London Riots

Riots referred as illicit activities or form of civil disorders exemplified by the unauthorized parties violently in abrupt manner, severe rash of aggression, vandalism or other illegal activity. Riots are chaotic and signify herd behavior which is handled by the disorganized individuals. Riots will come into reality as a response of disagreement. Traditionally, riots have encountered because of poor operational circumstances, government coercion, taxation, and disputes by religious feelings or might be consequences of sporting events. In general, rioters will carry out these kinds of abuse activities when they are exposed by a refusal or frustrated with legal activities. Such activities include the destruction and devastation of private and community properties. Particular target groups of the riots rely on the main cause and related inclinations. Target groups might be shops, religious buildings, state-owned institutions, restaurants etc. In some cases, semi-professionals can behave as rioters and may create civil disorders which are termed as firms. This will be the case with sports related riots especially in Europe. Sports related rioted activities majorly occurred in the places of France, Poland and England in football matches. Earlier in London, ongoing riots had attacked for five days and made the London citizens unrest (Deptford, 2011).

2.2 Different kinds of riots:

As per the historical information of riot activities, there exist various kinds of riots based on the behavioral aspects. By the study of Morris Janowitz, it is clear that some riots are based on the personal attacks between various racial or ethnic groups, where as some riots are done for property. The former case refers to 'communal' and the next one to 'commodity' kind of riots. It is well useful in differentiating the race riots earlier to and after World War II. Particularly, Janowitz noticed a changeover from pre-war riots those are generically emerged at the borders of ethnic societies and reflected competition for turf.