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A wave of civil unrest in the United States, initially triggered by the murder of George Floyd during his arrest by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, led to protests and riots against systemic racism in the United States, [8] [9] including police brutality and other forms of violence. [10]
Riot grrrl is an underground feminist punk movement that began ... Hanna would also stage dive into the crowds to personally remove male hecklers who would often ...
It was variably observed that the media outlets were settling on the terms "riot" and "insurrection". [299] [300] According to NPR, "By definition, 'insurrection', and its derivative, 'insurgency', are accurate. 'Riot' and 'mob' are equally correct. While these words are not interchangeable, they are all suitable when describing Jan. 6."
Element (formerly Riot and Vector [11]) is a free and open-source software instant messaging client implementing the Matrix protocol. [ 12 ] Element supports end-to-end encryption , [ 13 ] private and public groups, sharing of files between users, voice and video calls, and other collaborative features with help of bots and widgets.
The first truck-mounted water cannon was used for riot control in Germany in the beginning of the 1930s. [1] The most modern versions do not expose the operator to the riot, and are controlled remotely from within the vehicle by a joystick. The Austrian-built WaWe 10.000 by Rosenbauer used by German police can carry 10,000 litres (2,200 imp gal ...
After the July riots, a period of peace was broken by another riot on 2 September 1964. This riot was triggered by the murder of a Malay trishaw rider along Geylang Serai and this incident sparked attempts of stabbings and heightened violence. 13 people were killed, 106 sustained injuries while 1,439 were arrested. [23]
In response, the Ferguson Police Department deployed military-grade riot gear and riot control weaponry to disperse crowds and maintain order. Further protests erupted after the death of Eric Garner , a 43-year-old black resident of Staten Island , New York who died after being put in a nineteen-second long chokehold by New York City Police ...
The 1992 Los Angeles riots (also called the South Central riots, Rodney King riots or the 1992 Los Angeles uprising) [4] [5] were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California, United States, during April and May 1992.