riot

Also known as riots, clashes

thumb|Teamsters, armed with pipes, riot in a clash with [[police in the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 during the Great Depression.]]

AI overview

A riot is a violent disturbance involving a group of people, as shown in the image of the 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters Strike where armed workers clashed with police. Riots matter because they reflect serious social conflicts and tensions—in this case, labor disputes during economic hardship—and have significant consequences for both participants and communities.

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Key facts

UK legislation.short_title: Riot Act 1414
UK legislation.type: Act
UK legislation.parliament: Parliament of England
UK legislation.long_title: Recital of the Statute 13 H. 4. c. 7. against riots, &c.
UK legislation.year: 1414
UK legislation.citation: 2 Hen. 5. Stat. 1. c. 8
UK legislation.territorial_extent: England and Wales
UK legislation.royal_assent: 29 May 1414
UK legislation.commencement: 30 April 1414
UK legislation.amendments: Statute Law Revision Act 1948
UK legislation.repeal_date: 1 January 1968
UK legislation.repealing_legislation: Criminal Law Act 1967
UK legislation.status: Repealed
UK legislation.original_text: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000017915526&seq=206

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Research

1,007 papers

Riot control agents: pharmacology, toxicology, biochemistry and chemistry.ReviewJournal of applied toxicology : JAT · 2001Olajos EJ, Salem HDOI: 10.1002/jat.767
Riot control agents: the tear gases CN, CS and OC-a medical review.ReviewJournal of the Royal Army Medical Corps · 2015Schep LJ, Slaughter RJ, McBride DIDOI: 10.1136/jramc-2013-000165
Riot control agent.British medical journal · 1973
Rapid screening of riot control agents using DART-TD-HRMS.Forensic toxicology · 2024Mörén L, Östin A, Larsson A et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11419-024-00681-5
Restrict use of riot-control chemicals.Nature · 2019Kaszeta DDOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-02594-5
Return to Intended Oncologic Treatment (RIOT) in Resected Gastric Cancer Patients.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2020Ramos MFKP, de Castria TB, Pereira MA et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11605-019-04462-z
Why do people riot?Current biology : CB · 2011Gross MDOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.09.015
Exposure to the riot control agent CS and potential health effects: a systematic review of the evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Dimitroglou Y, Rachiotis G, Hadjichristodoulou CDOI: 10.3390/ijerph120201397

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Wikidata facts

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Commons category: Riots
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Article

24 sections

Contents

Classification
Effects
Riot control and laws
Risk of arrest
National laws
India
Israel
United Kingdom
England and Wales
Mode of trial and sentence
Association football matches
Compensation for riot damage
Construction of "riot" and cognate expressions in other instruments
History
Northern Ireland
Scotland
United States
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
United Kingdom
United States
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thumb|Teamsters, armed with pipes, riot in a clash with [[police in the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 during the Great Depression.]]

thumb|2007 French presidential election|Anti-Sarkozy rioters wearing scarves to conceal their identity and filter [[tear gas in Paris, France in May 2007]] A riot or mob violence is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by some people committing public violence against government or other authority figures and property. Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The property targeted varies depending on the riot and the inclinations of those involved. Targets can include shops, cars, restaurants, state-owned institutions, and religious buildings or other symbol of a targeted sector of the population. Although a riot may be produced by political grievances, government offices themselves are not often targeted due to their strong protection.