,CONFLICT 9 ,OAKL& 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DOT ,MATRIX 

,TEXT 3 

,MANY PEOPLE HAVE BE5 HE>T5$ BY ! ,DECEMB] EV5TS 9 ,GREECE1 :I*1 ALONG ) ,FRANCE1 SEEMS LIKE ONE ( ! FEW REMA9+ PLACES :]E PASSION HAS NOT DI$ 9 ! HE>TS ( RESI/]S1 :]E PEOPLE WILL /ILL BACK UP !IR \TRAGE ) FIRE & BRICKS4 ,AN>*I/S >\ND ! C\NTRY RESPOND$ V>I\SLY BUT POSITIVELY1 SOME GO+ F> 5\< \T ( !IR WAY TO ADD !IR NAME TO AN OP5 LETT] OR A BLOG 5TRY1 :ILE O!RS TOOK TO ! /REETS 9 SUPPORT4 

,SO IMAG9E ! %OCK1 !N1 :5 A M]E TWO WEEKS AFT] AN>*I/S HAD W>M$ !MSELVES ) PICTURES ( FIRES 9 ,GREECE1 ?AT !RE >E SU* V]Y DIFF]5T RESPONSES TO A RIOT 9 ,OAKL&1 ,CALI=NIA4 

,9 ! E>LY H\RS ( ,JANU>Y #a/1 A ,BAY ,>EA ,RAPID ,TRANSIT 7,B,>,T7 POLICE (FIC] LE?ALLY %OT #bb YE> OLD ,OSC> ,GRANT ONCE 9 ! BACK :ILE HE WAS BE+ DETA9$ ON ! PLAT=M ( ! ,FRUITVALE ,B,>,T /ATION 9 ,OAKL&4 ,WITNESSES REPORT ?AT ,GRANT WAS 0LY+ ON HIS /OMA* ) HIS H&S \T 9 A NON-?REAT5+ POSITION :5 HE WAS %OT40 

,ON ! AFT]NOON ( ,GRANT'S FUN]AL A WEEK LAT]1 A PROTE/ WAS HELD AT ! ,FRUITVALE /ATION TO DRAW ATT5TION TO ! EV5T4 ,PROTE/]S M>*$ TO D[NT[N ,OAKL&1 :]E ! DEMON/RATION TURN$ 9TO A RIOT 9 :I* A POLICE C> WAS TOTAL$1 & ?+S W]E BROK54 ,?+S BROK5 9CLUD$ ! W9D[S ( SOME SMALL BUS9ESSES & W9D%IELDS ( C>S 7?REE W5T UP 9 FLAMES7 ?AT W]E [N$ BY RESID5TS ( ,OAKL& RA!R ?AN BY MEGACORPORATIONS4 

,! COMM5T>IES ON SITES LIKE ,S,F ,9DYM$IA1 9FO%OP4ORG1 & AN>*I/NEWS 9 RESPONSE TO ! NEWS ( ?IS SMA%+ HAS BE5 AB\T #e_/#e BETWE5 PEOPLE :O >E CELEBRAT+ ?IS RIOT & PEOPLE COMPLA9+ BECAUSE ! RIOT WAS NOT ! PLANN$1 /RATEGIC SORTIE ?AT !Y APP>5TLY ?9K ! ,LEFT %\LD PROVIDE = !M4 ,! COMPLA9TS >E WOR? PAY+ SOME ATT5TION TO1 S9CE !Y >E 9DICATIVE ( CONT9U+1 UGLY TR5DS3 

,! ACCUSATION ?AT :ITE AN>*I/S >E TO BLAME = 9APPROPRIATE PROP]TY DE/RUCTION 7DESPITE ! IMAGES1 VIDEOS1 & P>TICIPANTS EXPRESS+ ?AT IT WAS MO/LY PEOPLE ( COLOR -- SOME ( :OM W]E REPORT$LY AN>*I/S -- :O W]E SMA%+ SO-CALL$ 9APPROPRIATE ?+S74 

,! ACCUSATION ?AT ! NON-ACTIVI/S DIDN'T ABIDE BY ! ,M>QUESS ( ,QUE5SB]RY ,RULES ( ,PROP] ,RIOT ,PROC$URE1 BECAUSE BY/&] BUS9ESSES & C>S W]E SMA%$4 

,! ACCUSATION ?AT /ATE 9/IGATION 7?R\< ! USE ( PROVOCATEURS7 DUP$ ! AN>*I/S_/RIOT]S 9TO RIOT+1 :I* ALI5ATES ! ,NORMALS4 

,! ACCUSATION FAULT+ ?OSE :O CALL$ ! PROTE/ = NOT CONTROLL+ ! SITUATION SO ?AT ! RIOT C\LDN'T HAPP54 ,ONE COMM5T] PO/$3 0,IF REAL AN>*I/S >E MIX+ ) PEOPLE DE/ROY+ SMALL BUS9ESSES !Y BECOME !M = ALL 9T5TS & PURPOSES4 ,!Y C\LD HAVE WALK$ AWAY OR TRI$ TO SPEAK \T TO ?OSE :O W\LD LI/5 & $UCATE !M ON ! RELEVANCE ( ! T>GETS 40 

