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SLOW AND STEADY WINS lthough a few reasons immediately come to mind, there are several reasons
that riots or mob violence occur. The fi rst is straight from the evening news
THE RACE—AND KEEPS and stems from the challenges people face in our urban environments that
involve social and political issues, crime and poverty.
YOU OUT OF TROUBLE. A The second is a situation in which you might fi nd yourself one day: The
mood of a crowd you’re in has turned ugly, and some people begin to commit criminal or
violent actions. Residents of San Francisco, Vancouver and Ohio State still vividly remember
BY LARRY SCHWARTZ the millions of dollars in damages private individuals and businesses sustained because of
“revelers” whose sports team either won or lost a big game during the past fi ve years.
The third, and last, is a scenario that is unfortunately becoming more and more common:
People and groups come together for the specifi c purpose of protesting and showing their
discontent with some social or political reality through violent action, destruction of property
and disruption of other people’s normal daily activities. Disorderly and aggressive protests of
the current political environment are emblematic of this type of group.
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