Dear /newpoll/, I do not frequent this board often, but I have come seeking knowledge. With the recent riots in the UK, and seeming civil unrest in many countries all over the world, what is /newpoll/'s view on riots, morally, or politically, and when would you consider rioting justified?
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Anonymous2011-08-26 17:57
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This. There's a line between protest and riot. In Egypt, the violence was directed at the authorities, and people converged on the single point in order to make a political statement - that's protest. In the G20 incident, the violence was directed towards specific institutions, people were causing damage to the offices and branches of banks - that's protest. In the recent event, the violence wasn't really directed anywhere, and people just ended up breaking into shops and stealing stuff - that's a riot.