do any of you remember the riots surrounding the rodney king verdict? can the cops be blamed for wanting to put a stop to things before they got out of hand? once violence is started it can escalate very quickly into a riot, where the damage can be a lot more serious than a few bruises and skinned knees.

rocks and bottles were thrown, the cops responded with nonlethal force, warnings were announced from helicopters, and that should have been any sensible persons cue to split.