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Conservatives must learn the lessons of 2020—and prepare. The resurgence of public protests in support of Hamas has revealed a disturbing truth: the left-wing rioting following George Floyd’s death in 2020 was not an anomaly, but a tactic that activists can repurpose for any cause. Whether by coincidence or design, these recent outbursts could be a dress rehearsal for possible violence during next year’s election campaign. Conservative leaders must prepare for that prospect. To prevent 2020 from repeating itself in 2024, conservatives need to consider what might spark a riot, how it can be prevented, and how to understand and...

Would you look at that! Apparently there's been quite a handful of under-the-radar donations or political investments made by progressive groups that now see DA's squaring up in the clash against America's police forces, mostly calling for all sorts of reforms. And much to a criminal's enjoyment, these reforms might end up in lower counts of incarcerations and prosecutions. Granted, some petty crimes surely don't require jail-time, but this has Americans on the side of law and order feeling like they're walking into a criminal free for all with their cities, feeling like their prosecutors are working against the good...

Good bye, Sammy Caiola.Just a word before I delete the CapPublicRadio [Sacramento] app, so I don't have to listen to your uninformed opinion. You can get rid of the Police, but then you'll have to deal with continual street-fighting and outright banditry (under political propaganda cover), you'll be faced with the background social disorder similar to historical situations like those portrayed in The Three Musketeers and Cyrano de Bergerac, in Alessandro Manzoni's The Betrothed and Isaac Asimov’s Caves of Steel, a time when the strong were accustomed to lethally fighting it out in the streets with no police control, and...

California is quickly turning into a hell hole, if it hasn't actually earned that status yet. The areas that are particularly hit the hardest by state and local policies have been the cities of the Golden State. Look no further than this latest story out of Sacramento. A salon owner of 21 years recently had to move locations, not because of lack of sales or increased property taxes, but because the homeless population is simply out of control."I am angry about it as well. I wouldn’t be relocating if it wasn’t for this issue," Elizabeth Novak told Fox & Friends...

Greetings, Folks! Here is one of my series of AAR's, specifically dealing with the event of the 2011 riots that spread across Great Britain. I have assembled this material from several sources, with observations and lessons learned following. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HISTORICAL DATA On August 4th, 2011, police made a "search-and-stop" arrest of Mark Duggan, a 29-year-old black man. The arresting officers were part of "Operation Trident", a London Metropolitan Police unit responsible for gun crime within the black community. Police spokesmen stated that a loaded blank-firing pistol, converted to fire live rounds, was recovered from the scene. The gun was wrapped...

  Occupy This: Time to Read the Riot Act David C. Stolinsky Nov. 7, 2011 Occupy Wall Street mob shuts down Port of Oakland and loots stores.− News item There is no system right now that exists; we’re going to create that system.− Michael Moore Freedom is too demanding for some people, and they will hanker after communism even after it has irrefutably demonstrated its moral, political, and economic bankruptcy. − David Pryce-Jones U.S. Constitution © 1787, all rights reserved.− Anon. Years ago, “read the riot act” was a common expression. When a boss set an employee straight, we...

Civil disorder is a term that generally refers to groups of people purposely choosing not to observe a law, regulation, or rule, usually in order to bring attention to their cause, concern, or agenda. Civil disorders are any public disturbance involving acts of violence by assemblages of three or more persons, which cause an immediate danger of or results in damage or injury to the property or person of any other individual. Civil disorders can take the form of small gatherings or large groups blocking or impeding access to a building, or disrupting normal activities by generating noise and intimidating...

Baghdad is in the grip of civil disorder as US troops who seized control of the city centre two days ago struggle to contain the violence. As jubilation gave way to lawlessness, fires raged out of control on Friday in government and commercial buildings, while looters raided shops, museums, homes and even hospitals. Doctors and nurses at the al-Kindi hospital - already ravaged by looters - have taken up arms to protect themselves. The American forces in Baghdad say they are taking measures to curb the chaos - setting up an operations centre at the Palestine Hotel, in the city...