Riot facts for kids

Riots happen when many people meet to be violent. This can happen after sports events, demonstrations or as a protest. The state wants to stop riots, because rioters damage cars, buildings and attack people. The police are used to stop riots. They use shields, and fight with soft weapons, for example with water cannons or rubber bullets, as well as with batons.

There have been many riots all over the world, especially in England, Northern Ireland, the United States, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia and France.

Images for kids

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  Teamsters, armed with pipes, riot in a clash with police in the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 during the Great Depression.

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  New York police attacking unemployed workers in Tompkins Square Park, 1874.

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  Student anarchist riot against the IMF

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  A Starbucks after anti austerity protests and riots in Barcelona

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  St. Augustine's Church on fire during the Philadelphia Nativist Riots in 1844

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  Law enforcement teams deployed to control riots often wear body armor and shields, and may use tear gas

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  Water cannon during a riot in Germany, 2001

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  The Brixton race riot in London, 1981

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  The aftermath of a Washington, D.C. riot in April 1968

See also

In Spanish: Disturbio para niños