Riot

Riots occur when crowds of people have gathered and are committing crimes or acts of violence.

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Dispersing violent crowds is usually a task for the police, although widespread rioting may require military support.

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"Less than lethal" weapons, such as water cannon, rubber bullets, pepper spray, flexible baton rounds and riot control agent, are often used to control crowds although in some cases the police themselves will instigate a riot by attacking an otherwise peaceful gathering of people (usually protesters).

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Some repressive countries use deadly force to stop riots, particularly if martial law is declared or in a country at war. This is generally permissible under the laws of war so long as nonparticipating civilians are not intended targets. Collateral damage is a common result.

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Crowd: A crowd is a group of people, also known (especially in the United States) as a mob. The crowd may have a common purpose or set of emotions, such as at a political rally, at a sports game, or during looting, or simply be made up of many people going about their business in a busy area (eg shopping)....

Crime: A crime in a broad sense is an act that violates a political or moral law. In the narrow sense, a crime is a violation of the criminal law. For example, most traffic violations or breaches of contract are not crimes in a legal sense....

Violence: Violence refers to acts —typically connotative with aggressive and criminal behaviour —which intend to cause or is causing of injury to persons, animals, or (in limited cases) property. Harm to non-human animals may be considered violence, though this depends on the social mores related ...

Riot related Images and Photos (experimental)

Paramore: Riot! CD	Paramore: Riot! CD	Quiet Riot	Quiet Riot
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Ra Ra Riot: The Rhumb Line	Ra Ra Riot: The Rhumb Line	Dragstrip Riot 1958	Riot in Juvenile Prison