Why do protests turn violent
Curfews have been imposed in multiple cities in the US, after unrest and protests have spread across the country over the death of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, in police custody.
Most of the protests began peacefully - and several stayed peaceful. But in a large number of cases, demonstrators clashed with police, set police cars on fire, vandalised property or looted shops. The National Guard has activated 5,000 of its personnel across 15 states and Washington DC.
Experts have also drawn parallels with the 2011 England riots - when a peaceful protest over a man who was shot dead by police turned into four days of unrest, with widespread looting and buildings set alight.
Comments (11)
15 Jan 2021
Protest can turn violent for many resons but i think most turn violets because the news makes more people awear of what is happening so more people join in , they all have different wants and needs and it becomes personal to them so they get angry and fight for what they belive in to show how much they want what they are protesting for.
I agree
Can you say why?
yes i very much agree mindful volcano. because if the news or tv were not here no one would know and it would turn violent. and some people make massive destructions when protesting such as setting police cars on fire. but if you think about it only horrible people and idiots do that.
15 Jan 2021
Because they think others will start and that sort of thing can not be ignored because people will get injured or many even killed
I also agree
22 Jan 2021
Protests turn violent due to people not listening to what they have to say! People can usually maybe start fights or cause damage but they are doing it so they get the message they are trying to say out there.....
22 Jan 2021
I personally think that when protests turn violent it is horrible for police that did nothing
because they can get seriously burnt or killed for something they didn't do!
22 Jan 2021
I agree maybe it is also because some protests start out peaceful and then those people who are protesting are not getting there voice heard so then they think the best thing to do is start being more violent which is probably not the best way to go
29 Jan 2021
Another way protests' can go violent is the police trying to stop a protest but trying to hard and making everyone protesting angry and that can start a riot and then the police try even harder to stop the protest and people get even more angry. Just my thought tell me what you think.
I think that is very true as well fair studio. Linking back to over protests I have heard of the police trying to stop the protests from happening. When they do this all they are doing are making them angry and aggressive (not on purpose). When this happens lots of people and police get injured or even sadly pass away. But when this happens the police do try even harder and they do sometimes cause a riot. This is not the police trying to make this happen they are just trying to make the world a better place and doing there job it is just sometimes things do not work out and all of this happens.
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