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Police riot is the wrongful, disproportionate, law and
legitimacy use of force by a group of police against a group of civilians.
It often describes a situation where police, clad in riot gear such as
armor,
helmets, padded knee and elbow protectors, and face shields, encounter a group of civilians, such as a
protest group, which is not engaged in violent behaviour, but is deemed by police or police supervisors to pose a threat to public safety, and is attacked by police.
In an encounter such as this, violence often ensues. This violence, perpetrated or provoked by police or other military and security force personnel, may run the gamut from simple
assault,
battery (crime),
assault with a deadly weapon,
Mayhem (crime), even homicide. If the riot is caused by or Incitement by police action, it can be labelled as a "police riot." This term is considered somewhat provocative, as most people consider the police and similar authorities to be
keepers of the peace, and not
inciters of riots.
Police, whose duty it is to enforce the law and prevent violent conflict, are subject to the same crowd psychology as any other group of armed men and women when in large confrontational groups, in encounters whose outcome is uncertain, and when in the grip of fear, anger, or other strong
emotion.
History
===United States===Throughout the history of Trade union organizing, police violence has regularly been used in efforts to quell protesting workers. One notable incident took place in May 1884, when police killed four striking workers at the Cyrus McCormick. in
Chicago. The following day, a peaceful demonstration in Haymarket Square erupted in violence when a bomb was thrown, killing eight policemen — an event known as the
Haymarket Riot. Fifty years later, in July 1934, police in San Francisco were involved in several encounters with striking
stevedore. After 1934 West Coast Longshore Strike#"Bloody Thursday", the other area unions joined together and called a
general strike of all workers (the "Big Strike"). Subsequent criticism of the police was probably where the term "police riot" was first coined.
During the Vietnam War,
anti-war demonstrators were routinely attacked by police using Club (weapon)#Police and army batons and teargas. The most notorious of these assaults took place during the August
1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, which was the scene of massive Opposition to the Vietnam War. The actions of the police were later described as a "police riot", in the Walker Report to the US National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence.
In August 1988, a
riot erupted in
Tompkins Square Park in New York City when police, some mounted on horseback, brutally attempted to enforce a newly-passed curfew for the park. Bystanders, artists, residents, homeless people and political activists were caught up in the police action that took place during the night of August 6-7. In an editorial,
The New York Times dubbed the incident a "police riot","Yes, a Police Riot," editorial of The New York Times, August 26, 1988, Section A; Page 30, Column 1; Editorial Desk and it became known as the Tompkins Square Park Police Riot.
It is worthwhile to note that there have also been cases, such as the 1857 clash between the New York City Police Department and 300 police workers occupying
City Hall in a protest in which 52 police officers were injured, where a police riot involved
only the police. This occurred while
Fernando Wood was mayor.
See also
Riot weaponry
External links
- account of a police riot
- Cedar Avenue Valentines Police Riot
- Riot Video from around the World
References
Police riot is the wrongful, disproportionate, law and
legitimacy use of force by a group of
police against a group of
civilians.
It often describes a situation where police, clad in riot gear such as
armor, helmets, padded knee and elbow protectors, and face shields, encounter a group of civilians, such as a
protest group, which is not engaged in violent behaviour, but is deemed by police or police supervisors to pose a threat to
public safety, and is attacked by police.
In an encounter such as this, violence often ensues. This violence, perpetrated or provoked by police or other military and security force personnel, may run the gamut from simple
assault,
battery (crime), assault with a deadly weapon,
Mayhem (crime), even
homicide. If the riot is caused by or Incitement by police action, it can be labelled as a "police riot." This term is considered somewhat provocative, as most people consider the police and similar authorities to be
keepers of the peace, and not
inciters of riots.
Police, whose duty it is to enforce the
law and prevent violent conflict, are subject to the same
crowd psychology as any other group of armed men and women when in large confrontational groups, in encounters whose outcome is uncertain, and when in the grip of fear, anger, or other strong emotion.
History
===United States===Throughout the history of Trade union organizing, police violence has regularly been used in efforts to quell protesting workers. One notable incident took place in May
1884, when police killed four striking workers at the
Cyrus McCormick. in Chicago. The following day, a peaceful demonstration in Haymarket Square erupted in violence when a bomb was thrown, killing eight policemen — an event known as the Haymarket Riot. Fifty years later, in July 1934, police in San Francisco were involved in several encounters with striking
stevedore. After
1934 West Coast Longshore Strike#"Bloody Thursday", the other area unions joined together and called a
general strike of all workers (the "Big Strike"). Subsequent criticism of the police was probably where the term "police riot" was first coined.
During the
Vietnam War,
anti-war demonstrators were routinely attacked by police using
Club (weapon)#Police and army batons and teargas. The most notorious of these assaults took place during the August 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, which was the scene of massive
Opposition to the Vietnam War. The actions of the police were later described as a "police riot", in the Walker Report to the US National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence.
In August 1988, a
riot erupted in
Tompkins Square Park in
New York City when police, some mounted on horseback, brutally attempted to enforce a newly-passed curfew for the park. Bystanders, artists, residents, homeless people and political activists were caught up in the police action that took place during the night of August 6-7. In an editorial, The New York Times dubbed the incident a "police riot","Yes, a Police Riot," editorial of The New York Times, August 26, 1988, Section A; Page 30, Column 1; Editorial Desk and it became known as the Tompkins Square Park Police Riot.
It is worthwhile to note that there have also been cases, such as the 1857 clash between the
New York City Police Department and 300 police workers occupying City Hall in a protest in which 52 police officers were injured, where a police riot involved
only the police. This occurred while
Fernando Wood was mayor.
See also
Riot weaponry
External links
- account of a police riot
- Cedar Avenue Valentines Police Riot
- Riot Video from around the World
References
Police riot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A police riot is a term used for the wrongful, disproportionate, unlawful, and illegitimate use of force by a group of police against a group of civilians.
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