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[edit] Delete this Page
There's nothing wrong with it except it is so incomplete it is meaningless. There were so many riots in London, the phrase "King Mob" was invented. The Chinese had so many (really huge) riots, they invented a special weapon to deal with them. The listing of the Japanese "rice riots" gives the impression they only happened occasionally - nuts they happened regularly for over a thousand (more?) years. The "impressment riots" (depends on your definition of riot) of the British Navy Press Gangs is just the easiest to document of similar riots from the entire world including some in Africa that didn't even have a central govenment.
The least we can do is be honest enough to change the name to something like "A list of riots researched in english in one short afternoon". 'cause that's about what it is.67.166.148.125 21:35, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
This list includes only two of the hundreds (more?) of "town versus gown" riots of over 400 years of European history. It does not seem to include any of the student riots of Imperial China that happened regularly every year after the "qualification tests" (title?) for imperial placement.67.161.177.2 20:39, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Other Riots
Added 2001 Cincinnati Riots and the Whig riot of 1840's. I have no details on the Whig riot except it's mentioned in the article concerning the Second Bank of the United States article. I'm not even sure if it was referred to as the "Whig riot" so if anyone can add depth to the article, or give it a more appropirate name, that'd be appreciated
--Duemellon 17:24, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Added the Boston Massacre to the list of riots
--Henrybaker 03:54, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
Was there a 1979 riot at a "Who" concert in Cincinnati? -- Jokes Free4Me 17:51, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Problems
Okay, I think we need a universal definition of "riot." I was tempted to remove several items on this list - Seattle, Genoa, etc. - because my idea of a riot is people indiscriminately destroying property, looting, for its own sake. The only thing close to a "riot" in Seattle was the black blocs smashing windows, but it was quite planned out with very specific targets: Starbucks, McDonalds, etc. for political reasons. People robbing a jewelry store and flipping cars over for the hell of it is an entirely different story. I somehow doubt anyone's going to read this, though, haha --Tothebarricades.tk 00:36, 17 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- The definition of a "riot" seems to differ country to country however I belive this list includes all riots, defined as a large amount of people committing violent acts (vandalism, assault, etc.), regardless of motivating factors. There's certainly a huge distinction between rioting and unlawful assembly which would probably be a good idea to clarify. 209.213.71.78 22:24, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
We really do need some clarification. For example the 1968 Democratic National Convention "riots" were mainly a police riot against unruly, but non-violent demonstrators; the Romanian Revolution of 1989 was quite a few things (it may have been two or more rival coup attempts mixed with street protests and military or Securitate violence), but it doesn't particularly seem to have been a riot, certainly less so than the Storming of the Bastille, which is not on the list. Etc. -- Jmabel | Talk 06:50, August 27, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Gothenburg riots
There was som riots in Gothenburg in Sweden a couple of years ago (i do not know exactly when).
- Are you refering to the 2001 Gothenburg Riot ? I believe that was a demonstration against the EU Gothenburg Convention if I'm not mistaken. 209.213.71.78 22:28, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Yet more riots
http://www.adena.com/adena/usa/rv/rv005.htm
seems to list a bunch of American riots not on the list. I am not in a position to research these. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.147.11.214 (talk • contribs).
[edit] Need to list more international
That raises a good point. We seem to be missing a lot of recent riot occurences. For example, a casual wikipedia observer would get the impression that within this decade there have been as many unique riots in Sydney as their have been riots in North America. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 211.31.61.93 (talk • contribs).
[edit] Ireland
Missing lots of riots in Northern Ireland.
Battle of the Bogside etc...
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.232.34.199 (talk • contribs).
I've included the Battle OF the Bogside.Template:Dermo69
[edit] Roman Election Riots
The list as I found it included "Roman Election Riots of 121 BC" and "Roman Election Riots of 113 BC". In an admittedly cursory internet search, I find no corroboration of any such riots. I do, however, find the following incidents related to Roman elections of that period:
In 132 BC, a group of Roman senators led by Scipio Nasica attacked and killed Tiberius Gracchus and followers at an election rally. The Wikipedia identifies Scipio Nasica as Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio.
In 122 BC, a military force led by Lucius Opimius attacked protesters led by Gaius Gracchus. Many protesters were killed and Gracchus committed suicide to avoid apprehension.
I can only surmise that these incidents may have been the intended subject of the original entries. In the accounts I have found, these incidents are portrayed as politically motivated massacres, not as the quellings of riots, so I will construe them as such.
Pending further investigation, I am removing the "Roman Election Riots of 121 BC" and "Roman Election Riots of 113 BC", and adding the above incidents to the List of massacres.
We got a VERY serious problem: ex. The Peoples Republic of China puts down riots (as defined by their law) approximately 100 times a day. This list is going to get a LOT longer (if the Chinese permit someone access to their state security records).24.10.102.199 01:05, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
