. Food quality is a major determinant factor, as well as, making sure with abrupt changes in prisoners or staff that there is someone to take over their position. If inmates are aware of the “No hostage” policy, they will be deterred from riots as their demands will not be considered if hostages are taken. Continuously having riot planning and training. alongside, communication between management, staff, and of course, the inmates. With a decrease in rumors, there is less animosity and a more peaceful environment for those who work and inhabit the facility. Finally, a good classification system, where incoming inmates can receive the necessary risk assessments.

Social contagion theory also notes that once a crowd reaches a certain level of arousal, members lose their power to resist. Again we can see this manifested in the actions of the rioters. As the crowd grows bigger and becomes more heated with tension, people begin to lose their power to resist, this on top of the protection of the anonymity, causes riots to grow both in numbers as well as with actions.

Throughout each era there has been issues with riots and protests; however, how the protest is structured can cause civil problems.For instance, with the Black Lives Matter movement, it started as a retaliation for the victim that was killed by the police while apparently the police department was trying to cover it up.The movement was considered peaceful with signs and speeches until the influence of violent protesters and miscommunication from the police caused eruption with the use of weapons which caused more lives. In this movement, citizens questioned whether the police broke protocol and the second amendment of " the right to bear arms" came into question.The overall movement negatively impacted society and their trust in law enforcement.

Every riot has started off from someone’s death which made the society angry and sad against the police and the government laws. They are angry that they have bee categories into lower class people with less house incomes. For example we had the London riot 2011