Descriptions & Equivalents
- beat the shit out of a group of passersby
- broken glass on the sidewalk
- hurled rocks
- fires set
- police dispersed the crowd
- police responded with tear gas and water cannons
- punched in the face
- set the police car on fire
- smashed windows/car windows
- started a trash can fire
- stores looted
- threw bricks/bottles
- tone changed markedly
- tossed a bomb in the crowd
Riot. To demonstrate physically, usually out of anger. The riots shut down the south side of town as protesters aired their frustrations over the recent officer involved shooting.