Riots

[scooter_the_shooter]

I saw some footage of the LA riots recently and the first thing that came to my mind when I saw them looting was. "Why don’t the police kill them all" I heard some Korean shop owners killed looters but I don’t know if this is true.

Obviously the best way to stop a riot is to keep people happy so there isn’t one.

But that doesn’t always happen.




I am curious to see what many of people here think should happen to rioters.

With me I think


Peaceful protest...fine\


Protest out of hand. Tear-gas them send attack dogs etc.


Throwing bricks and Molotov cocktails at the police.... Shoot them until they all run away.


When do you members of the org think any force should start. And when should deadly force start.

[BDC]

Well it shouldn't ever end up with force, and if you end up facing rioters with guns then it's more an insurrection than riot...

But the whole point of police is that they can control this sort of thing without having to send in the army to kill everyone.

[scooter_the_shooter]

So when riots or looting starts the police should do nothing??? Just wait for it to calm down?

[Slyspy]

Most people here support the rule of law which prevents indiscrimate shootings by the police, hence the debate over the shooting in London. All those who don't are fools.

[scooter_the_shooter]

If people are throwing bricks and molotov cocktails at the police. Thats is a pretty good reason to shoot them.

[scooter_the_shooter]

What you wrote cube are my exact veiws.
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But I got a question. In all the footage I have seen of the LA riots there are no police?? where did they go.

does any one know??

[sharrukin]

My first reaction is that riots are what flamethrowers were made for!

Realistically however;

The first priority in a riot should be to prevent fatalities among the non-rioting civilian population.

The second priority should be to prevent fatalities among police.

The third priority should be to restore order with as few civilian and police casualities, and as little property damage as possible.

The fourth priority should be to avoid fatalities or casualties among the rioters themselves.

Any weapons used by rioters that have a reasonable possibility of causing fatalities either to police or civilian bystanders should be dealt with by the use of lethal force if required.