,! ACCUSATION ?AT ! PROTE/]S1 BY RIOT+1 >E 9/IGAT+ MORE REPRESSION FROM ! /ATE4 

,! 9TRODUCTION ( ! CONCEPT ( 9NOC5CE -- 9 ?IS CASE1 ! 9NOC5T BY/&]S :O HAD !IR /UFF SMA%$4 

,! BE/[AL ( MORAL AU?ORITY ON AN 9DIVIDUAL 7ESPECIALLY :5 ?AT 9DIVIDUAL JU/ HAPP5S TO AGREE ) ! COMM5T]74 ,AN \T/&+ EXAMPLE3 0AMONG MANY REASONS NOT TO 5GAGE 9 TRA%+ ,AFRICAN ,BEAD %OPS 76668887 & ,*9ESE RE/AURANTS IS ?AT ! FAMILY ( ,OSC> ,GRANT HAS D5\NC$ IT & CALL$ CLE>LY = IT NOT TO BE REPEAT$40 

,!SE COMM5TS >E M]ELY ! LATE/ IT]ATIONS ( SOME CLASSIC ,LEFTI/ CAN>DS -- PROP]TY DE/RUCTION EQUALS VIOL5CE2 ONLY :ITE ACTIVI/S WANT TO SMA% ?+S2 ! MY/IFICATION ( RACIAL ISSUES UND] ! CLOAK ( LANGUAGE AB\T 0NORMAL10 09NOC5T10 0WORK+ CLASS10 0COMMUNITY10 0NEI<BORHOOD10 ETC2 \R ACTIONS CAN 7OR DO867 CONTROL ! ACTIONS ( ! /ATE2 !RE IS SU* A ?+ AS 9NOC5CE2 ACTIVI/S >E RESPONSIBLE = CONTROLL+ PEOPLE'S RAGE2 EV5TS >E SIGNIFICANT TO ! EXT5T ?AT !Y SATISFY OR 9FLU5CE NON-P>TICIPANTS 7ESPECIALLY ?R\< ! 9T]FACE ( CORPORATE M$IA74 

,ONCE !SE PREMISES >E MADE EXPLICIT1 !IR FALSITY IS OBVI\S4 ,PEOPLE ( COLOR >E NO MORE ALI5AT$ BY PROP]TY DE/RUCTION ?AN :ITE PEOPLE >E4 ,NON-AN>*I/S DO NOT NE$ AN>*I/S TO %[ !M ! WAY TO 7OR ! SATISFACTION 97 PROP]TY DE/RUCTION4 ,PROP]TY DE/RUCTION IS DIFF]5T 9 SEV]AL SIGNIFICANT WAYS FROM VIOL5CE ?AT DAMAGES LIV+ BE+S4 ,! /ATE HAS ITS [N AG5DA & :IMS1 & \R ACTIVITIES MAY SOMETIMES BE US$ AS EXCUSES1 BUT >E = ! MO/ P>T B>ELY NOTIC$4 ,ACTIVI/S -- TO ! EXT5T ?AT !Y SEEK TO MANAGE PEOPLE'S ANG] -- >E P>T ( ! PROBLEM1 NOT P>T ( A SOLUTION4 ,RIOTS & SIMIL> EV5TS >E SIGNIFICANT 7TO ! EXT5T ?AT !Y >E7 BECAUSE !Y ALL[ ! P>TICIPANTS TO HAVE SOME LIFE-*ANG+ EXP]I5CES1 F> MORE ?AN BECAUSE ( ANY MESSAGE ?AT MI<T GET \T TO SPECTATORS4 ,9NOC5CE IS A CODE WORD = A :OLE HO/ ( ASSUMPTIONS ?AT HAVE NO?+ TO DO ) LIFE 9 ! ,U,S4 ,SOME ( ! SM>T] COMM5TATORS ALLUD$ TO TWO SEEM+LY CONFLICT+ PO9TS3 A7 RIOTS >E AB\T RAGE2 ! PO9T IS ?AT RIOT]S >E UNCONTROLL$2 B7 ! FACT ?AT IS PEOPLE ATTACK T>GETS ?AT DON'T SEEM TO BE CONNECT$ TO ! ISSUE AT H& PROBABLY MEANS ?AT !Y P]CEIVE ! PROBLEM DIFF]5TLY4 

,NO D\BT !RE IS SOME?+ TO LE>N FROM ?AT DIFF]5T P]SPECTIVE4 

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