Talk:Police riot

Should we add some Russian protests?
This article is wayy to centered on USA. Should we maybe add some police riot cases from Russia? Like Bolotnaya Case, 2019 Moscow protests and 2021 Russian protests. A lot of police brutality happened back then. So it counts as "police riots", I guess? Anyway, I am not really good in English. So I hope some smart activist who's good with his words could pick up from here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.252.29.253 (talk) 03:16, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

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I don't know about anyone else, but I've also heard the word used to refer to the act of the police (off-duty and/or on-duty) themselves rioting.
 * 65.26.141.151 08:08, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Nonsense
This article does not have a NPOV.


 * I agree. The statement In August 1988, a riot erupted in Tompkins Square Park in New York when police, some mounted on horseback, brutally attempted to enforce a newly-passed curfew for the park. Bystanders, artists, residents, homeless people and political activists were caught up in the police action that took place during the night of August 6-7. In an editorial, The New York Times dubbed the incident a "police riot",[2] and it became known as the Tompkins Square Park Police Riot.  This is pure pro-activist bullshit.  The police weren't the ones rioting, the rioters that were not complying with their orders, were.  This entire article is pejorative.  Equinox137 (talk) 05:30, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

NPOV
I have to agree with Nonsense above. When police willfully ignore human nature they are responsible for the consequences. Police riot is not a pejorative, it is a description. Gregbard 22:58, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

deleted: "... a pejorative term that became increasingly more common through the late 20th century, implying ..."
 * Agreed --DavidShankBone 00:57, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm removing the tag, since there ain't much of a controversy brewing back here on the talk page. bobanny 22:53, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

It's still there...Actio (talk) 20:35, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

How about these changes?
I believe I've made some changes that should be acceptable to all parties, toning down the emotionally laden language and making sure multiple points of view are expressed. Does anyone still think this page merits a POV tag? 66.95.123.6 (talk) 22:35, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
 * And it also looks like there's no justification for a fact tag, as nobody is disputing anything. I'm clearing out the tags. Jaysbro (talk) 16:11, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Not good enough. "Police Riot" is strictly a term used by police-bashers to excuse any action, no matter how extreme, if the police so much as shoot a single can of pepperspray. The pure use of the term, and allowing the article to exist in its current fashion, IS a political statement. The article should be removed in its entirety, or revised to reflec tthe FACTS of the matter; There has not been a "police riot" that was not preceiptiated by an actual civilian riot, witht he sole, and tragic, excpetion being the racism-driven actions during the civil-rights era (which are listed under a diffrent terminology, "police brutality", elsewhere). 174.25.25.232 (talk) 04:54, 23 January 2010 (UTC)Andering J REDDSON
 * Bishopsgate Climate Camp, London G20 summit 2009. To my knowledge, not a single punch was thrown by activists.  And there's also the remarkably common occurance of police violence following some degree or other of violence by demonstrators (of varying number in relation to the demonstration as a whole), but unrelated to the incident in question and often initiated some time after it.  And then there's the issue of disproportionate police retaliation against belligerent demonstrators.82.23.135.169 (talk) 00:34, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Needs to include more recent examples.
For example, police riots were commonplace in the major Occupy movement protests, especially in New York and Oakland. 75.76.213.161 (talk) 16:39, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia relies on using WP:SECONDARY sources to make any characterization such as this, Second Quantization (talk) 07:53, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Mention the Police Riots from St. Louis on 9/17/17 and again on 9/24?
What has been described as a Police Riot took place in St. Louis during the Stockley Protests. The whole night police were chasing down any group, doing drive by macings, and shootings with Pepperballs (Visible here from 33m onward, with another incident at 47m, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1On5hB1zE70)

Then a couple hours later it kicks of majorly. (Last 10 min of this video shows it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlUX1HrV9p8) Police forcing people into the kettle from outside, macing those complying, ordering to disperse with nowhere to go. Beating people. Targeting journalists who happened to be there (Collection of stories from those there http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/undercover-cop-air-force-officer-med-student-among-those-police/article_e2dcc3de-f228-5311-a35f-e60e1bd9ebee.html)

Then on 9/24 at a local mall, the Police carried out what has been described as another police riot. (http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2017/09/26/call-for-probe-into-saturdays-police-riot-at-the-galleria/) 24.191.233.28 (talk) 18:00, 29 September 2017 (UTC)

That's a lot...
How can a police riot be ALL of those things listed at the same time? Or should there be an "or" in the list somewhere? (Opening sentence). AnnaGoFast (talk) 02:31, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

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Why is it the term "police riot" is only found on Wikipedia and on left-wing websites? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2D80:4083:6800:DAC:2C9E:8427:B8C (talk) 01:45, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

1937 Memorial Day Massacre
Should the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre be added to the list of US riots? 174.73.203.111 (talk) 16:16, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

1989 Greekfest Riots in Virginia Beach, VA
I lived through this as a young kid and there are many news articles, videos, home videos, admissions from police, etc. It involved the majority Black Greekfest celebration near the oceanfront. Local police in riot gear arrived and started indiscriminately beating everyone they came in contact with, exacerbating the situation and causing a full scale riot. State police were called in and proceeded to do the same thing. Eventually the Virginia National Guard had to be called in to control the officers. Many people were harassed and assaulted, including several journalists and news reporters. I can dig up some information and write it, but I've never written anything on here so maybe it would be better if someone familiar with the format and with writing articles on Wikipedia do it instead. 2600:8805:2007:6300:3169:6C25:59A4:72C (talk) 19:02, 7 December 2022 (UTC)