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People run down the streets with sticks in their hands they smash windows trying to cause destruction, a group of police retaliate trying to stop the chaos. If you visualize this scenario many of you probably see a riot. Also you might picture riot police trying to stop the riot. Today I will inform you about riot officers and a little about riots.

To understand riot officers first we need to know about riots. Basically riots start when an angry group of protesters inflict violence upon citizens of a community. There are many types of riots some are: racial riots, police riots, student riots and prison riots. Racial riots can be violence or verbal insults between races. Police riots can be started when police misuse their authority and attack peaceful citizens. Student riots usually happen in schools when students deeper in their education such as college or university vandalize school property and attack authorities.

Now that we know some background information about riots we can talk about riot officers, obviously riot officers stop or help stop riots. Rioters often carry weapons such as knives or clubs to impale officers. However in more serious cases rioters have been know to use Molotov cocktails to set fire to buildings. All of these weapons are a constant problem to riot officers. However the riot officers are armoured to prevent injury.

They are equipped with a standard vest called a ballistic vest; it is made to with stand contact with hard objects thrown at the riot officers. If thick enough the material used to create the armour can be bulletproof. Ballistic vests are made from many layers of woven or laminated fibers and can be capable of protecting the wearer from small caliber handgun and shotgun projectiles, and small fragments from explosives such as hand grenades. Next they have a riot protection helmets specially designed for law enforcement. The simplest form is a hard shell with reinforced padding, a chinstrap and a polycarbonate visor. Accessories such as built in radio microphones can be added. Next they have a riot shield which is also made of clear polycarbonate; it can also be made of metal with little view holes. They are generally intended to protect the user from shrapnel, thrown projectiles, and various weapons such as a Molotov cocktail and lat but not least they have a gas mask that is used to prevent tear gas. The lens of a gas mask is also made of polycarbonate. However some older versions are made of glass or Perspex.

For less serious riots the riot officers will be equipped with batons. They are used for defence in the case of a close range fight with the rioters. Batons are the most commonly used weapon during riots by riot officers. When the situation escalates riot officers may have to a water cannon, water cannons are used to disorganize a crowd’s formation, this would make disassembling the riot easier for the riot officers. If the water cannon renders useless riot officers will have to use less lethal launchers. Less lethal launchers are guns that don’t use standard ammunition they are also known as riot guns. Instead of hard metal bullets they use rubber bullets, stun bullets, teargas grenades and pepper spray. The rubber bullets launched from a riot gun are not lethal they are used to disorganize a crowd and do hurt rioters. Pepper spray and teargas are similar. They are used to scare off a crowd, teargas and pepper spray serves for the same purpose they sting the eyes of rioters. However, the riot officers are unaffected because they have gas masks. Sound or sonic weaponry is also used; the weapon MEDUSA is a good example. MEDUSA is the acronym for Mob Excess Deterrent Using Silent Audio. It uses microwave pulses to generate uncomfortably high noise levels in human skulls, bypassing the ears and ear drums.