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Understanding Crowd Behavior and Riot Control Tactics
TLDR Crowd behavior in instances of stampedes or mob mentality can lead to riots, with anonymity playing a significant role in encouraging individuals to act differently. Riot control tactics involve the use of command teams, non-lethal weapons, and intimidation to effectively contain and disperse rioters while protecting non-violent individuals.
Timestamped Summary
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There is a study of crowd behavior that tries to understand why individuals act differently when they are part of a larger collective group, such as in instances of stampedes or mob mentality.
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Riots occur when a few people act as triggers and start the riot, while the rest of the crowd gets caught up in the mob mentality, with anonymity playing a significant role in encouraging people to do things they wouldn't normally do.
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Riot control tactics involve the use of a command team, echelons of officers, and an arrest team to effectively contain and disperse rioters while allowing non-violent individuals to safely leave the area.
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Riot cops use devices such as helmets, body armor, shields, and batons to protect themselves and quell a crowd, including using non-lethal rounds like blunt force rounds, beanbag rounds, and sponge rounds to disperse rioters.
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Riot cops use a variety of non-lethal weapons, including foam guns, sound devices, flashbang grenades, and pepper ball rounds filled with pepper spray, to disperse rioters and protect themselves.
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Pepper spray and tear gas grenades are commonly used by riot control units to disperse crowds and control riots, while other non-lethal weapons such as dye rounds and sponge rounds can be used for marking and intimidation purposes.
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During a riot, the police switch to intimidation mode in order to disperse the crowd and scare people into not participating in the violence, and they also prioritize who they arrest or mark with dye based on the severity of the crime or the level of danger the person poses.
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The Chicago 7 documentary is based on court transcripts and includes animated scenes, archival footage, and interviews, and it highlights the police's violent response to protesters in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention in 1968, which ultimately led to riots.
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Rioting in Tunisia sparked by a man setting himself on fire due to unfair taxation has spread through social media and Anonymous is involved, leading to riots in other countries as well.
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