The riots began in Los Angeles‚ amidst a period of rising tensions between American servicemen stationed in southern California and Los Angeles’ Chicano community. Many of the tensions between the Chicano community and the sailors existed because the servicemen walked through a Chicano neighborhood on the way back to their barracks after nights of drinking. The discrimination against the Chicano minority community was compounded by robberies and fights during these drunken interactions. In July 1942
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Prisons are full of criminals and aggressive angry people; riots are not a very common occurrence with prison guards keeping most inmates under control‚ but they do happen. After the riot subdues‚ since it is common for some inmates to detain a guard or other prison employee so that the riot can take place without interruption‚ the inmates would be charged for false imprisonment‚ hostage taking‚ and most evidently rioting would be the main charge for the inmates involved. I would say false imprisonment
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On April 27‚ 2015 in Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ riots erupted. It all started when Freddie Gray was arrested on April 12‚ 2015‚ and was severely injured in police custody. Gray later died of the injuries. This was the latest case of police brutality in a long string of incidents. Tensions boiled over after about a week of peaceful protest‚ and protesters turned to violent actions. Joined by gangs and others seeking to take part in violence‚ stores were looted‚ rocks were thrown at police‚ and property
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The bath riots Whether they are legal or illegal‚ immigrants have experienced discrimination from a large group of americans citizens. I believe they should have more consideration and respect‚ therefore‚ helping immigrants to have a better life here in the US. Coming to United States represents a huge opportunity to get a better job than what their country can offer them and their families. Trying to get into America has become a big accomplishment‚ specially for the Mexican population and their
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CONSERVATION OF WATTS TOWER 1761-1765 East 107th Street Watts‚ Los Angeles‚ California Watts Towers Treatment Start: 1978 Treatment: Ongoing Frank Preusser‚ Senior scientist‚ LACMA Conservator: Sara Dorsch Type: Outdoor Yard Building Media: Concrete Structure Size: Use: Historic Site Owner: Cultural Affairs Department‚ Watts Towers Arts Center and tours The Watts Towers‚ Towers of Simon Rodia‚ or Nuestro Pueblo ("our town")‚ are within the Simon Rodia State Historic Park‚ in the Watts community
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crowd. Seven policemen and four other persons were killed‚ and more than 100 persons were wounded. This riot however was not just a random outbreak during a labor demonstration but rather a boiling over of a culmination of many factors that were building up in the late 19th century which eventually led down to what we remember now as the Haymarket Square riot. Before this entire Riot came to be‚ we see clearly that the Industrial revolution had a strong impact on society‚ from agricultural
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The term riot is often used in tandem with events like protests‚ rallies or marches. We think of people with common goals and/or grievances coming together to have their opinions and voices heard. Common themes include injustice‚ freedom and human rights. We can watch riots on the news on a near daily basis. Egypt is rioting for the end of an autocratic government‚ Syria is protesting the dictatorship of their President‚ and Greece is rioting for economic reform. These protests often begin with peaceful
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London Riots “On the 7th of August 2011‚ the town of Tottenham had been terrorised‚ as overnight riots called for; buildings and cars to be burnt‚ shops to be looted and petrol bombs thrown at police” It is very difficult to understand how such unnecessary violence can be approved on. One of my main reasons for saying this is that during a protest demanding “justice” over the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan‚ an outbreak of looting and violence began. This resulted in eight police officers having
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Race Riots Race rioting hasn’t just recently begun. It traces back to the 20th century. The most well known race riot that I briefly touched upon in my project was the Notting Hill race riots. The riots took place in London‚ England. It was fuelled by an increasing number of Caribbean migrants arriving after the Second World Ward. By 1961‚ it was estimated that about 100‚000 Caribbean people were occupying London. At this point in time‚ Caribbean migrant were found housing in the poorest of areas
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"The Rebecca Riots were mainly the product of dire poverty gripping West Wales" How valid is this assessment of the causes of the Rebecca riots‚ 1839-1844? The Rebecca riots were a series of protests against conditions in the rural areas of Wales between 1839 and 1844. It was a time of growing discontent among the poor‚ they were under increasing pressure from the cost of all necessaries in life. Interpretation suggests that the Rebecca riots were a consequence of extreme poverty caused by many
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