9. Based on excellent work of @TomSugrue & @hthompsn, we can see riots against police violence also follow patterns and scripts.
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10. Underlying protests against police violence is unwritten social contract: police monopoly on violence loses legitimacy when abused
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11. Like the food riot, anti-police riot is about holding authority accountable when social contract is broken.
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12. To talk about mob violence and looting is to willfully ignore the politics that are always at the heart of popular protests.
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13. If riots are response to authorities breaking social contract, then it is actually insane to think a show of force will solve problem
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Please enlighten on what "social contract" the police broke? Rioters destroyed property before Police cracked down
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@Fallakin@haroldpollack Police brutality before Brown's death frayed social contract, his killing tore it up.6 replies 6 retweets 2 likes -
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Then Cop ordered Brown to stop, at which point he turned and charged toward the officer. Officer was justified.
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@Fallakin@haroldpollack Why don't we leave it to the courts to decide the facts of the case?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
@Fallakin @haroldpollack But we won't have court case without popular protests. Police were shockingly negligent in investigation.
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